How To Make A Cabinet Door
Doors come in many variations some have molded edges arched tops or raised solid wood panels but to get started it s a good idea to start with a basic design.
How to make a cabinet door. Any kind will work. If that is the case tighten the adjustment screw that is closest to the frame to move the door away from the bookcase frame a little. Shut the door and check to make sure the door isn t too close to the bookcase frame.
Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. The process at least. In this video i am copying the dimensions of an old cabinet door in order to replace one that is missing in the kitchen.
Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. The style i picked is a simple frame and panel with the frame made from solid maple.
Standard counter height is 36 with the cabinets usually being around 34 5 tall to allow room for the countertop material. The tongue and groove plywood panel door. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel.
Cabinet doors can make or break the look of your kitchen or bathroom cabinets and the longevity of the cabinets. With all of the upper cabinets for my kitchen made and installed i moved on to making the cabinet doors. Replacing cabinet doors will give your room an instant facelift.
I used euro style drawer slides in this build. Whether you are remodeling a kitchen bathroom laundry room or any room with built in cabinets you can build your own cabinet doors to make your space look like new again. I used overlay door hinges.
You will need the following tools. When you learn how to make cabinet doors you will have mastered one of the basic skills in woodworking. Standard counter depth is 25 which the cabinets themselves being 24 to allow for a 1 countertop lip.
Choose which door to make. The secret lies in the workmanship and quality of materials used to make cabinet doors. Cabinet door hinges for whatever style door you are making.
A table saw or circular saw for all of the cuts. Drawer slides for however many drawers you are making. We had the employees at lowe s cut the mdf board into 9 pieces using the measurements we gave them for each cabinet window seat door.
Diy cabinet doors are a great way to update an old space. To save money i bought a 4 x 8 foot sheet of mdf board from lowe s for approximately 37 00. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing.
4 upper cabinet doors 1 lower cabinet door and 4 window seat doors. I needed to make 9 cabinet doors. Once placement is correct attach the remaining screws into the hinge.
