Standard Cabinet Face Frame Dimensions

Thoughts about choosing practical and attractive dimensions for face frames cabinet door stiles and rails and drawer fronts.

Standard cabinet face frame dimensions.

This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. Maximum size available is 96 x 48 in either direction height x width or width x height. There are no exceptions. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in.

Really depends on the look you want as well as your hinge offset. Assembled face frames are only grain and color matched on the faces. Wall cabinets are generally 12 5 deep this is non standard as most companies offer 12 deep as standard. I also like to use a 5 8 offset hinge and 2 1 4 stile and rails for my doors.

Merillat favors 2 wide door frames because they use valuable hardwood efficiently without sacrificing strength. Stiles that divide cabinets in the center are typically 2 inches in width but some custom cabinetmakers use 3 inch stiles. Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in. Each non standard stile or rail will be charged additionally.

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. 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. Standard stile rail dimensions for face frames is 1 1 2. Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

Please note that assembled face frames will have a size tolerance of 1mm on the overall sizes and 1mm within each opening. I like to use 1 3 4 face frame although i have use 1 1 2 as well as 2. Question in the past i have been building exclusively overlay face frame cabinets but lately i have been getting some inset door jobs. Standard framing widths are 1 additional widths are available upcharge applies.

Face frame stiles for cabinets are almost always 3 inches in width. All natural wood characteristics are acceptable on the inside edges. Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. For the overlay doors i have been making all perimeter rails and.

Base cabinets are generally 24 deep.