Medicine Cabinet Installation in Columbus, Ohio

Transit & Flow Group installs medicine cabinets for Columbus and Central Ohio homeowners who have already purchased their cabinet and just need it professionally mounted, whether it sits on the surface of the wall or recesses into the wall between studs. This is fast, fixed-price install-only labor. Transit & Flow does not sell or supply the medicine cabinet itself. Tell us your cabinet’s dimensions and whether it’s surface-mounted or recessed in the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate.

Is this the right service for you?

Medicine Cabinet Installation covers two distinct mounting styles, and knowing which one you have changes the job. A surface-mounted cabinet hangs on the wall like a shallow cabinet box, attached to studs or anchors, and does not require cutting into the wall. A recessed cabinet sits inside the wall cavity, flush with the surrounding surface, which means opening the wall between two studs to create the pocket it sits in.

If your new cabinet is replacing an old one in the same style and same location, surface for surface or recessed for recessed, this is usually a straightforward install. If you are switching styles, say going from a surface-mounted cabinet to a recessed one, that requires opening the wall where none existed before, which is a bigger job than either style on its own and affects whether the flat price applies. We ask for photos of your current setup and your new cabinet’s specs before confirming.

How pricing works

Medicine Cabinet Installation is a single flat price, with mounting style as the main variable:

• Surface-mounted, like-for-like replacement is the simplest version: the old cabinet comes off, the new one goes up on the same studs or anchors, done.
• Recessed, like-for-like replacement requires removing the old cabinet from its wall pocket and setting the new one into the same opening, which is more involved than a surface mount but still a known, bounded job when the pocket already exists and the new cabinet fits it.
• Recessed installation where no pocket currently exists means opening the wall between studs to create one, checking for any wiring, plumbing, or insulation inside the cavity, framing the opening, and finishing the edges. This is a meaningfully larger scope than either replacement case, and it is the main thing that steps this job out of flat, standard pricing.
• What else affects price: whether the new cabinet fits an existing recessed opening exactly, or is a different size that requires reframing.

As general market context, not a Transit & Flow Group quote, HomeGuide’s 2025 cost data lists medicine cabinet installation labor at roughly $100 to $300 for a surface-mounted unit and $250 to $650 when the cabinet is recessed into the wall. Starting at $299.

Enter your project details and photos in the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate. Final scope and price subject to verification on site.

What’s included

• Removal and disposal of the existing medicine cabinet
• Stud location and appropriate anchoring for surface-mounted cabinets
• Setting a new cabinet into an existing recessed opening that matches its dimensions
• Opening a new recessed pocket between studs when the cabinet and wall call for it, framed and finished
• Leveling and final positioning
• Cleanup of packaging and any wall debris
• All workmanship is backed by a 1-year labor warranty on labor, parts, and equipment covered per manufacturer terms.

What’s not included

• The medicine cabinet itself; you supply the unit
• Electrical work for lighted or defogging medicine cabinets; wiring is flagged for our electrical team
• Relocating plumbing or wiring found inside the wall cavity during a new recessed install
• Wall finish repair beyond the immediate area around the cabinet, such as full-wall painting
• Custom cabinet resizing or trim fabrication

Central Ohio context

Older homes in neighborhoods like Clintonville, German Village, and Bexley often have plaster-and-lath walls, and opening a new recessed pocket in plaster behaves differently than in drywall, generally requiring more careful cutting and finishing at the edges. These homes also sometimes have plumbing or wiring routed through cavities where a builder decades ago assumed nothing would ever go there, which is exactly why we check the cavity before finalizing a new recessed opening. In newer construction around Dublin, New Albany, and Lewis Center, drywall over standard stud spacing usually makes both surface and recessed installs more predictable.

Our process

1. Describe your cabinet and wall setup in the Estimate Builder. Dimensions, mounting style, and photos of your current cabinet and wall, for a preliminary online estimate.
2. Book online or call (614) 382-0000.
3. On-site verification. We confirm the mounting style and check the wall cavity if a recessed install is planned. Final scope and price subject to verification here.
4. Installation. Old cabinet removed, wall opened if needed, new cabinet set and leveled.
5. Final check. Door alignment and mounting confirmed secure, area cleaned up before we leave.

Services completed by appropriately qualified professionals where required.