Understanding Cabinet Types and Materials for Construction

1. Cabinets -1- Type and Classification/ Terms/Material/Size of cabinets

2. Cabinet or Case Work • Cabinets commonly found in • kitchens, bathrooms • other home areas: family room, den, library • offices • store buildings • hospitals • Class discussion will center on residential type cabinets and details necessary for construction

3. Reference: Manual of Millwork • Woodwork Institute of California: 3164 Industrial Blvd. P.O.Box 980247 West Sacramento, CA 95798-0247

4. Residential Classification of Cabinets • Three major groupings of construction • Tract homes inexpensive & poor longevity • Architectural mill good quality & have a high standard of construction • economy • custom • premium • Showcase like fine furniture custom made for each job

5. Job versus Shop Construction • On the job cabinet construction • must besimple in design with very little intricate cutting • require special tools/equipment to give precise joints • Shop cabinet construction • basic unit completed in shop to assure quality • installation will require adaptations to make fit once delivered to site • many times counter tops are installed on site to eliminate cracking or damage from delivery

6. Cabinet Terminology Sub top-underlayment or web frame 1 Sub top -- Underlayment (solid) Web frame (open) Banding Back 2 Edge banding (nosing) Hidden End Nail Ribbon Top Rail 3 Finished end Partition 4 Hidden end 5 Partition 6 Nail ribbon (cleat) 7 Back 8 Face frame parts top rail bottom rail stile Stile Finish End Bottom Rail 9 Toeboard Toeboard Face Frame

7. Cabinet Terminology • Flush Door • fits inside face frame • Door stop • keeps door flush • Cleat (spacer) • nail rail or ribbon

8. Cabinet Terminology • Tilt Strip • prevents drawer from tipping • Web Frame • structural subframe • Dust Panel • separates drawer & shelving space • Stretcher • cabinet support (hidden)

9. Cabinet Terminology • Concealed portions • those parts of a cabinet that are never exposed to a view • Exposed portion • any part of a cabinet that is left exposed when the drawers and doors are left in a closed position • Semi-exposed • portions of the cabinet that become exposed when doors or drawers are opened

10. Cabinet Terminology • coped • to cut out a member to fit the form of another • dado • a rectangular groove or slot cut into a piece of wood perpendicular to the grain • plough (see sample) • a rectangular groove or slot cut into a piece of wood parallel to the grain

11. Cabinet Terminology • scribe • the process of marking and cutting a piece of wood that abuts a wall in such a way to avoid any gaps • trim • any nonstructural or non-operating member used to decorate or hide a joint

12. Cabinet Terminology • eased edge • slightly rounding off a corner • edge banding • hides raw plywood edge • self edge (similar to edge banding) • to apply to the edges of a piece of plywood or particle board the same material that covers the surface

13. Common Cabinet Materials (see samples) • Plywood (A & B grade) • A series of thin layers of wood veneer combined and glued at right angles to each other • Types of Plywood • veneer core • lumber core • particle board core

14. Common Cabinet Materials (see classroom samples) • Hardwood (closed and open grain) • oak, walnut, maple, ash, alder, mahogany, cherry, birch, etc. • Particleboard • small particles of wood bonded together with a synthetic resin • Fiberboards (high, medium, low-density) • MDF used for case goods, drawers, and kitchen cabinets, and cabinet doors • Laminated plastic (counter top material) • waterproof, somewhat heat- and acidproof

15. Common Cabinet Materials(see classroom samples) • Hardboard (tempered hardboard) • particle board made under heat and pressure • Masonite is a manuf name of this produce • Plastic backing sheet (prevents moisture) • thin sheet of plastic applied to opposite side of plywood with laminated plastic on other side • Krotron/Melymine • plywood or particle board covered with thin sheet of plastic vinyl (looks like laminated plastic) • Ceramic tile & Corian (counter top material)

16. Classification of Cabinets • Architectural Mill cabinets (3 groups) • Economy - the lowest grade, has no back and usually has a lipped door, underside of counters in not specially treated and can produce warpage • Custom - the average grade, does have back in all construction, plywood edges are covered, ends and divisions are solid, drawers have hardwood guides for better wear. • Premium - top of the line, best construction procedures and materials, corners are mitered, solid dust panels, drawers are hardwood, tops attached with hidden screws

17. Standard CabinetDimension/Ranges • Upper Kitchen Cabinets • 30-33” high • 12” wide (depth) • Base Kitchen Cabinets • 36” high • 24”wide (depth) • Distance between upper & base cabinets • 16-18”

18. Drawing Exercise Continental Breakfast Counter (Scale 3”=1’-0”) • The dimensions 24” , 6”, & 36” remove the break line • Make a break line on the wall, about mid-height, horizontal like the door break line on left side, also break line at drawer back • Place cross-hatching in the wall and floor area around the section (looks like brick symbol)

19. ASSIGNMENT • SHEET SD-1 Site Plan • Clean-up the engineering drawing for your use • Place and locate w/ dimensions the building on the site • ADD walks, parking, planting, drive approach This drawing will take the most time, do not wait until the last minute to start – very unorganized file.