Build My Own Cabinets

How to build your own kitchen cabinets.

Build my own cabinets.

What you will need to build your own diy kitchen cabinets. Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 sheets would work as well 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. For upper or wall cabinets add 18 20 to the 36 counter height. The sample base and wall cabinets shown belowhave these features to make building them as simple as possible.

Face frames cover plywood edges. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. Standard counter height is 36 with the cabinets usually being around 34 5 tall to allow room for the countertop material. Standard counter depth is 25 which the cabinets themselves being 24 to allow for a 1 countertop lip.

The main cabinet boxes themselves i built out of 2x4s an. The kitchen cabinets turned into my own little project it was something i was equally stressed and terrified about and don t get me wrong they are not perfect but i m very happy with them. Cabinets are also usually 34 5 tall allowing for a 36 overall height once the countertop material is added.