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Cabinet toe kick is a decorative piece of trim on base cabinets. It is usually installed last to cover the very bottom of the cabinets. It resides under the doors in an indention and touches the floor. This thin strip of wood is susceptible to damage from people accidentally kicking it, and even from water damage in the case of a leak.
Replacing the strip is easy, so long as you can get a decent match to the cabinets. The toe kick is usually only supported at the edges of each cabinet, although some cabinets have a piece of wood to support it along the way. So once all of the base cabinets are installed the toe kick is installed to complete the finished look.
Replacing the toe kick is easy. Remove the corner molding and then pry up the toe kick. It may break off in some places, but that is fine as you are replacing it anyway. Cut the piece to length and secure it in place. You can use a nail gun for this, or simply a hammer and some finish nails. Try to hit the nails into the grain of the wood and then use wood putty to fill in the indentions. Once you have the toe kick installed, reattach the corner molding.
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