Base Cabinet Face Frame Dimensions

Question in the past i have been building exclusively overlay face frame cabinets but lately i have been getting some inset door jobs.

Base cabinet face frame dimensions. The bottom rail is almost always 1 1 4 to 1 1 2 inches in width. Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. Begin with the right cabinet dimensions.

Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. Note that your carcass is 1 2 less in overall width than your desired finished cabinet dimensions. Build the face frame so that the bottom rail rails are horizontal boards and stiles are vertical boards projects 1 16 in.

Please note that assembled face frames will have a size tolerance of 1mm on the overall sizes and 1mm within each opening. All natural wood characteristics are acceptable on the inside edges. For the overlay doors i have been making all perimeter rails and stiles 1 3 4 inches and all middle stile and rails at 2 1 4 inches so i end up with 1 1 4 inch of all of the stiles and rails exposed with my 1 2 inch overlay doors. For face frames attached with pocket holes also drill 3 4 phs facing forward for attaching face frames in later steps on underside of bottom shelf.

Face frames cover plywood edges. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. On the outside edge. Center or divider rails typically measure 2.

Standard stile rail dimensions for face frames is 1 1 2.