Build My Own Cabinet Doors

Whether you are remodeling a kitchen bathroom laundry room or any room with built in cabinets you can build your own cabinet doors to make your space look like new again.

Build my own cabinet doors.

It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. 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. Choose which door to make. We had the employees at lowe s cut the mdf board into 9 pieces using the measurements we gave them for each cabinet window seat door.

How to build a shaker cabinet door step 1. The most important part of building your own cabinet doors is to make sure you are working with straight lumber. Even with expensive hardwood boards you need to look through the stock and check each board for straightness. Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 sheets would work as well.

Hickory 2 4 purebond plywood panels. This is pretty simple. What you will need to build your own diy kitchen cabinets. Replacing cabinet doors will give your room an instant facelift.

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. Most people opt for 1 2 inch. Cabinet doors can make or break the look of your kitchen or bathroom cabinets and the longevity of the cabinets. Diy cabinet doors are a great way to update an old space.

For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. To save money i bought a 4 x 8 foot sheet of mdf board from lowe s for approximately 37 00. The secret lies in the workmanship and quality of materials used to make cabinet doors. Make a no fuss case using your tablesaw.

Determine the cabinet size. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing.

Birch purebond plywood full sheets are best but 2 8 2 4 or 4 4 sheets would work as well. All you have to do is measure the opening of the cabinet and then add the desired overlap. 4 upper cabinet doors 1 lower cabinet door and 4 window seat doors. If you do not know how to pick out straight boards check out the beginners guide to buying lumber for all the details.