Building A Cabinet Frame

Face frames cover plywood edges.

Building a cabinet frame.

A face frame base kitchen cabinet carcass is ideal for both new and remodeled kitchen plans. Add a toe kick over the cabinet for an overall safe and smart build. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups.

Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in. A cabinet face frame is the front frame of a cabinet that will establish the location of all of the doors and drawers as well as give some structural stiffness to the rest of the case. Start with simple box construction and work your way toward the more complicated construction as you gain experience and tools. On the outside edge.

Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. The overall size of the face frame is determined by how many doors and drawers you want to have. There are several methods i use to attach the face frame but i generally always build the face frame with pocket hole screws.

Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. In the last posts i explained three methods for building cabinets and basic techniques for cabinet building. The facing panels will be assembled like a picture frame and will be the main part of the cabinets that show.

This cabinet style features long face frame overhangs that align perfectly with the kitchen walls. Hand building your face frame base kitchen cabinet will save you hundreds of dollars. Specific dimensions are covered in the pdf plan. This post applies to building and attaching a cabinet face frame which is the next step to building a cabinet.

This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another.