Cabinet Back Panel Thickness

We ran into an issue with cabinet backs.

Cabinet back panel thickness. A 1 4 thick back doesn t provide enough material for anchoring cabinets to the wall so you ll need to use nailers. Upper cabinet sides are 11 3 4 deep with backs inset flush with back edge of side. 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. Total depth of the uppers is 12 1 2.

Back panels range from 1 8 to 1 4 inch thick. A nailer is a 3 4 thick piece of material usually placed behind the cabinet back. I build face frame cabinets. However our non adhesive phenolic back veneers use a.

We like to do a 1 2 captured back with a 1 2 nailer. The thickness of typical cabinet box side panels varies by manufacturer and product line. When you install your cabinets you ll drive drywall screws through the 1 4 back and nailers into the wall studs. 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.

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Use 1 4 inch plywood for the cabinet back unless it will support the weight of the cabinet in which case 1 2 inch is a better choice. Make a no fuss case using your tablesaw. Sanded or unsanded plus 0 minus 3 64 inch is allowed for panels having a nominal thickness of 1 4 inch or more i can tell you from experience our 3 4 inch veneer core panels are coming in at 720 inch on average. All finished ends have face frames with applied panels to match.

I had a client recently that went to 3 4 backs with 3 4 nailers and that messed up the interior clearance so we try not to go over 1 total back thickness. Cabinet end panel kitchen cabinet accessories. We are now asking for a 19 5 mm panel knowing it will then come in at 3 4 inch. Many phenolic back materials will leave a black line at the edge or corner of a cabinet.

Thicknesses you ll see are 3 8 1 2 5 8 or 3 4 inch thick. Base cabinet sides are 23 deep with 1 4 back stapled on. Non adhesive phenolic back 3d laminate rtf veneer is stiffer thicker adds 020 to foil thickness and more resistant to dents than 3d laminate rtf with a pressure sensitive adhesive back. For pricing and availability.

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