Nov 7, 2009
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Kitchen Design Basics – Three Cabinet Construction Options

 

There are many ways to construct a set of kitchen cabinets. There are currently three fundamental methods of marrying the cabinet door to the cabinet. In this article these three options are discussed:

Overlay Door, Face Frame

The overlay door with face frame style cabinet construction is the most common type of cabinet construction. Basically, the front of the run of cabinets is covered with a hardwood frame, usually about 1 1/2 inches wide. Thus each door or pair of doors is backed by this frame and the door itself sits proud of the frame when closed. This type of construction requires the least amount of precision because there is a margin around each drawer or door and small differences are not noticeable.

Frameless Cabinet Construction

Sometimes called euro construction, in this instance the fro of the cabinet has is left uncovered, except for thin veneer, which covers the edge of the cabinet box (usually plywood or melamine). The cabinet door is built just slightly smaller that the outside edge of the cabinet, leaving a consistent reveal of about 1/8 inch between each cabinet door and between doors and drawers above. This type of construction requires a high degree of precision and exacting installation. The look of this type of cabinet is sleek and modern. Another advantage often cited is that the cabinet are full access, meaning they are not encumbered by a frame surrounding the openings.

Inset Door Construction

This style of cabinet construction is similar to the overlay door type in that there is a hardwood frame attached to the front of the cabinet. However instead of the door sitting proud of the frame, the inset doors are flush with the front of the frame when closed. Like the frameless cabinet, these also require more precision than the face frame to ensure that the gap between the doors and frames are consistent. Inset doors are often associated with more traditional cabinets designs.

Paul Eden is a mechanical engineer who enjoys home improvement projects. He also recently found the best laptop backpack for his new 17″ notebook, and discovered many affordable backpacks for laptops.

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Personalize Your Bathroom Using a Bathroom Wall Storage Cabinet

 

A bathroom wall storage cabinet can make a perfect addition to any bathroom. Your bathroom may be large or small, modern or old fashioned but a wall cabinet will go a long way in making it look clean and free of clutter. These cabinets come in all sorts of shapes, designs and styles. They add an aura of elegance, space and style to the bathroom.

You can find a bathroom wall storage cabinet that suits your bathroom by simply visiting a home improvement retailers shop near you. You can also choose from a variety of styles by visiting the web pages of retailers. Making one by yourself can be a nice option. Building a bathroom wall storage cabinet is a simple task and does not take much time. Some wood and carpentry tools are more than enough to build a simple wall cabinet. You can add paint, hand carvings etc and customize the cabinet as you wish.

These cabinets are available in many different styles. The glass type one has panels made of glass in front. Foggy or frosted glass adds to the elegance of the cabinet. Some cabinets are made of wood or metal and come with a mirror in front. This is convenient if you have decided to mount it over the sink. You can even find ones with hand painted borders on the mirrors.

Wall cabinets for bathrooms also come in a variety of designs. Some are styled in an antique fashion while others are designed for ultra modern homes. Then there are contemporary and county style cabinets.

You can find wall cabinets in sizes ranging from 18, 24, 30, 36 and 60 inches. Choose the size that suits your needs and the bathroom decor of course. The standard 36 inch cabinet suits most bathrooms and offers good functionality

A bathroom wall storage cabinet may have two or three doors. The number of doors does not add to the space but they make it easy to sort items separately and arrange them in an easy to access manner.

You can choose a nice bathroom wall storage cabinet from a variety of modern and old styles. For more resource on bathroom storage please visit Bathroom Storage Cabinet.

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Cabinet Installation – Dealing With Corners

 

Chances are if you are planning on completing a kitchen cabinet installation, you will encounter at least one corner. Dealing with corners can be a bit tricky if you do not follow a certain sequence. I always start installing cabinets working from the corner out. However if you simply install the corner cabinet first, in most situations you will eventually encounter problems installing subsequent cabinets.

The chances are good that if the cabinets are to be installed against a wall, that either the cabinets or the walls are not at precisely the same angle. If you simply attach the corner cabinet first and the walls were built at less than a 90 degree angle to each other (or even irregularities in the walls themselves), then the remainder of the cabinets will not sit flush with each other. For this reason, I attach as many cabinets as possible to adjacent cabinets and then in turn to the corner cabinet before any cabinets are permanently attached to the wall. This way the best position of the corner cabinets and the attached runs of cabinets may be determined, before screwing then to the wall.

When attaching to the wall make sure that you fill any gaps at the point of attachment with shims. This will ensure that the cabinets will remain plumb when screwing to the studs. Always check to make sure the cabinets remain plumb and level throughout the installation process. A little care taken here will could save the much aggravation and time.

Paul Eden is a mechanical engineer who enjoys home improvement projects. He has also recently written about best earphones and DVD VCR Recorders.

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