Frameless Wall Cabinet Construction

Frameless construction developed in post world war ii europe.

Frameless wall cabinet construction.

Frameless cabinetry is sometimes called full access cabinetry because it offers greater accessibility by eliminating the face frame. Our cabinet will be made up of 6 pieces of plywood. A there are slight differences between frameless euro style cabinets and traditional face frame cabinets. This article follows one of our typical custom frameless cabinet installations.

All will be cut from 3 4 plywood. The face frame cabinets have a hardwood frame that is attached to the sides top and bottom and overhangs each side 1 4 in. They are also known as euro style contemporary or modern cabinets. Frameless cabinet construction is a style originally known mostly in europe.

2 sides a top and bottom a back and a door. The goal was to produce attractive and flexible cabinetry inexpensively. Standardization of cabinet dimensions of joinery of fittings and features is the linchpin. The cabinet boxes are completely undifferentiated.

In this type of cabinet there are no face frames. Cabinet height minus the thickness of a typical 1 1 4 in. This will leave an 11 interior cabinet depth. Frameless cabinet construction is a european way of manufacturing cabinets that has become popular among american homeowners seeking simple more contemporary cabinet designs.

Frameless cabinets are essentially a box with visible front edges. Instead the doors and drawers rest directly across the edges of the cabinet boxes and the door hinges are anchored to the side walls of the.