Originally Posted by
Steve Peterson
FF boxes can be hung separately and still looks good if a single face frame covers all the boxes.
Steve
If properly constructed, individually hung FF boxes look great. There's a limit how on much weight the installer(s) can hoist and on long runs it may be necessary to break the install into 2 or more separate units. I don't favor hanging multiple boxes and then attaching a single FF later....there are simply too many variables in play to expect a good alignment (precise reveals) IMO. In addition, I attach my FF's using tongue and groove joinery, which is useful in squaring up any minor warping in the boxes, pulling them perfectly square. This method would not work for me where multiple boxes are hung and a single FF added later. When joining individual FF boxes, I'll typically use a sufficient door overlay on one of the cabinets to cover the seam. And I always pull adjacent FF's together tight with trim head screws, located behind the hinge hardware where possible.
Then again maybe I'm just a hack, but I've never had a complaint about FF seams.
If I were building 1/2" cabs I'd think about 1/8" deep dados glued/screwed for the boxes, and 1/4" FF dados to ensure everything is squared up. I'd use a 1/4" back dadoed 1/2" recessed from the back then attach 1/2" hardwood nailers into the recess, top and bottom, glued and screwed.
Scott Vroom
I started with absolutely nothing. Now, thanks to years of hard work, careful planning, and perseverance, I find I still have most of it left.