Wall Cabinet Face Frame

Quick and easy way to make and attach a face frame to a cabinet using pocket hole screws and glue.

Wall cabinet face frame.

Learn how to make simple face frame upper and lower cabinets including doors and drawers. On the outside edge. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible.

Framed cabinets are attached to each other through the width of the face frame. All natural wood characteristics are acceptable on the inside edges. Wood magazine s kevin boyle shows you this foolproof method expla. Begin your installation with a corner cabinet or from the far left if you don t have a corner unit.

The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. Thicker side panels lend stability. This allows the screws to anchor more deeply into the attachment points of the adjacent cabinet. The faceframe is assembled using pockehole screws and atta.

Assembled face frames are only grain and color matched on the faces. Framed cabinets have a traditional feel. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. I built my built in wardrobe cabinet face frame out of 1 2 mdf wood due to the space i had left available before hitting a light switch the not perfectly straight walls behind the wardrobe got me.

Now i m struggling to find the right self closing hidden hinges that i can attach to my 1 2 mdf frames. Frameless cabinets also known as european style cabinets have no frame around the face of the cabinet box. Using the outline you created on the wall measure the distance from the cabinet edge to the stud and transfer this to the cabinet. A face frame does a better job of this if it overlaps the box edges a bit.

Framed or face frame cabinets have a frame on the front of the cabinet that makes the box highly stable and helps keep it square. Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. Face frames are stained sealed on two sides and all edges and top coated on the face and all. Pilot holes should be pre drilled.

Framed cabinets can accommodate a longer screw length usually 2 1 2 due to the width of the face frame and the solid wood material. Making the face frame run past all the plywood edges provides a little wiggle room and hides not so perfect saw cuts on the plywood. Face frames cover plywood edges.