Cabinet and shelf calculators — boxes, drawers and spans
Cabinet boxes and drawer boxes sized from the opening, how far a shelf will sag and how far it can span, closet shelf and rod heights, cabinet hinge placement and countertop overhang support.
- Drawer boxes
Box sizes and a cut list from the opening, with the slide clearances rounded the way that still fits.
- Shelf sag and span
How far a shelf bends under books, how far it can span, and what a strip on the front edge buys you.
- Cabinet boxes
A carcass cut list from the finished outside dimensions, face-frame or frameless.
- Closet shelving
Shelf and rod heights for a single-hang, double-hang or shelf-only closet, with the shelf's sag checked.
- Cabinet hinge count and placement
Hinge count from door height, and where each one sits down the door.
- Countertop overhang support
Whether an overhang needs corbels or brackets, and how many, by material and run length.
- Countertop calculator
Square feet of a straight, L or U countertop with the corner counted once, plus island and backsplash, and how many slabs the pieces come out of.
- Bookshelf spacing calculator
How many shelves fit a bookcase for the books going on it, even marks for each one, and whether the span will sag.
- Dining table size calculator
Table length and width, or diameter, from the seats around it, the room it needs with a walkway, and the seating run for a kitchen island.
- Desk and workbench height calculator
Seated and standing desk, chair seat, monitor and workbench heights from your elbow height or your height, with the sources named.
- Cabinet door size calculator
Door sizes from the face frame opening for full overlay, partial overlay or inset, single or pair, and the stile, rail and panel cuts for a five-piece door.
- Cabinet face frame calculator
Stiles, rails and mullions to cut for any number of openings across and rows down, pocket-screwed or tenoned, and the opening each one leaves.
Charts for these jobs
Questions answered with the number
- How many panels fit on a sheet of plywood?
- How far can a 3/4 inch shelf span before it sags?
- How many hinges does a cabinet door need?
- What size drawer box for a 24 inch opening?
- What are standard kitchen cabinet dimensions?
- What size are the parts for a 24 inch base cabinet?
- How much countertop overhang needs support?
- How far apart should shelf pin holes be?
- How high should a closet rod be?
- What is the hardest common wood species?
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