How do I calculate cabinet materials?

Measure your cabinet faces – height by length. Multiply the height of the solid wood area by the length of it all in inches. Divide that total by144.

How do you measure for raised panel cabinet doors?

The length of the door stile is the same as the height of the door. The length of the door rail is determined by subtracting the width of both of the stiles from the door width, and then adding the length of both of the tongues on the ends of the rails.

How do you size a raised panel?

The panel size can be calculated using this method: the width of the panel is 1/4” less than the length of the rail. If the rail length is 8”, the panel width is 7-3/4”. This allows the panel to expand and contract between high and low humidity seasons.

How wide should rails and stiles be?

Raised or inset-panel doors have stiles and rails, both typically measuring 2 to 2-1/2 inches in width. Stiles and rails for doors almost always measure equally in width except when the top rail is arched – which can add another 2 inches to the top rail, making it 3 or 4 inches wide on both sides of the arch.

How do you calculate wood for a door?

Volume of wood required= 100′× 3/12′×3/12′= 6.25 CFT. Note: the size of the door should be 2” to 3” excess for jambs (side and head jambs). Carpenter will cut the shutter according to the measurement of frame-to-frame.

How do you calculate plywood for cabinets?

Divide by the total square footage by the square footage of a sheet of plywood to find the number of sheets required to cover the space. A 4×8 sheet of plywood is 32 ft2. For example, if the area to be covered in plywood is 800 ft2 then 25 sheets of plywood will be needed to cover it.

How do you measure for cabinet doors?

Measure the cabinet opening: Measure in the same fashion as for a single door, getting the total width and height from the inside edge of the cabinet opening. Add space for door overlay: Add 1 inch to the height of the opening. For the width, add 1 inch to your total width and then divide by 2.

How much overhang should a face frame have?

Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1/4 in. on the outside edge. This makes room for adjustments when installing them next to one another. Build the face frame so that the bottom rail (“rails” are horizontal boards and “stiles” are vertical boards) projects 1/16 in.

Should stiles be wider than rails?

They should always be at least the same width as the stiles, but some cabinetmakers add 1/2 to 1 inch to the width for aesthetic reasons. Rail width is a matter of personal preference. To make the doors or end panels appear more substantial, make the rails 1 inch wider than the stiles.