French Cleat Garage Cabinets

If you intend to use a french cleat hanging system plan your project accordingly.

French cleat garage cabinets.

Line the top of the cabinet cleat up with that mark and mark the bottom of that cleat. Then line top of the wall cleat up with that mark. One of those hidden gems in woodworking the french cleat is so simple but so wonderful that if you re not familiar with it once you learn you ll be look. Then reset the saw to 45 degrees and adjust the fence to leave about a 1 8 in.

Now that you know what french cleats are let s back up a bit and have a look at where we left off on the purple diy bookshelf project. Secure that sucker to the wall with 3 screws. See more ideas about french cleat storage french cleat tool storage. This is how a lot of hardwood cabinets are installed oak hickory etc.

Level that cleat and nail it into place trying to hit the studs. The plus of this method is that the back of the cabinets will be flush to wall versus how they will end up using a french cleat. Rip the french cleat strips for the wall to 4 in. Repeat the process for the accessory cleats but rip them to 2 1 2 in.

But with this french cleat system you don t have to worry about the ultimate positioning of all your hooks and shelves because you can rearrange them at will. You can easily add on to the french cleat system just by assembling more hangers and rearranging the existing ones. Make room for the cleat the sides of the bookshelf extend 3 4 beyond the back panel to allow room for the french cleat system. Believe it or not you could always just instal a plain old cleat inside the cabinets running the entire length of all cabinets combined.

Flat area at the point of the bevels. Now attach the cabinet cleat to the cabinet. Then simply set your table saw blade to a 45 angle and rip the piece in half lengthwise. And you don t have to plan ahead for future storage needs either.

The cleat is made by cutting a 5 wide piece of 3 4 plywood to fit between the two box sides.