Cabinets

Do’s and Don’t in planning your kitchen.
Things you should do include:
•     Check the height of your oven if it is to be built into an oven cabinet.
•    Check to make sure that your appliance doors can be opened without crowding an adjacent or opposing cabinet.
•    Leave counter space near a built-in oven.
•    Leave counter space near your refrigerator, preferably on the open door side.
•    Check your dishwasher door opening and range door opening in an L- or U-shape kitchen, so they don't bump into the handles of adjacent cabinets.
•    Allowing for storage of utensils near the stove, sink or mixing area.
•    Check your refrigerator door opening to make sure that it opens in the correct direction.
•    Allow space for a microwave oven.
•    Provide space for future appliance additions such as a mixers, trash compactor or a larger refrigerator.

These are things you should not do:
•    Don't locate a range and an oven together without counter space in-between.
•    Don't locate a sink too close to a range.
•    Don't forget to provide for adequate lighting in your kitchen.
•    Don't forget to provide for the duct work for the kitchen vent hood (or use a ductless vent hood.)
•    Don't forget to see if cabinet doors can swing open in corners. Fillers may be necessary.
•    Because of the many variations in kitchen design, it is impossible to anticipate all the problems that you may encounter. The help of your cabinet dealer will be invaluable in avoiding the pitfalls in kitchen design.


CABINETS AND KITCHENS SELL HOMES

DESIGN:
work triangle; min 12 ft. max 22 ft.; 15-20 ideal
fridge, cooktop, sink

MATERIALS:
Boxes:  Construction;  Stiles, Rails, Toe space,
            Thickness of materials 1/2" to 3/4"
            back 1/4" or no back, rigidity in shipping
Faces:  Doweled, screwed, faceless

Doors:  Lip 3/8" offset, surface, flush
    Slab, flat panel, raised panel
    french curve top and bottom?

Drawers:  Joints, dovetail, french dovetail, rabbett
    supports;  guides, single center, both sides

Std. dimensions;  overhead
  heights; desk 30", chair 18", keyboard at 27"(desk 24-26),
  stand up mix 32", closet rod 5' 4"
  dishwasher 24", range 30", sink 36" cabinet,
  what if cab. top at 34"?  dishwasher fit?

FACTORY BUILT vs CUSTOM
3" mods      anysize/shape

32MM SYSTEM; European system,  a hardware system.  cabinet in mods or grid of 32mm.
Drawers without face frames, doors interchangeable, super hardware, hinges etc., drawers swapped with shelves or doors.

HOT DESIGN IDEAS:  trays over fridge, microwave, roll out trays in base cabinets, small appliance center, spice cabinets, dropped ceiling to 7' and lights in recessed ceiling,
 
TOPS:  Preformed vs. on job site
    shapes, joints, post formed
    Backsplash
    Formica max 5' X 12'
        reg, horizontal vs. vertical grade  1/16" vs 1/32"

INSTALLATION: Screws 2 1/2 - 3"    1" min penetration into stud, best if studs 12 or 16" oc
    Base; 1 screw per stud, two screws to adjacent cabinet face

    Wall cabinets; 2 screws per stud, through screw board and 2 screws to adjacent cabinet face.

    Attaching wall cabinets over islands or bars, necessary backing or post supports

    Screw cabinets to tops, from under cabinet, toenailed screws

    Faces flush, "growed together",  doors even reveal, close even(no warps)

    Mistakes patched immediately.  (acrylic artist paint)


QUALITY CHECK POINTS;  See installation

TYPICAL MAINTENANCE:  Shelf adjustments, Panels shrinking, caulking top to backsplash, drawer and door adjustments, light coat of danish oil.

ESTIMATE;  Usually an allowance
        Could be per lin ft
        Accurate if item by item bid

SCHEDULE;
    Sufficient notice to build and install
    Planning prior to building, window, walls, etc.
    square, plumb, straight walls and corners
    electrical power in to kitchen
    heat to room temperature 70 deg. F.
    have the room clean
   
    After paint and before floor coverings, finish plumbing
    Concurrent with hardware, ceramic tile,

Typical Cabinet Dimensions  PDF

Cabinet Installation  PDF

Cabinet Overheads  PDF