Hinges For Partial Overlay Cabinet Doors

The doors in the center however can use partial overlay hinges with the gap between the doors ranging from 1 8 to 1 2 inch in width depending on the hinge you use.

Hinges for partial overlay cabinet doors.

Partial overlay is a style of cabinet drawer and door that refers to the amount of frame visible on a cabinetry run. With partial overlay doors the hinges can be either hidden or exposed. They are easy to mass produce because the tolerances don t need to be exact and they can be installed with standard or hidden hinges. Full overlay hinges are used for individual cabinets or cabinets on either end of a row of cabinets.

In order to choose continue reading how to measure the inset on a partial inset door. Half or partial overlay hinges are used for a pair of cabinet doors in the middle of a row of cabinets where two doors have their hinges mounted on. When the door is closed about one inch of the cabinet frame is visible. This is the most popular and affordable kind of cabinet door.

Different styles of door indicate different types of frame construction which affects storage space placement and cabinet size. When the door is closed part of the thickness of the door fits inside the opening of the cabinet this is the inset and part of the door overlays the cabinet opening this is the lip. The gaps of the exposed frame are usually about 1. 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.

Cabinet doors are about more than looks. Like full overlay the doors sit on top of the frame however they cover only the openings not the full face of the box. The overlay refers to the size or type of the door the hinge or how the cabinet is built.