Building Wall Cabinets

Essentially you ll be building a plywood box called a carcass adding a solid wood face frame a couple of hanging cleats and finally some shelves.

Building wall cabinets.

This is a comprehensive video that gets into great detail on what is required to make kitchen cabinets including different styles of cabinet face frame and. To calculate the size of wall or upper cabinets add 18 20 to the counter height. Make cabinets as wide as you like but remember that the wider the doors the greater the tendency to rack and warp. Cabinets are also usually 34 5 tall allowing for a 36 overall height once the countertop material is added.

We centered the base and secured the base into the wall using screws. Wall cabinets typically have one or more shelves not including the bottom of the cabinet and may or may not have doors. Clamp the doors to the cabinet and install the piano hinges. Use a hacksaw to trim them down.

A self centering screw hole punch helps you center the screws in the hinge holes. We placed the three cabinets on top and marked the cabinet location on the wall with a pencil. Base is in cabinets are up and marked time to install. The most common sizes are 15 18 21 and 24.

Get plans to build these cabinets. Standard base cabinets measure 34 1 2 high for a 36 high work surface with a 1 1 2 countertop. The best material for building cabinets is plywood 3 4 inch plywood for the box sides top bottom and shelves and 1 4 inch plywood for the back panel. Cabinets are usually about 24 deep to allow for a roughly 25 deep countertop with a slight lip.

Any space left over between that distance and your ceiling is fair game for upper cabinets. At 24 deep standard base cabinets allow you to bend over and reach in to retrieve anything at the back. The cabinet width can be anywhere from 12 60 but always should be made in 3 increments. For upper or wall cabinets add 18 20 to the 36 counter height.

Whether you need new kitchen cabinets bathroom cabinets or more storage in your garage or basement the construction is the same.