Building A Base For Cabinets

It s important to use dead straight wood for bases so it ll be flat for setting the cabinets.

Building a base for cabinets.

Plywood that matches the cabinets. Make cabinets the easy way begin with the right cabinet dimensions. Most factory built cabinets have a recessed toe kick that s typically about 4 in. Start by building the individual cabinets.

Just make as many boxes as you like and hook them together. For assembly we planned the cabinets so there was a 5 space under the bottom shelf consistent on all base cabinets. To design these i closely examined our kitchen cabinets and just simplified those construction methods. It s surprisingly easy to build base cabinets.

The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. Our project cabinet has a full width drawer above a compartment with two doors. Make a no fuss case using your tablesaw. For a base cabinet less than 4 wide you can cut all the parts except the back.

So we cut a 5 spacer block and used it as a guide on all the cabinets. Attach the cabinets to the wall by securing the back supports to the 1x6s we attached earlier. Attach the cabinets to each other base and wall we lined the cabinets up in position and attached the cabinets to the base and the wall using wood screws. Assemble the cabinet box.

Once the cabinet is on the base you will notice the toe kick overhang. If you are building base cabinets with a toe kick use a circular saw or jig saw to cut it out of the. Pocket holes simplify. There are two fundamental styles of kitchen cabinetry.

Planning a basic base cabinet. In the traditional approach a face. Make sure to read the tips for a perfect cabinet box section in this post for helpful tips. Assemble the face frame.

The bottom shelves really only need pocket holes along the 22 1 4 wide edges to join to the sides. Build a separate base. Once your cabinets are installed finish off the base front with a strip of 1 4 in.