How To Measure For Overlay Cabinet Doors

A cabinet with a door larger than the opening in the frame is called an overlay door because the outer edges of the door overlap the frame.

How to measure for overlay cabinet doors. It helps to know the overlay of your existing cabinet doors that way you can either match it or contrast it. When measuring your overlay you will need to look on the hinged side of the door to determine your overlay size. Here is a picture showing a standard overlay red oak cabinet with partial overlay doors. Follow these steps to get an accurate measurement.

Your door will overlap the frame by a specific dimension below is a visual to help determine and measure your overlay. Now measure the distance from the inside edge of the tape to the frame opening. The above photo shows the entire door is on the outside of the cabinet frame. Normal door overlay is 1 4 to 1 1 2 in this example the measurement from the edge of the tape at the 1 mark to the edge of the frame opening is 3 8.

We suggest sizing your doors and drawers to conform to partial overlay 1 2 overlay or full overlay 1 1 4 overlay. How to measure when replacing with larger or smaller doors drawer fronts. Using this tutorial we will give you a simple roadmap to making your outdated cabinetry look as good as new. This is an overlay door.

The overlay itself is the measurement by which the door. 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. Remove the cabinet door. This is your door overlay.

Stick with a standard overlay.