Easy To Build Wall Cabinets

Begin with the right cabinet dimensions.

Easy to build wall cabinets.

Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation. Wall cabinets typically have one or more shelves not including the bottom of the cabinet and may or may not have doors. Face frames cover plywood edges. Its size can be easily modified to your specific needs.

Hickory 2 4 purebond plywood panels. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 sheets would work as well. Building a basic wall cabinet is a great introduction to woodworking.

Standard counter height is 36 with the cabinets usually being around 34 5 tall to allow room for the countertop material. The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. To frame out the cabinets secure 8 foot 2x4s perpendicular at 36 across and 60 across. Standard counter depth is 25 which the cabinets themselves being 24 to allow for a 1 countertop lip.

Build the front of the frame in the same pattern as the back 8 feet wide and 8 feet tall. Cut plywood to make the doors to fit these openings. A wall cabinet in its most basic form is little more than a plywood box that is securely mounted on the wall. What you will need to build your own diy kitchen cabinets.

Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 2 4 or 4 4 sheets would work as well. This will give you two 3 feet wide cabinets on the ends and a 2 foot wide cabinet in the middle.