Typical Cabinet Face Frame Dimensions

You may submit any layout with 1 to 8 openings not limited to the configurations shown below.

Typical cabinet face frame dimensions.

Please note that assembled face frames will have a size tolerance of 1mm on the overall sizes and 1mm within each opening. Merillat favors 2 wide door frames because they use valuable hardwood. The basic structure of shaker cabinets is no different than any other cabinet using hardwood face frames which is almost always 3 4 inch thick. Individual face frame rails vary in width from the top of the cabinet to the bottom.

Merillat the largest maker of cabinets installed in new construction long ago settled on 2 wide cabinet face frames and door frames even though it tried other door frame widths such as 1 1 8. Typical horizontal rails are 1 4 inch wide at the bottom of the face frame with 2 inch wide rails between drawers and door openings. A 12 inch or 15 inch tall cabinet fits neatly over a refrigerator. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups.

This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. Assembled face frames are only grain and color matched on the faces. Face frames cover plywood edges. All solid face frame edging 3 4 thick mortise tenon joinery even on the 3 4 wide face frames.

In standard kitchens the wall cabinets are typically 30 or 36 inches tall with the space above enclosed by soffits. The bottom rail is almost always 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 inches in width. Typical vertical stiles for face frames are all 3 inches wide. Common wall cabinet heights are 12 36 and 42 inches.

Submit a drawing with the following information to receive your quote. Your front face frame price will be calculated based on option selections and size. There s nothing dainty about that 2 door frame size clint. 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.

Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. All natural wood characteristics are acceptable on the inside edges. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. Question in the past i have been building exclusively overlay face frame cabinets but lately i have been getting some inset door jobs.

The illustrations below represent typical cabinet layouts for the number of openings. Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in. Where the cabinets run all the way to the ceiling 48 inch cabinets are the logical choice. Center or divider rails typically measure 2.

Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. On the outside edge. Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. I do not use edge tape because i believe it is strictly cheap junk.