Custom Cabinetry Design
and Construction
About designing your custom
cabinetry
Every client has a unique
vision as to how their kitchen should look and function.
The goal of our design staff is
to make sure this translates into beautiful custom cabinetry.
Our designers work with each client to choose the structure and
appearance of the kitchen. Layout
drawings will then be made for the client on Cabinet Vision software.
Below
are elements of custom cabinetry that might be discussed with a designer:
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Kitchen layout
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Frame style
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Door style
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Hardwood species (examples; oak, maple, cherry)
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Stain, paint or finish
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Melamines and laminates in a variety of colors as an option
to hardwood
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Accessory hardware (knobs and pulls)
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Rosettes,
corbels and other decorative accessories
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Functional Accessories such as lazy suzans, rollouts, and spice
racks
Rosettes
and Corbels
Functional
Accessories
About the construction of your
custom cabinetry
Benicia Cabinetry
uses only the finest materials and construction methods when building custom
kitchens. Below are some of the key
benefits of our construction :
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We use 3/4" Maple plywood for all of our case members.
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Adjustable shelving is standard.
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Full extension drawer
glides allow easy access to all of your cooking utensils.
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We have a complete range
of concealed hinges with openings between 100 and 170 degrees.
Construction components
affect the style and utility of a custom kitchen. Our designers help each
client decide which elements will work best in their home. Below is
information about the construction methods and accessories that we use.
Feel free to contact us for further
information.
Traditional Faceframe
Construction
Traditional Faceframe cabinetry is what you will
typically find in an American home. Faceframe construction has a
hardwood frame around the cabinet opening to which the doors are attached. When
the doors and drawers are closed the hardwood frame is visible.
- Dadoed construction is used in all of our face frame cabinetry. All
fixed components of the cabinet body are captured in dadoes at both ends of
the part, then glued and nailed for strength. This provides a much
stronger joint than the industry standard of a simple nailed butt joint.
European Frameless
Construction
European style framless cabinetry is constructed
without a hardwood faceframe. The doors are attached directly to the
cabinet case. The doors and drawers cover the entire face of the cabinet,
leaving only a 1/8" reveal. This gives the construction a sleek,
contemporary styling.
- Doweled construction is used in all of our frameless cabinetry. A
doweled joint provides for a precise alignment of parts, and much greater
strength than a simple butted and nailed, or butted and screwed joint.
All horizontal parts are drilled on our dowel inserter, and then have wooden
dowel pins glued and pressed into the part. Mating holes are drilled
on the adjoining part, which are then glued and pressed into an assembly
under high pressure by our case clamp.
Click here to learn more about the state-of-the-art equipment used in our
cabinet making process.
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