Standard Cabinet Face Frame Dimensions

Assembled face frames are only grain and color matched on the faces.

Standard cabinet face frame dimensions.

For the overlay doors i have been making all perimeter rails and. Merillat favors 2 wide door frames because they use valuable hardwood efficiently without sacrificing strength. Obviously some models of wall or base cabinets will differ from these but this will be called out for that cabinet in the catalog as well as on your quote. Stiles that divide cabinets in the center are typically 2 inches in width but some custom cabinetmakers use 3 inch stiles.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. Really depends on the look you want as well as your hinge offset. On the outside edge.

I also like to use a 5 8 offset hinge and 2 1 4 stile and rails for my doors. Each non standard stile or rail will be charged additionally. Standard stile rail dimensions for face frames is 1 1 2. All natural wood characteristics are acceptable on the inside edges.

Maximum size available is 96 x 48 in either direction height x width or width x height. Face frame stiles for cabinets are almost always 3 inches in width. Question in the past i have been building exclusively overlay face frame cabinets but lately i have been getting some inset door jobs. Minimum framing width is 3 4.

Base cabinets are generally 24 deep. Johnny yuma is offline. This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. There are no exceptions.

Please note that assembled face frames will have a size tolerance of 1mm on the overall sizes and 1mm within each opening. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in. Thoughts about choosing practical and attractive dimensions for face frames cabinet door stiles and rails and drawer fronts.

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.