Building Face Frame Cabinet Doors

Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet.

Building face frame cabinet doors.

You also have to hang them. Most existing face frame cabinets will have large reveals gaps between the doors and drawer fronts. To even up the ends of the door cut 1 16 in. Build the face frame from solid wood to match or contrast with the sides.

These reveals may as large as 1 to 2 in some cases. Start by taking a survey of your existing cabinets. In this video i am copying the dimensions of an old cabinet door in order to replace one that is missing in the kitchen. This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another.

For all of your inset cabinetry applications walzcraft is happy to offer both assembled and ready to assemble rta face frames where your inset doors and drawer fronts are precision sized to fit all face frame openings. From each end using the table saw. Choose clear straight grained wood and assemble the frame soon after machining to reduce warping. Double check the material thickness before calculating cabinet sizes and cutting dadoes and rabbets.

Get help with the hinges. On the outside edge. Apply some wood glue and drive your screws into the pocket hole. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in.

When building cabinet doors for a face frame cabinet the doors need to be 1 wider and 1 taller than the opening in the face frame. Standards help you design. The stiles are the two vertical pieces running the length of the door. Pocket hole screws on the inside of cabinet.

Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in. Building shaker cabinet doors is only part of the story. Euro or cup hinges are the easiest most forgiving means of hanging your new cabinet doors. This will allow the doors to overlay the face frame 1 2 on all sides.

A full overlay door will overlay as much of the cabinet face frame as possible to ensure a nice updated style for your new cabinets.