Partial-overlay cabinet doors are cabinetry designed with ½-inch overlay door and drawer fronts, which leaves 2 inches of the cabinet face frame exposed between the doors, creating a more traditional kitchen look. Partial-overlay cabinet doors are also called standard, traditional or half overlay.
A 1/2″ overlay literally means that all the drawers and doors of a cabinet run will extend half an inch over the frame. This is a classic styling for cabinetry and leaves about two inches of exposed frame in between cabinet doors.
Partial overlay cabinets cover most of the cabinet frame but leave space between the drawers and doors. This is typically the least expensive cabinet option and is a top choice for people who want to leave off hardware. Full overlay leaves no space between each door/drawer and thus requires hardware.
1/2" overlay hinges are the most common overlay of cabinet hinge. These are used in face frame cabinets where the door covers a 1/2" of the face frame all the way around the cabinet door. 1/2" overlay hinges are the most common overlay of cabinet hinge.
An overlay door is a door which, when closed, lays “on top” of the cabinet opening (no part of the door goes into the opening since the door is larger than the opening). The overlay dimension is simply how much bigger the door is than the opening of the cabinet (as measured on the hinged side of the door).
There are four different overlay systems used in creating decorative concrete floors: microtoppings, stampable overlays, multipurpose overlays and self-leveling overlays.
Typically most cabinets (even cabinets built with exposed hinges) will stay true to the ½” overlay standard.
The correct determination for full overlay is typically 3/4 inch on all sides. For example, if the door opening in the cabinet face frame is 12 by 18 inches, the size for a full overlay door would be 13 1/2 by 19 1/2 inches.
The Pros of Full Overlay Cabinets
They're a good alternative to inset cabinets for tighter budgets. More Storage: Because the doors are mounted on the face frame instead of inside it, there's more room to squeeze large items through the opening than in inset cabinets.
Since they are not set inside the cabinet frame, full overlay provides the greatest amount of storage with ample room for items such as pots and pans. Double doors in full overlay style come without the vertical stile on the face frame which allows for even better storage capacity and easier access of stored items.
Because a frameless cabinet will likely be made of thicker materials to compensate for the lack of frame, frameless cabinets usually cost more. However, you can find framed and frameless cabinets made of the same thickness and type of wood.
Split Door Measurement
For split doors with a 1/2” overlay add 1 inch to both the width and height. Then additionally for the width divide the entire number by 2 and subtract 1/16”. This allows for the two doors with a 1/8" gap between the cabinet doors.
Ball Bearing Hinge
Ball bearing hinges are considered heavy-duty and durable, making them ideal for entry doors.
This hinge is “half-cranked”. The bend at the edge of the hinge moves the edge of the door closer to the edge of the opening. The combination of plate height (the part screwed inside the box) and amount of “crank” determines where the outer edge of the door lands on the cabinet.
An Overlay hinge is also just how it sounds, it allows the cabinet door to lay over the frame slightly, or even all the way. An overlay hinge can be completely concealed, or it can be Semi concealed, where the hinge is visible when the cabinet door is closed.
It really is amazing what hidden hinges can do to update the look of any cabinetry. And if you ever get the chance to fully replace your cabinets or cabinet doors, you can reuse these hinges. This type of hinge is not cheap, so the more mileage you can get out of them, the better.
There are four different overlay systems used in creating decorative concrete floors: microtoppings, stampable overlays, multipurpose overlays and self-leveling overlays. All have different characters and makeups with which to achieve decorative looks.
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