From kitchen remodel to bathroom remodeling, residential construction projects are hardly complete without cabinets built to fit your home and personal style. If you’re set on putting up your own custom cabinets, your Palm Desert construction contractors at Desert Stone Works has a few tips for the most ideal fixture installation.

1. Plan your cabinets carefully.
Whether it involves bathroom remodeling or a small corner of the kitchen, cabinetry can be a challenging project for anyone. Pre-measure your space considerably and draw up some blueprints to serve as an effective guide. Pick the right type of wood as material. Plywood is an ideal option for cabinet frames while melamine would be an affordable yet sturdy choice for its sides. Meanwhile, either one of maple, cherry, or oak present a brilliant option for the cabinet doors.

2. Make sure the side frames are attached to a tight fit.
When you build your cabinet’s frame to size, assemble the pieces with wood glue and the use of a nail gun. To ensure a tight fit, use a table saw and cut dados into each of the cabinet’s sides. Then, carefully fit the sides together still using the wood glue and the help of a finish nailer to secure the pieces in place. Also, don’t forget to check alignments and overall structuring with a framing square.

3. Be consistent with cabinet door designs.
As much as there are hundreds of styles to choose from, every Palm Desert construction contractor knows that it’s also important to have just one design of cabinet door to give the kitchen remodel or bathroom remodeling a clean and seamless look. If you can’t seem to finalize the style to go with, talk to an expert at Desert Stone Works to help present a range of options for you, depending on the look you’re going for.

Now back to your residential construction project. When building your face frame and cabinet doors, cut your wood and aptly drill holes with a pocket hole jig. Then, assemble the frame pieces using your wood glue and pocket screws.

4. Don’t forget the little details.
Rout out the back inside edges of the panels using a hand-held router and drop about half an inch melamine pieces into the panels. Use a wood glue and finish nailer to secure the pieces in place and you’re almost done with your cabinet assembly.

5. Add the essential finishing touches.
Sanding then painting or staining the cabinets is just as important as putting the pieces together. This phase gives the set its overall appeal, so just as every part of the kitchen remodel goes, mind the work and don’t rush it. After taking care of the cabinet interiors, attach the doors with the hinges, drawers with the tracks, complete the cabinetry with your desired hardware.

It may seem like a small part of your residential construction project, but building custom cabinets takes a lot of work, thorough planning, and careful execution. When it’s all said and done, you have a final assembly of cabinetry to be proud of, all gloriously displayed in your home.

For more inquiries about do-it-yourself home renovations, material sources, and a little bit of assistance with your remodeling projects, give Desert Stone Works a call. As your expert Palm Desert construction contractor, it will be our pleasure to extend a helping hand.