Rails and stiles measurements

[DJ]

Hello. Can you please give the measurements for rails and stiles for both standard cabinet door and for the applied squared door endpanel? Thank you!

[ChadBarker]

Cabinet doors are standard with 2 5/8″ wide stiles and rails on City and Barker Cabinets lines.

The squared outside edges base applied end panel will have a larger top rail for outlet placement in landscape orientation. The bottom rail is also wider, allowing the top of that rail to align with the top of the bottom rail on a base cabinet door or drawer front ordered with a standard 4″ toe kick in the same door style.

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[DJ]

For drawers, is it the same 2-5/8”? Thanks.

[ChadBarker]

Yes, same for all doors and drawer fronts.

[DVDiva]

Just to confirm – would the 5 piece panelized front for a Shaker style drawer (like the one on a B1D1DR) have 2-5/8″ stiles on the top and bottom too? Wouldn’t that make the space in the center super tiny? Can you post a picture of what the drawer looks like with a Shaker panelized front? Thanks in advance.

[ChadBarker]

No, we only shrink the rails on shorter drawer fronts to keep enough space for your handles/knobs.

See this image for a guide on how the drawer fronts will change based on the front’s actual height:

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[ChadBarker]

While we are on the subject, say you have a door that is super narrow.

See this image to see exactly what happens to the stiles and rails as we strategically adjust them to preserve panel space and make the door look correct.

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[ChadBarker]

Note that only the rail width changes on the drawer front as the drawer front gets smaller than 7″ tall.

The stiles will remain at the standard 2 5/8″ since they do not need to be decreased for any reason. This maintains the correct look.

[DVDiva]

Thanks for that Chad – totally makes sense and helps me with my design! I guess that means that if I have a combination of B1D1DR and B1D in a row, the top rails wouldn’t technically match in height. I’ll have to look at a few examples in your gallery and see if it looks funny or not.

And thanks for the extra picture with the narrow doors – I was wondering about those too for the stiles!

[ChadBarker]

Should not look odd. Personally, I prefer the top drawer fronts as a solid wood slab, with the lower fronts in a panelized configuration. This is the traditional way of doing it.

That said, I do think panelized top drawer fronts can look good, and there is certainly a place for them. The top drawer fronts are the ones that get used all the time, usually much more than the lower fronts, so they are going to see more wear and tear.

The solid wood slab option keeps the area behind and under the handle flat, without the small recessed pocket that can make accessing the handle a bit more cumbersome. The panel itself can also be a weak point, since wet hands may regularly get water into that recessed panel area.

I am probably overanalyzing it, but that is my opinion, lol.

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