Frameless Wall Cabinet Construction

This article follows one of our typical custom frameless cabinet installations.

Frameless wall cabinet construction.

Countertop and use a long level or chalklines to continue this level line on every wall that will receive cabinets. Cabinet height minus the thickness of a typical 1 1 4 in. They are also known as euro style contemporary or modern cabinets. The cabinet boxes are completely undifferentiated.

This will leave an 11 interior cabinet depth. Standardization of cabinet dimensions of joinery of fittings and features is the linchpin. Then we measure up from the high spot and mark the wall at 34 3 4 in the standard 36 in. Frameless cabinet construction is a style originally known mostly in europe.

Frameless construction developed in post world war ii europe. Frameless cabinets are essentially a box with visible front edges. All will be cut from 3 4 plywood. In our tutorial we ll build a frameless upper cabinet that is 18 w x 30 h x 12 1 2 d.

Frameless cabinet construction is a european way of manufacturing cabinets that has become popular among american homeowners seeking simple more contemporary cabinet designs. The face frame cabinets have a hardwood frame that is attached to the sides top and bottom and overhangs each side 1 4 in. In this type of cabinet there are no face frames. 2 sides a top and bottom a back and a door.

The goal was to produce attractive and flexible cabinetry inexpensively. Instead the doors and drawers rest directly across the edges of the cabinet boxes and the door hinges are anchored to the side walls of the.