June 22, 201115 yr Terriffic job John! Have any hair left after the project was completed? Ron DudelstonAbove and Beyond WoodWorks
June 22, 201115 yr Author Thanks Larry, John and Ron. I must say for my little shop it was quite the project. I didn't have room in there to really stage them with some other projects that are already going on. The unit on the end with the bookcase on top was 9'6" to the top and I only have 8' ceilings in my shop. So it was working around everything. I had every flat surface in the shop covered up. Â It was a lot of fun to work with my son on this and share a little of my knowledge with him. And yes Ron, as trying as it was at times, I still got a little hair left. Â They are suppose to have a final walk through either today or tomorrow so I guess I'll find out if they were happy with them. John MoodyJohn Moody Woodworks
June 24, 201115 yr I used to install cabinets and toe kicks are almost always 4". As far as the doors, I would rabbet the back a half inch and install clips to hold the glass in place. Although plexi glass is tough stuff, it is not indestrucable. It needs to be accesable if it ever breaks or cracks. Hope this helps. Good luck.
June 24, 201115 yr Author Adam, thanks so much for your suggestions. The toe kicks on these are 3.5" which is what she was specing but just refering to 2x material. I did rabbet out the door frames but installed 1/4" plexi instead of the 1/2" she was originally calling for. The doors are almost 25" square and I was a little afraid the 1/2 was going to be a bit heavy in that size frame. I have no idea why they wanted the plexi instead of glass, but that again is what she her specs were calling for. As a matter of fact, the order it to match something else they already had in another section. Any way it is set in so that it can be removed it they need to replace it for any reason. The cabinets are there on site and installed and the final inspection was yesterday. Thanks  Adam Welker said:I used to install cabinets and toe kicks are almost always 4". As far as the doors, I would rabbet the back a half inch and install clips to hold the glass in place. Although plexi glass is tough stuff, it is not indestrucable. It needs to be accesable if it ever breaks or cracks. Hope this helps. Good luck.
June 25, 201115 yr Right on! I would love to see any pics you might have of the finished project.John Moody said: Adam, thanks so much for your suggestions. The toe kicks on these are 3.5" which is what she was specing but just refering to 2x material.  I did rabbet out the door frames but installed 1/4" plexi instead of the 1/2" she was originally calling for. The doors are almost 25" square and I was a little afraid the 1/2 was going to be a bit heavy in that size frame. I have no idea why they wanted the plexi instead of glass, but that again is what she her specs were calling for. As a matter of fact, the order it to match something else they already had in another section.  Any way it is set in so that it can be removed it they need to replace it for any reason.  The cabinets are there on site and installed and the final inspection was yesterday.  Thanks   Adam Welker said: I used to install cabinets and toe kicks are almost always 4". As far as the doors, I would rabbet the back a half inch and install clips to hold the glass in place. Although plexi glass is tough stuff, it is not indestrucable. It needs to be accesable if it ever breaks or cracks. Hope this helps. Good luck. John MoodyJohn Moody Woodworks
June 25, 201115 yr Author Adam, the pictures are on page three. Thanks for asking.  John MoodyJohn Moody Woodworks
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