French Cleat Cabinet Hanger

Alternately you can purchase metal french cleat cabinet hanging systems.

French cleat cabinet hanger.

I used a hidden french cleat to hang a dovetailed wine rack that i created. Paint the wood with interior paint and let dry image 2. If planning to use a french cleat system i d make that a french cleat and adjust how i construct the cabinet so the french cleat is secured to the cabinet without obstructions so it could be used to hang the cabinet. The hangman professional french cleat hanger is a variation of the heavy duty hangman and has several unique features.

French cleat picture hanger with wall dog mounting screws 1 pack 211 model 55316 16 48. Ook picture and mirror 30 in. Professional french cleat the patented professional french cleat is the patented professional french cleat is engineered to hang heavy mirrors pictures cabinets floating shelves and headboards simply and securely. A simple french cleat hanging system for a wall cabinet.

The cabinet portion of the french cleat is glued and screwed to the top and sides of the cabinet. French cleat hanging system 300 lbs. 161 model 534269 21 98. The cleat is made by cutting a 5 wide piece of 3 4 plywood to fit between the two box sides.

The unique overlapping design of the mounting bracket provides high torque leverage for cantilevered hanging. The wall track is punched every inch making it easy to hit at least one stud. The long point of the cleat should be flush with the back edge of the cabinet pointed downward. Installing the french cleat.

Then simply set your table saw blade to a 45 angle and rip the piece in half lengthwise. The overlapping design of the mounting bracket provides high torque leverage for use in hanging cantilevered shelves. Label the back of each cleat with coordinating numbers to ensure the pairs stay with each other during the mounting process. 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.

This is so simple i m surprised it doesn t get used more often. Bigteddy 4 french cleat picture hangers hardware kit mount aluminum z bar clips hanging mounting bracket for mirror photo shelf and cabinet 4 pairs 4 8 out of 5 stars 568 16 29 16. Create a french cleat by cutting each 1x4 board to your desired length then cut it in half longways at a 45 degree angle image 1. 29 1 22 oz 25 99 25 99.

One half of the bracket is mounted on the wall and the other in the rear of the cabinet.