How to Build Kitchen Floor Cabinets

Kitchen floor cabinets are necessary for storage purposes as well as providing kitchen users with a work surface.

Kitchen floor cabinets are a necessity in every home. Also known as base cabinets, they provide storage for pots and pans as well as food and any other kitchen item. Base cabinets are also very important for supplying a base area for a kitchen sink or cook-top to rest. Floor cabinets are rather simple in structure, and can be created in a short amount of time for use inside your home.

Things You'll Need

• One 1/2-inch plywood, 24 inches deep by 35 inches wide
• One 1/2-inch plywood, 23 1/2 inches tall by 35 inches wide
• One 1/2-inch plywood, 4 inches wide by 35 inches long
• Two 1/2-inch plywood, 24 inches deep by 30 inches tall
• Two 1/2-inch plywood, 28 inches tall by 12 1/2 inches wide
• Three 1/2-inch plywood, 3 inches wide by 26 inches long
• Wood glue
• One box of 1 1/2-inch nails
• Hammer
• Tape measure
• Four small door hinges
• Hand saw

Instructions

1. Select two 24-inch by 30-inch sections of wood and one 24-inch by 35-inch section of plywood, and apply a thin bead of wood glue to both 24-inch inner edges of the 35-inch by 24-inch plywood sections. Press one 24-inch by 30-inch section to each location. This will create a U-shape cabinet base consisting of the back and both sides of the cabinet. Drive one nail every 6 inches along the glued edges.

2. Set the structure on a flat surface so it is standing 30 inches high and glue around the bottom interior edges along all three sections of wood. Place the 23 ½-inch by 35-inch section of plywood directly into this location. This section will act as the bottom of the floor cabinet. Nail the wood in place by driving one nail every 6 inches along the bottom exterior perimeter of the cabinet.

3. Line one 3-inch and one 26-inch edge of both 3-inch by 26-inch wood sections with wood glue. Press one into each front corner. These sections will be used to support the doors for the cabinet. Drive one nail every 6 inches along the outer edge of each section.

4. Measure the space between the two 3-inch by 26-inch sections, and mark the center location. Apply wood glue to the 3-inch edge of the remaining 3-inch by 26-inch section, and place this section at the marked location. Drive two nails through the bottom of the cabinet up into the center wood.

5. Apply wood glue on the top 3-inch edge of all three 3-inch by 26-inch sections. Line the top 4-inch edge of each side of the cabinet, and insert the 4-inch by 35-inch section directly into this location. This will aid in supporting the counter-top while providing a top cover for the cabinet doors. Drive two nails through each end of the 4-inch section to bond the wood section to the cabinet sides.

6. Measure up 5 ¾ inches from the cabinet base along the 3-inch by 26-inch sections mounted on the interior sides of the cabinet. Attach a bottom hinge at each location. Install the top hinge at the location where it falls.

References

• Plans Now: Build Kitchen Cabinets

Resources

• Wood Working: Kitchen Basics 3