Fillers vs. Applied Panels?

In our “Cabinotch Full Access” library you will find items called “Fillers” as well as “Applied Panels”, both of which are under both Base Cabinets and Top Cabinets. Both have specific uses and are commonly mistaken for the role which one another fills.

For our purposes you should notate that each is made up on 3/4” (19.1mm) material which will match the species applied under the “Exterior Material” selection upon utilizing the ‘Cabinotch-Request a Quote’ tool and will have edgebanding which matches the part being cut; for this reason, these components are always either RAW plywood or one of our Melamine options. *Note that both Fillers and Applied Panels are not automatically “Supplied” (cut or included in quote) by Cabinotch, due to these components commonly being sourced or produced in the same material that your cabinet doors will be made from.

Most of the confusion surrounding these two catalog items stems from the terminology and application for each. For the purposes of understanding this distinction, note that KCD is requiring a value for ‘depth’…For an Applied Panel, this ‘depth’ will in essence be the width of the part cut. For example an Applied Panel specified at 3/4”(19mm) Width x 42”(1066.8mm) Height x 13-13/16”(350mm) Depth, would be appropriate as a Slab/Door Panel dimension. If you require material to scribe the same cabinet being accommodated in the previous example to a wall then a good example ‘Filler’ should be ordered at 4-1/4”(107.95mm) Width x 42”(1066.8mm) Height x 3/4”(19mm) Depth. Even though you may input the ‘depth’ for a “Filler” at any value you wish, to avoid setting a ‘Distance from Wall’, Cabinotch will only produce a Filler at a 3/4”(19mm) depth, as this is the thickness of the material being used.

*As stated earlier, in order to have these parts ‘Supplied’ by Cabinotch you will need to highlight under the Edit Screen for each unit, the selection which states “(Supplied)”.