Build My Own Kitchen Cabinet Doors

Cut the door panel insert slightly less than the size you need to allow for wood expansion and contraction.

Build my own kitchen 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. Begin assembly of the door. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. Cut center panel to the final height of the cabinet door minus the rails width x2 and the width of the cabinet door minus the stiles width x2 step 1.

Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. 3 4 inch cabinet grade pine plywood for the door 1 x 2 inch select pine trim wood glue we use elmers 1 inch brad nails to hold in place while drying table saw power saw and miter saw you can rent these for a day or buy them and remodel your whole house. Use a circular saw with guide track to make cutting plywood quick and easy. Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in.

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. 4 upper cabinet doors 1 lower cabinet door and 4 window seat doors. Cut your center panel out of 1 2 plywood.

Even with expensive hardwood boards you need to look through the stock and check each board for straightness. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Apply glue with a brush to the inside of the stile where the rail meets it and insert the. I needed to make 9 cabinet doors.

We re used and installed the cabinet shelves from our kitchen makeover but we had to make new cabinet doors so they would match throughout the office.