The best way to cut off a door bottom.
Cutting cabinet doors shorter.
Cut a strip of material out of the middle of the door then glue it back together.
This method wouldn t be as easy if the door wasn t painted as it would be difficult to hide the seam.
After cutting the cabinet down on my table saw and putting back together the section i d disassembled i salvaged the doors as follows.
Hollow interior doors consist of a solid wooden frame covered with a wood or composite veneer.
Here s the method of door cutting that works best for us.
Each side of the hollow door is glued to a wooden frame.
Sometimes this frame is made out of a product called mdf which stands for medium density fiberboard.
Trimming a wood door with a circular saw without splintering the wood or damaging the finish is a challenge.
The microwave cabinet door was easier since i was reusing the door that originally went on that once taller cabinet.
The boards that make up the frame are about 1 1 8 thick.
Changes in cabinet dimensions can be done with a table saw.
So it just took cutting a few inches out of the middle to make this door work.
Cabinets are no more than plywood boxes and most can be changed readily.
The process of shortening cabinets typically involves cutting out a section and cutting down doors to fit the shortened cabinet.
This one only took me an hour ish to do.
How to cut the bottom of a hollow interior door without damaging it.
Remove the cabinet doors with a screw gun and then mark the location of the cuts you need to make on the cabinet frame under the counter top and or between cabinets.
However since the door is painted a tight seam and some wood filler would make the seam disappear.
We also cut the previous tall door in half to fit on the top cabinet.
The doors are often used for.
Once your wood filler is dry sand the cabinet down and prime and paint using this tutorial.
Then we just had all the little finishing projects to do like caulking and extending the backsplash.
If you ve just installed carpeting your doors will probably rub and bind which means that you have to trim off the bottoms.
Cabinet installers shorten cabinets all the time to accommodate changing situations.
