making cabinets

By sgrplmfry

I'm going to make cabinets for my laundry room. I'm using 3/4 in plywood with birch veneer for sides and face plate. My question is... should I use the plywood for the back of the cabinet, or just attach the side to the wall, which is drywall. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks. Sgrplmfry

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April 09, 2007

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jpricemoore

April 10, 2007

without a doubt... use the plywood back. ditto everything lucasjw already wrote.

jasimar

April 09, 2007

Agreed!

Tho, I'm lazy. I would just mount brackets and slap on shelves and call it a day. Phew!

lucasjw

April 09, 2007

I recommend using a plywood backing, then mounting the cabinets onto the drywall. This will create much sturdier cabinets to begin with, plus plywood is less likely to warp over time compared to drywall. This can be especially true in a laundry room if it gets warm and humid in there like mine does. Using plywood backing will also allow you more flexibility for anchoring the cabinets into a stud, while just attaching a backless cabinet to the wall makes this much more difficult. And down the road, if you (or a future owner) ever decides to remove/replace the cabinets, the plywood backing will leave the wall in better condition than mounting directly to drywall. Good luck and have fun!

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