Building Face Frame Cabinets With Inset Doors

Learn about 4 types of hinge installation for face frame cabinets.

Building face frame cabinets with inset doors.

The finished gap i use is 3 32 per door edge. Soft closed and three way adjustability. Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. On the outside edge.

What are the advantages of inset cabinetry. I am also careful to make the carcasses square as i build the boxes so as not to throw the face frames out of square with an out of square cabinet carcass. Achieving a good inset door fit with consistent gaps is a hallmark of good craftsmanship. This type of cabinet construction gives a full view of the cabinet frame with only minimal spacing or gaps between the cabinet components.

Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. They don t fit inside of an opening. Pocket hole screws on the inside of cabinet. I bought a jig over at rockler and that made things easier.

That are cut exactly all the way around they look better to me. Most cabinet doors today are overlay. They had to be good for face frame cabinets. The contrast between the white surfaces and the darker shadows along the seams are emphasized by shaker styling.

Good for inset doors. Apply some wood glue and drive your screws into the pocket hole. I set a shim at the bottom of the door. Knowing the hinges i was going to use the first task was to drill the holes on the frames to mount them.

It s fast and secure. This really makes them pop and makes it clear even at a glance that these are no ordinary cabinets. And this is an area where it s a real advantage to complete the face frame first then fit the doors and drawers before assembling the frame and cabinet. Inset cabinetry features doors and drawers that fit inside of the cabinet face frame openings.

This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. Thanks to their adjustability european style hinges make mounting doors as easy as assembling them. Begin by drilling 1 3 8 holes 1 2 deep with a forstner bit below. The other good points with the hinges i chose.

If you put the door and. With my cabinets and face frames built in this manner i am able to make my inset doors 1 16 smaller than the opening size. When you re going for inset doors white is a great choice and our snow white inset cabinets are perfect for the style. If your cabinet sides are not visible and you used the wood screw or pocket hole method to build your cabinet you can use pocket hole screws to attach your face frame.

Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in. The way i do that is to make a door that fits the opening exactly the same size.