Scribing Cabinet Filler Strip

Scribing helps you fit a cabinet side paneling or molding to irregular surfaces like brick.

Scribing cabinet filler strip.

Be careful to hold the compass perpendicular to the surface being scribed. The method you use for installing the cabinet fillers is totally up to you. Free shipping is available. The filler strips can be nailed or screwed from the inside of the cupboard sides or screwed on from the outside.

A pencil iwill do but an inexpensive scribe tool works best when the gap is wider than 3 16 of an. Learn how to close off cabinet gaps by installing filler strips and cover panels. First support the paneling or molding so its edge is plumb. How to install cabinet filler strips between corner cabinets.

You may be tempted to caulk the gap but scribing the cabinet is much better looking and elevates the quality of your work. Cabinets without face frames use filler strips to make room for scribing. Available in cherry maple poplar red oak and sapele mahogany. Now i have plenty of overhang on that side of the cabinet.

Choose from our selection of cabinet scribe sticks. I then cut a strip of wood 5 16 wide and i glue and nail it to the side of the cabinet. Cabinet scribes filler strips scribe ewcs11 from 1 74 5 16 x 1 1 4 scribe ewcs11 cherry from 2 66 5 16 x 1 1 4 scribe ewcs11 maple from 2 38 5 16 x 1 1. Next i shove the cabinet back in the corner.

Removing the gap is called scribing the cabinet. You can secure the scribe piece with either staples or screws. Or use a wood cabinet clamp to hold a cabinet filler to a frameless cabinet. Then set the compass a little wider than the widest gap and scribe the line.

If you have an l shaped kitchen you ll have base cabinets that meet together at the corner. Of course they won t meet up exactly so there will be a gap. This is the same for upper cabinets. For my projects i like to use a grk trim head screw which you can learn more about in our guide to cabinet screws.

Precisely fit and install these strips for a neat seamless finish. It s a bit easier to install cabinet filler strips in this situation.