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Originally Posted by gwsullivan This weekend I will start replacing all my cabinet doors. I will leave the cabinets in place because you can't see them with the doors closed. I plan the build the stiles and rails with solid red oak (2" x 3/4")and the panels will be 1/8" beadboard panelling. This should not add much weight but will look like solid oak cabinets (I hope).
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The paneled door is an answer to the quick fix for a new look but there is a problem - the panels move; they can not be glued in because as the humidity changes they change size. If you live in a humid area and travel to a dry climate for a month or two the panels will shrink and crack. The other issue is how to stablize the panel - so that it will stay centered in a vehicle that bumps and bounces along the road. My AS has such a problem - that was not addressed soon enough by the PO and as a result all the channels have cracked and broken out and the panels will fall out. Attaching the panel to a single thin sheet of plastic which is attached to the back of the rails will solve the problem. I wouldn't be without such cabinetry; it adds so much richness to the inside. Photofinish can't match it. Have fun. Ernie