Full Overlay Vs Partial Overlay Cabinet Doors

This is what makes it a full overlay cabinet door.

Full overlay vs partial overlay cabinet doors.

The spacing between the doors and drawer fronts of a cabinet run are the most visible and defining detail which is why most generally manufactured cabinets are divided into these two categories. The full overlay door is going to be more expensive than a partial overlay. Plus this style means about an extra inch of space inside the cabinets since the doors aren t closing into the cabinet like inset ones do. With only 1 4 th of an inch between cabinet doors pulls or knobs are needed.

Full overlay cabinets do come with an additional charge. The pros of full overlay cabinets. If your cabinets are designed for full overlay it means that the doors completely overlap the opening on all four sides. The door sits on the cabinet face leaving a gap of usually 1 1 inch between the doors allowing the face frame of the.

Partial overlay cabinets are the most common and least expensive option for your kitchen. The aesthetic disadvantage of partial overlay doors it that they can sometimes seem to be dotting the surface of your cabinets rather than defining them. This is the first cabinet door type and has been around for centuries. The quality of the partial overlay door is equal to a full overlay door but less wood is used in its construction as it does not have to cover the full cabinet.

Partial overlay doors often provide a good amount of storage space although the vertical stiles needed between doors can be restricting compared to full overlay. The partial overlay cabinet has been around for years and is a less expensive door and drawer option because the door and drawer fronts are smaller than full overlay doors and drawers. A full overlay cabinet door completely covers the face of the cabinet box and is commonly used on frameless or european style cabinets. Here are pictures of full overlay cabinet doors.

The reveal or the exposed cabinet face is less than 1 8 inches. The correct determination for full overlay is typically 3 4 inch on all sides. Double door cabinets with full overlay come with an additional benefit. Inset door overlay is shown in the left image.

They do not have a vertical face frame stile between the two doors which allows homeowners to store larger items in the cabinet without having to work around the center stile needed in a standard overlay cabinet. Full overlays are typically found on custom made cabinets and give the cabinetmaker leeway to conceal less than perfect cabinet box edges. Full overlay cabinets also present a unified front since the overall look is smooth this is different from the partial overlay cabinets popular a few decades ago which showed the face frame in the spaces between doors and drawer fronts. The cabinet door is actually set within the frame so it s completely flush on.