French Cleats For Hanging Cabinets

A simple french cleat hanging system for a wall cabinet in our utility cabinet project the french cleat is formed from a piece of 2 x 6 dimension lumber sized to match the length of the cabinet and then ripped in half on a table saw at a 45 degree angle.

French cleats for hanging cabinets.

The overlapping design of the mounting bracket provides high torque leverage for use in hanging cantilevered shelves. French cleat picture hanger with wall dog mounting screws has inter locking brackets for safety and security and it provides level hanging. The wall track is punched every inch making it easy to hit at least one stud. Includes wall dog mounting crews.

Product overview the ook hangman 200 lbs. A french cleat is usually attached to the underside of the top panel of a cabinet running from one side to the other. Top the wall half of the cleat is bolted to studs with lags a minimum of 1 4 x. One half of the bracket is mounted on the wall and the other in the rear of the cabinet.

The sides of the bookshelf extend 3 4 beyond the back panel to allow room for the french cleat system. A french cleat system will be just as strong as most. One of those hidden gems in woodworking the french cleat is so simple but so wonderful that if you re not familiar with it once you learn you ll be look. French cleats are often used to secure cabinets to walls but can also be used to build modular shelves that can help organize your workspace.

A vertical area of about 5 must be left open to allow the wall mounted half of the cleat to engage the cabinet mounted half. This picture hanger is designed for flush mounting canvas art and open back frames and has a 200 lbs. The hangman professional french cleat hanger is a variation of the heavy duty hangman and has several unique features. This is so simple i m surprised it doesn t get used more often.

Using a french cleat is probably the easiest way to hang a cabinet on the wall when working alone. I used a hidden french cleat to hang a dovetailed wine rack that i created. Then simply set your table saw blade to a 45 angle and rip the piece in half lengthwise. Use decent quality plywood with the face grain running lengthwise for your french cleats.

The cleat is made by cutting a 5 wide piece of 3 4 plywood to fit between the two box sides.