Choice of materials, bottom of base cabinet.

[frav]

I have 4 Ballingslöv base cabinets (or whatever they're called) standing on a chipboard base directly on the floor. The base should be removed and furniture legs should be mounted in each corner. But it seems like I need to reinforce the bottom of the cabinets. The sides go down to the bottom edge, and the bottom "shelf" is mounted from the side. It doesn't feel very stable to mount the legs directly to this.

What would be most suitable?

A board across the front and back?

A frame around with boards?

A suitable board the same size as the entire bottom? (Suitable material? Chipboard, OSB, other?)

Other alternatives?

 

[p.lundgren]

I assembled kitchen cabinets in the workshop by creating a frame of 45x45 rule with a couple of recessed crossbars on which I placed the cabinets. I screwed the frame to the wall and attached legs at the front, slightly recessed from the front edge of the cabinets to avoid kicking them.

 

[frav]

I first thought of making a frame. But it ended up being OSB throughout, which turned out really well.