Hinge Options For Overlay Doors

Hinge is completely concealed or only knuckle is exposed both the frame and door wings are mounted inside.

Hinge options for overlay doors.

A full overlay door covers all or nearly all of the front edge of the cabinet. Full overlay hinges are used for individual cabinets or cabinets on either end of a row of cabinets. Designed for a 1 2 in. The amount of cabinet showing on partial overlay doors is determined by the hinge you choose.

This overlay type is commonly used in the middle of a run of cabinets where the doors share a single partition wall. A special hinge called a 3 8 inset overlay is installed on the door. The hinge is bent at 90 degrees to fit inside the dado. Half overlay cabinet hinges.

Adjust to align and level cabinet doors. Overlay these concealed hinges are retrofitable and allow any level diyer to do away with the heavy slamming of cabinet doors. Full overlay cabinet hinges. Types of cabinet door overlays.

When i say overlay i mean the way that the cabinet door sits on the frame of the cabinet box. Partial door overlay also known as standard overlay cabinet was the industry standard for many years and looks exactly as it sounds. The overlay refers to the size or type of the door the hinge or how the cabinet is built. Variable overlay hinges work on doors that completely overlay the frame and don t have a cutout on the back.

With the wide array of hinges available you can make your door overlay anywhere from 1 4 to over 1 1 2 of your cabinet front material. This type of overlay door fits tighter but for this reason is harder. Hinge overlay is the distance the door covers the frame or cabinet side on the hinge side. The most popular choice for full overlay and inset doors although they re usable on face frame cabinets as well.

A soss hinge is an invisible hinge that is used on inset cabinet doors. This hinge will allow the door to cover half of the partition wall or approximately 3 8. For doors 12 and narrower it is a potential option to use one hinge and if you have a large number of doors it is worth testing out. Hinge can be interior or exterior attaches to doors in which the end of the closed door fully covers the cabinet frame.

It is completely concealed when the door is closed. The hinge is attached by cutting deep mortises into both the door and cabinet frame the deep mortises give the door strength and support. Soss hinges can also be used on furniture and countertops with lift panels. Overlay doors are easiest to install because they don t have to be perfectly sized and fitted.

Offer ease of installation and can easily support heavier doors. Unfortunately this isn t a one size fits all problem as door weight height and width comes into play.