French Cleats For Hanging Cabinets

A french cleat system will be just as strong as most.

French cleats for hanging cabinets.

The wall track is punched every inch making it easy to hit at least one stud. The hangman professional french cleat hanger is a variation of the heavy duty hangman and has several unique features. Includes wall dog mounting crews. This is so simple i m surprised it doesn t get used more often.

The sides of the bookshelf extend 3 4 beyond the back panel to allow room for the french cleat system. Product overview the ook hangman 200 lbs. Then simply set your table saw blade to a 45 angle and rip the piece in half lengthwise. 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.

A french cleat is usually attached to the underside of the top panel of a cabinet running from one side to the other. I used a hidden french cleat to hang a dovetailed wine rack that i created. You secure one half of the cleat to the wall and the other to the cabinet and then simply set the cabinet onto the cleat. Using a french cleat is probably the easiest way to hang a cabinet on the wall when working alone.

The cleat is made by cutting a 5 wide piece of 3 4 plywood to fit between the two box sides. You will need room to mount the cleats on the back. 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. Top the wall half of the cleat is bolted to studs with lags a minimum of 1 4 x.

This picture hanger is designed for flush mounting canvas art and open back frames and has a 200 lbs. 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. The overlapping design of the mounting bracket provides high torque leverage for use in hanging cantilevered shelves. If you intend to use a french cleat hanging system plan your project accordingly.

Use decent quality plywood with the face grain running lengthwise for your french cleats.