Top Notch How To Build A Cabinet Base

Once the cabinet is on the base you will notice the toe kick overhang.

How to build a cabinet base. This is the foundation of your cabinets. With the cabinets purchased I was ready to build the frame for the cabinets to sit on. Pilot holes are a good idea here.

Instead he builds a plywood platform that acts as the base for an entire row of cabinets. Then cut them to length. The platform can be under- sized to allow for a toe space or full size for a more traditional look as shown here.

I made my drawers out of. Then using butt joints screw through the cabinet base and into the edge of the panels. Then cut the bottom to length.

The corner base cabinet sets the trend for all of your other base cabinets. Align and glue the base panels so that one flat face is flush with the back edge of the panel and the other is 3 back from the front end. When determing how to install base cabinets on uneven floors check for level and plumb and add shims until the cabinets are at the same level.

This will give you a 12 lip on both sides and the front making it sturdier. Using a base means you dont have to cut out a toekick mark and square up your bottom placement on the sides. Label them left and right with pencil marks on the inside faces.

I chose to build it out of 26s to give the base of the unit a little extra height. Join the base panels to the bottom. 13 depth x 36 width x 20 height If your bookcase is a different size than mine were make sure you add at least 1 inch to the width and depth.