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.
Full overlay cabinets vs partial overlay.
Full overlay cabinets a full overlay cabinet door completely covers the face of the cabinet box and is commonly used on frameless or european style cabinets.
The door sits on the cabinet face leaving a gap of usually 1 1 inch between the doors allowing the face frame of the cabinet to be seen.
Full overlay cabinets take less skill to install and are therefore less expensive.
A full overlay cabinet door.
Full overlay is common on frameless construction where.
The reveal or the exposed cabinet face is less than 1 8 inches.
Actually whether or not there is a stile present between 2 doors has zero to do with it being a partial or full overlay.
A partial overlay covers most of the cabinet frame but leaves about 2 inches revealed.
Partial overlay cabinets are the most common and least expensive option for your kitchen.
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.
Pairs of doors have 2 doors for 1 opening.
The pros of full overlay cabinets.
Single doors have 1 door per opening.
Be wary of partial overlay cabinets marketed as custom made as most custom built cabinets have full overlay doors.