Easy To Build Wall Cabinets

Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation.

Easy to build wall cabinets.

The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. Whether you need new kitchen cabinets bathroom cabinets or more storage in your garage or basement the construction is the same. Face frames cover plywood edges. What you will need to build your own diy kitchen cabinets.

Standard counter depth is 25 which the cabinets themselves being 24 to allow for a 1 countertop lip. Building a basic wall cabinet is a great introduction to woodworking. Cut plywood to make the doors to fit these openings. This simple wall cabinet is easy to build with ordinary plywood and everyday tools.

Hickory 2 4 purebond plywood panels. Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 2 4 or 4 4 sheets would work as well. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. The best material for building cabinets is plywood 3 4 inch plywood for the box sides top bottom and shelves.

Begin with the right cabinet dimensions. This will give you two 3 feet wide cabinets on the ends and a 2 foot wide cabinet in the middle. Build the front of the frame in the same pattern as the back 8 feet wide and 8 feet tall. Wall cabinets typically have one or more shelves not including the bottom of the cabinet and may or may not have doors.

Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 sheets would work as well. A wall cabinet in its most basic form is little more than a plywood box that is securely mounted on the wall.