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The overlay is the amount or distance that the cabinet door overlaps the cabinet opening on the hinge side of the door. Normally, this distance is the same on both sides of the cabinet opening and will range from 3/8" to 1-9/16".

0:36 1:44 How to Measure Cabinet Door Overlay for Face Frame Cabinetry YouTube Start of suggested clip End of suggested clip Now you open the door and you can see the edge of the sticky note. Now take your tape measure andMoreNow you open the door and you can see the edge of the sticky note. Now take your tape measure and measure the distance from the opening of the cabinet. To the sticky note or the tape.

Partial or 1/2 inch Overlay Cabinet Door Partial-overlay cabinet doors are cabinetry designed with ½-inch overlay door and drawer fronts, which leaves 2 inches of the cabinet face frame exposed between the doors, creating a more traditional kitchen look.

Add space for door overlay: Cabinet doors for framed cabinets must be larger than the cabinet opening to look right and close properly. We refer to this as an "overlay". The industry standard for most cabinet doors is a 1/2 inch overlay around the cabinet door.

0:54 1:46 How to Measure Your Cabinet Door Overlay - YouTube YouTube Start of suggested clip End of suggested clip On the style of hinge that you have you may want to remove the door. So you can measure the overlay.MoreOn the style of hinge that you have you may want to remove the door. So you can measure the overlay. Properly.

0:56 3:02 How to Measure for Full Overlay Replacement Cabinet Doors YouTube Start of suggested clip End of suggested clip In this example our opening is 12 inches. So you would order a door 14 and a half inches wide. TheMoreIn this example our opening is 12 inches. So you would order a door 14 and a half inches wide. The height of our opening is 27 inches so our door height would be 29. And a half inches.

1:28 3:02 How to Measure for Full Overlay Replacement Cabinet Doors YouTube Start of suggested clip End of suggested clip Opening. The size of our cabinet opening is 27 inches wide by 15 inches. High add the one and aMoreOpening. The size of our cabinet opening is 27 inches wide by 15 inches. High add the one and a quarter inches to the top and bottom of the doors for an overall height of 17. And a half inches.