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  2. Cabinetry - Wikipedia

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    Mounted on the cabinet frame is the cabinet door. In contrast, frameless cabinet have no such supporting front face frame, the cabinet doors attach directly to the sides of the cabinet box. The box's side, bottom and top panels are usually 5 ⁄ 8 to 3 ⁄ 4 inch (15 to 20 mm) thick, with the door overlaying all but 1 ⁄ 16 inch (2 mm) of the ...

  3. Blocking (construction) - Wikipedia

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    Blocking (construction) Solid “bridging” to stabilize floor joists. Blocking placed as attachment points for cabinets, while doubling as bracing against compression of the studs. Blocking (dwang, nog, noggin, and nogging) is the use of short pieces of dimensional lumber in wood framed construction to brace longer members or to provide ...

  4. Framing (construction) - Wikipedia

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    The construction frames of a residential subdivision in Rogers, Minnesota in 2023. Framing, in construction, is the fitting together of pieces to give a structure, particularly a building, support and shape. [ 1 ] Framing materials are usually wood, engineered wood, or structural steel. The alternative to framed construction is generally called ...

  5. Frameless construction - Wikipedia

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    Frameless construction. In cabinetmaking, frameless construction of cabinets uses flat panels of engineered wood — usually particle board, plywood or medium-density fibreboard — rather than the older frame and panel construction. A common construction method for frameless cabinets originated in Europe after World War II and is known as the ...

  6. Door - Wikipedia

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    A door is a hinged or otherwise movable barrier that allows ingress (entry) into and egress (exit) from an enclosure. The created opening in the wall is a doorway or portal. A door's essential and primary purpose is to provide security by controlling access to the doorway (portal). Conventionally, it is a panel that fits into the doorway of a ...

  7. Hinge - Wikipedia

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    Small H hinges (3–4 in or 76–102 mm) tend to be used for cabinets, while larger ones (6–7 in or 150–180 mm) are for passage doors and closet doors. HL hinge Commonly used for passage doors, room doors, and closet doors in the 17th, 18th, and even 19th centuries. On taller doors, H hinges were occasionally used between them. Pivot hinge

  8. Thomas Day (cabinetmaker) - Wikipedia

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    For example, to create the illusion of multiple single glass panes in the doors on his bookshelves, Day would place one long, horizontal pane of glass behind singular frames. [18]: 79–80 Day also employed dovetail and mortise-and-tenon joint techniques in his crafting. [18]: 79–80

  9. Door frame - Wikipedia

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    A door frame, window frame, door surround, window surround, or niche surround is the architectural frame around an aperture such as a door or window. This may consist of separate pieces including jambs (side pieces) and lintel (top piece). A doorway may include side lights and/or a transom beside or above the door; the framing around the door ...