Larry Fox
09-22-2006, 10:00 AM
I am getting to the point in my kitchen cabinet project where I am beginning to build the actual boxes. For wall cabinets, I would like to do something a little different with the underside of the bottoms. However, before I did it I wanted to solicit the opinions of others to see if there might be a reason I might not want to do this.
When you look at the underside of a run of wall cabinets, you typically see the ends of the plywood, the mounting cleats, etc. For my cabinets I am considering closing this space in with a piece of ply the length of the entire run. The way I thought I would do it is to;
- Cut a dado in the back of the face frame about ¼” from the bottom.
- Rabbet the front of the bottom mounting cleat.
- Cut the cabinet sides 1” short on the bottom
- Cut a dado in the back of the end panels at either end of the run.
At this point, I will have a slot all the way around on the inside bottom to receive the plywood. Pop it into the groove and fasten with screws or something. This will allow the piece of ply to be removed should the need arise.
I thought about under-cabinet lighting and I found some puck-style lights that can be recessed into a piece of ¾” ply without drilling all the way through.
Does this sound like a good approach or am I overlooking some reason why I should not do this?
Thanks in advance for your time . . .
Larry
When you look at the underside of a run of wall cabinets, you typically see the ends of the plywood, the mounting cleats, etc. For my cabinets I am considering closing this space in with a piece of ply the length of the entire run. The way I thought I would do it is to;
- Cut a dado in the back of the face frame about ¼” from the bottom.
- Rabbet the front of the bottom mounting cleat.
- Cut the cabinet sides 1” short on the bottom
- Cut a dado in the back of the end panels at either end of the run.
At this point, I will have a slot all the way around on the inside bottom to receive the plywood. Pop it into the groove and fasten with screws or something. This will allow the piece of ply to be removed should the need arise.
I thought about under-cabinet lighting and I found some puck-style lights that can be recessed into a piece of ¾” ply without drilling all the way through.
Does this sound like a good approach or am I overlooking some reason why I should not do this?
Thanks in advance for your time . . .
Larry