Building A Base For Cabinets

Start by building the individual cabinets.

Building a base for cabinets.

To design these i closely examined our kitchen cabinets and just simplified those construction methods. Our project cabinet has a full width drawer above a compartment with two doors. Make a no fuss case using your tablesaw. Building a base cabinet for the kitchen choosing a cabinet style.

Assemble the face frame. How to build a base cabinet box cut the toe kick. Most factory built cabinets have a recessed toe kick that s typically about 4 in. So we cut a 5 spacer block and used it as a guide on all the cabinets.

It s important to use dead straight wood for bases so it ll be flat for setting the cabinets. Planning a basic base cabinet. I made two for drawers and a center cabinet for shelves and doors. Make sure to read the tips for a perfect cabinet box section in this post for helpful tips.

There are two fundamental styles of kitchen cabinetry. Plywood that matches the cabinets. Build a separate base. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups.

Assemble the cabinet box. Just make as many boxes as you like and hook them together. Once your cabinets are installed finish off the base front with a strip of 1 4 in. Attach the cabinets to each other base and wall we lined the cabinets up in position and attached the cabinets to the base and the wall using wood screws.

Once the cabinet is on the base you will notice the toe kick overhang. For a base cabinet less than 4 wide you can cut all the parts except the back. It s surprisingly easy to build base cabinets. Attach the cabinets to the wall by securing the back supports to the 1x6s we attached earlier.

If you are building base cabinets with a toe kick use a circular saw or jig saw to cut it out of the. The bottom shelves really only need pocket holes along the 22 1 4 wide edges to join to the sides. Make cabinets the easy way begin with the right cabinet dimensions.