Build Your Own Cabinet Doors

I needed to make 9 cabinet doors.

Build your own cabinet doors.

If you do not know how to pick out straight boards check out the beginners guide to buying lumber for all the details. How to build cabinet doors if you cut your dado 1 2 deep it s easy to figure out the math for your doors just add 1 to the width and length of the panel. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Cabinet doors can make or break the look of your kitchen or bathroom cabinets and the longevity of the cabinets.

It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. To save money i bought a 4 x 8 foot sheet of mdf board from lowe s for approximately 37 00. The cabinets are custom built in place and the boxes are all in great. If you missed part 1 of this project you can see it here.

Start by ripping two side pieces to the. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. 4 upper cabinet doors 1 lower cabinet door and 4 window seat doors. I have 62 cabinet doors and 24 draw fronts kitchen baths and laundry area and i have removed 6 cabinets over the bar.

For cabinets with face frames if doing partial overlay add 2 times whatever you want your overlay to be to the height and width of your inside opening and be sure get hinges to match your overlay. Mark the back of each board so your dado lines up when you assemble your doors. Diy hallway cabinets part 1 i contemplated purchasing custom cabinet doors for my hallway cabinets just like the replacement doors i purchased for my kitchen. Plywood thicknesses vary though so make certain your material thickness measures a true 3 4 or adjust your part dimensions to achieve the final cabinet width.

My hallway cabinets are still under construction. The most important part of building your own cabinet doors is to make sure you are working with straight lumber. The secret lies in the workmanship and quality of materials used to make cabinet doors. Now that s a lot of cabinets.

So i decided to make. Make a no fuss case using your tablesaw. There is no fixing that kinda ugly. Choose which door to make.

For cabinets with face frames if doing inset doors subtract from both the height and width of your frame opening to get your door size. For a base cabinet less than 4 wide you can cut all the parts except the back and toekick from one 3 4 4 8 sheet of plywood or mdf. But the last order i placed took about six weeks to get here and i didn t want to wait that long. 1 2 of the panel will slide into the dado on all sides.

For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin.