Overlap Cabinet Door

So the overlay refers to the size or type.

Overlap cabinet door.

Using this tutorial we will give you a simple roadmap to making your outdated cabinetry look as good as new. A full overlay door covers a majority of the side panel in case of frameless or frame in face frame applications. This creates a continuous look and minimizes the visible gaps between each cabinet door. Overlays can come in a variety of sizes but in common applications we most often see a 1 2 overlay or 1 4 overlay.

A full overlay door will overlay as much of the cabinet face frame as possible to ensure a nice updated style for your new cabinets. When referring to an overlay door it means the entire door lays on top of the cabinet frame. Overlay is the correlation of your cabinet doors to the cabinet face frames. It reveals as little as 1 4.

Of the frame between cabinet units. Full door overlay cabinet styles the doors and drawer fronts almost completely cover the cabinet face. Full overlay cabinet doors also called euro style these cabinet doors sit on top of the cabinet frame covering it entirely with gaps of less than anywhere on the cabinet face. The amount of overlay determines the type of hinge and door you will be using.

The resulting smooth profile enhances a transitional or contemporary style. Although where european hinges are used there is a broader range of overlay sizes.