Typical Cabinet Face Frame Dimensions

On the outside edge.

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 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 vertical stiles for face frames are all 3 inches wide. Standard stile rail dimensions for face frames is 1 1 2.

Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. Face frames cover plywood edges. Your front face frame price will be calculated based on option selections and size.

Center or divider rails typically measure 2. 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. Where the cabinets run all the way to the ceiling 48 inch cabinets are the logical choice. The illustrations below represent typical cabinet layouts for the number of openings.

I do not use edge tape because i believe it is strictly cheap junk. 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. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in.

Assembled face frames are only grain and color matched on the faces. The bottom rail is almost always 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 inches in width. Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. All solid face frame edging 3 4 thick mortise tenon joinery even on the 3 4 wide face frames.

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. All natural wood characteristics are acceptable on the inside edges. Common wall cabinet heights are 12 36 and 42 inches. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation.

You may submit any layout with 1 to 8 openings not limited to the configurations shown below. This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. Question in the past i have been building exclusively overlay face frame cabinets but lately i have been getting some inset door jobs. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups.

Submit a drawing with the following information to receive your quote. A 12 inch or 15 inch tall cabinet fits neatly over a refrigerator. There s nothing dainty about that 2 door frame size clint. Merillat favors 2 wide door frames because they use valuable hardwood.