Cabinet Frame Dimensions

Thoughts about choosing practical and attractive dimensions for face frames cabinet door stiles and rails and drawer fronts.

Cabinet frame dimensions.

A 12 inch or 15 inch tall cabinet fits neatly over a refrigerator. Base corner cabinet frame 38x38x30 80. Face frames cover plywood edges. We may not have a fun quiz to tell you what kind of kitchen cabinets are right for you but we definitely have lots of styles to choose from.

All natural wood characteristics are acceptable on the inside edges. Center or divider rails typically measure 2. Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. For the overlay doors i have been making all perimeter rails and.

Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in. All solid face frame edging 3 4 thick mortise tenon joinery even on the 3 4 wide face frames. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. Assembled face frames are only grain and color matched on the faces.

Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. The largest sizes 38 and 47 inches are corner cabinets. Question in the past i have been building exclusively overlay face frame cabinets but lately i have been getting some inset door jobs. Sektion kitchen system gives you the freedom to design your dream kitchen inside and out.

The bottom rail is almost always 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 inches in width. Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. On the outside edge. Individual face frame rails vary in width from the top of the cabinet to the bottom.

In standard kitchens the wall cabinets are typically 30 or 36 inches tall with the space above enclosed by soffits. The standard depth for kitchen cabinets is about 24 inches. I might use a 1 1 2 stile where the cabinet butts up to the wall then 3 4 stiles where i have a single vertical stile in the center of a cabinet and perhaps 1 or 1 1 4 rails. Depth means the distance from the front leading edge of the cabinet to the back wall or backsplash.

Where the cabinets run all the way to the ceiling 48 inch cabinets are the logical choice. Our base cabinets are the base of the kitchen where you store things cook hide snacks and hang out with friends. Ikea s options for cabinet depths. Common wall cabinet heights are 12 36 and 42 inches.

I do not use edge tape because i believe it is strictly cheap junk. The three smallest sizes 12 15 and 18 inches tend to be filler or end cabinets. Standard stile rail dimensions for face frames is 1 1 2. Sektion base cabinet frame white 30x24x30.

Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. Whether you want kitchen cupboards with classic glass panes or modern kitchen units with sleek shiny finishes you ll find ones to fit your personality.