Base Cabinet Face Frame Dimensions

If staining your piece you want to match your face frame wood as closely as possible to your carcass lumber.

Base cabinet face frame dimensions.

Cabinet side panels cabinet side panels are 1 2 thick and made of engineered wood with our rigorous multi step tufftech uv cured finish. You needn t adhere strictly to these but vary them at your own risk of discomfort. Widths generally range from 9 to 48 inches in 3 inch increments and are chosen both to meet space needs and to provide specific functions. Obviously some models of wall or base cabinets will differ from these but this will be called out for that cabinet in the catalog as well as on your quote.

For the overlay doors i have been making all perimeter rails and stiles 1 3 4 inches and all middle stile and rails at 2 1 4 inches so i end up with 1 1 4 inch of all of the stiles and rails exposed with my 1 2 inch overlay doors. Wall cabinets are generally 12 5 deep this is non standard as most companies offer 12 deep as standard. On the outside edge. Stiles that divide cabinets in the center are typically 2 inches in width but some custom cabinetmakers use 3 inch stiles.

This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. Cabinet front face frames are made from 3 4 x 1 5 8 solid hardwood. For example a front frame can be ordered 36 w x 96 h or 96 w x 36 h but not 96 w x 96 h. Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in.

I generally always build my face frames out of 1 2 poplar when painting. Face frame stiles for cabinets are almost always 3 inches in width. Framing wider than 6 1 2 may have two glue joints. Maximum front frame sizes are 96 in one direction and 48 in the other direction.

Over the years cabinetmakers have standardized some cabinet dimensions based on practical considerations such as the average height of people. They are captured into a grooved front face frame and secured using. D130 1 16 radiused broken edge with 7 back bevel d162 1 16 radiused broken edge with 5 back bevel d163 squared edge with 5 back bevel please contact our customer support team for more information about precision sized to fit doors and drawer fronts for assembled or rta face frames. Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet.

Base cabinets are generally 24 deep. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. Framing wider than 4 1 2 may have one glue joint. They are kiln dried to prevent warping.

Base cabinet width is the great variable and each cabinet tends to be aimed toward certain uses. Standard base cabinets measure 341 2 high for a 36 high work surface with a 11 2 countertop. I use wood glue and my k5 kreg ji g set for 3 4 material and use 1 1 4 coarse thread pocket hole screws.