Base Cabinet Face Frame Dimensions

Cabinet front face frames are made from 3 4 x 1 5 8 solid hardwood.

Base cabinet face frame dimensions.

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. This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. Standard base cabinets measure 341 2 high for a 36 high work surface with a 11 2 countertop. 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. On the outside edge. They are kiln dried to prevent warping. Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in.

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. Stiles that divide cabinets in the center are typically 2 inches in width but some custom cabinetmakers use 3 inch stiles. Question in the past i have been building exclusively overlay face frame cabinets but lately i have been getting some inset door jobs. Cabinet side panels cabinet side panels are 1 2 thick and made of engineered wood with our rigorous multi step tufftech uv cured finish.

Framing wider than 4 1 2 may have one glue joint. Face frame stiles for cabinets are almost always 3 inches in width. 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. They are captured into a grooved front face frame and secured using.

Wall cabinets are generally 12 5 deep this is non standard as most companies offer 12 deep as standard. If staining your piece you want to match your face frame wood as closely as possible to your carcass lumber. Face frame joints are pressure fitted glued double doweled and stapled. 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.

Grace kim the spruce wall cabinet height depth and width. Base cabinet width is the great variable and each cabinet tends to be aimed toward certain uses. Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. Over the years cabinetmakers have standardized some cabinet dimensions based on practical considerations such as the average height of people.

Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. I generally always build my face frames out of 1 2 poplar when painting. You needn t adhere strictly to these but vary them at your own risk of discomfort.