Face Frame Cabinetry

Face frame cabinets have integral bases.

Face frame cabinetry.

Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. It works on stiles 1 1 2 in. European style hinges require 35mm holes but a 1 3 8 bit is close enough. On the outside edge.

Partial and full overlay as well as inset cabinet doors can be used with framed cabinets giving you many design possibilities for creating a customized look for your cabinetry. A face frame does a better job of this if it overlaps the box edges a bit. This allows the screws to anchor more deeply into the attachment points of the adjacent cabinet. 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.

Begin by drilling 1 3 8 holes 1 2 deep with a forstner bit below. 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. There are two types of face frame cabinet styles. They feature a frame around the face of the cabinet similar to a picture frame or you can imagine a front panel with a space cut out of it.

Walzcraft offers door only and door drawer front face frame components for inside and outside corner configurations. There is the american style face frame where the doors lap on top of the face frame and a flush inset style where the doors fit perfectly inside the frame. Framed cabinets are attached to each other through the width of the face frame. Also frameless base cabinets are usually mounted on top of a separate plinth or toe kick.

Framed cabinets are the more traditional style of american built cabinets. Thanks to their adjustability european style hinges make mounting doors as easy as assembling them. Doors or drawer fronts normally overlay the frame but they. And up to 1 1 2 in.

Face frame stiles can be tightened aligned pre drilled and fastened while the clamp is in place. American style face frame cabinets typically have large gaps between the doors and show the wood face frame all the way around the door. Learn about 4 types of hinge installation for face frame cabinets. The hinges on framed cabinets are installed on the frame and the cabinet door sits on the outside of the face frame.

Transitional areas of cabinetry such as corner cabinets lazy susan applications typically use 90 inside and outside corner face frame configurations.