Cabinet Back Panel Thickness

Back panels range from 1 8 to 1 4 inch thick.

Cabinet back panel thickness.

When you install your cabinets you ll drive drywall screws through the 1 4 back and nailers into the wall studs. For pricing and availability. For pricing and availability. Thicknesses you ll see are 3 8 1 2 5 8 or 3 4 inch thick.

Upper cabinet sides are 11 3 4 deep with backs inset flush with back edge of side. Select 1 2 inch plywood for drawer sides fronts and backs but 1 4 inch is suitable for drawer bottoms. A 1 4 thick back doesn t provide enough material for anchoring cabinets to the wall so you ll need to use nailers. 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.

Make a no fuss case using your tablesaw. Many phenolic back materials will leave a black line at the edge or corner of a cabinet. Start by ripping two side pieces to the. 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.

Backs are fastened with pocket screws on all edges. Total depth of the uppers is 12 1 2. A nailer is a 3 4 thick piece of material usually placed behind the cabinet back. We ran into an issue with cabinet backs.

Using contrasting panels to complement the overall scheme of your kitchen makes your space looks stylish too. We are now asking for a 19 5 mm panel knowing it will then come in at 3 4 inch. 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. We like to do a 1 2 captured back with a 1 2 nailer.

I build face frame cabinets. However our non adhesive phenolic back veneers use a. Total depth is 24. 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.

All finished ends have face frames with applied panels to match. Cover panels deco strips matching exposed sides of your cabinets to your doors and drawer fronts is a breeze with a cabinet kitchen end panel. Diamond now arcadia 3 in w x 35 in h x 23 75 in d cabinet end panel. Base cabinet sides are 23 deep with 1 4 back stapled on.

The thickness of typical cabinet box side panels varies by manufacturer and product line.