How To Build Simple Upper Kitchen Cabinets

Cabinet width is always the front dimension.

How to build simple upper kitchen cabinets. Learn how to make simple face-frame upper and lower cabinets including doors and drawers. The face frame is made up of stiles the full height of the cabinet face frame and rails running horizontally between the stiles. How to Build Base Cabinet Frame step-by-step.

You can also buy or order countertops a sink and backsplashes to completely transform your whole kitchen. Calculate upper cabinet sizes the same way. To size the stretchers use that same number minus the 34 dado allowance.

If you have larger plates or want to leave room for larger plates in the future make your cabinets deeper. If you cabinet height measures 35 and your counter top is 2thick you would place the 23 at 33. You also cant forget to drill holes on the bottom for plumbing.

For this example Ill use ¾ thick melamine particleboard as the sheet material used to build the cabinet. WOOD magazines Kevin Boyle shows you this foolproof method expla. Dinner plates are usually 10 in diameter but can up to 12.

In this episode well walk through the basics of building upper cabinets that will work great in your laundry room or kitchen. Well look no further than Ana Whites plans for a corner kitchen cabinet. Standard counter height is 36 with the cabinets usually being around 345 tall to allow room for the countertop material.

In our tutorial well build a frameless upper cabinet that is 18 W x 30 H x 12-12 D. The 12 upper cabinet depth leaves a 10-12 interior depth. The 11 ¼ depth plus the ¾ thick back gives us a standard 12 deep upper cabinet.