Easy To Build Wall Cabinets

Build the front of the frame in the same pattern as the back 8 feet wide and 8 feet tall.

Easy to build wall cabinets.

What you will need to build your own diy kitchen cabinets. Building a basic wall cabinet is a great introduction to woodworking. The best material for building cabinets is plywood 3 4 inch plywood for the box sides top bottom and shelves. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible.

Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 2 4 or 4 4 sheets would work as well. Whether you need new kitchen cabinets bathroom cabinets or more storage in your garage or basement the construction is the same. Standard counter depth is 25 which the cabinets themselves being 24 to allow for a 1 countertop lip.

The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. This simple wall cabinet is easy to build with ordinary plywood and everyday tools. 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.

Wall cabinets typically have one or more shelves not including the bottom of the cabinet and may or may not have doors. Hickory 2 4 purebond plywood panels. Cut plywood to make the doors to fit these openings. Its size can be easily modified to your specific needs.

Face frames cover plywood edges. To frame out the cabinets secure 8 foot 2x4s perpendicular at 36 across and 60 across.