How To Measure For Frameless Cabinet Doors

The compact hinges that we offer in 1 2 overlay will accomodate this size perfectly.

How to measure for frameless cabinet doors.

Measured like a framed cabinet or using the existing door s measurements. Begin measuring your existing cabinet openings noting width followed by height. We recommend measuring at least twice for accuracy as our doors are custom made to the specific measurements you provide. Measure to the closest 1 16 of an inch for both width and height for doors made in just the right size.

Standard overlay 1 27 cm 1 2 thickness of frame covered by the door thus order a door that is 2 54 cm 1 larger and 2 54 cm 1 higher than the opening. Framed or frameless 1. For some more tips on measuring your cabinets openings refer to this video. Most face frame style cabinet doors are 1 larger than the opening that they cover.

Determine the type of cabinet. This results in ordering two doors both sized 15 1 2 wide to cover a 30 wide cabinet opening and butt together leaving a 1 8 gap in the middle. All cabinet door or drawer measurements can be made to the 1 16 of an inch. For each door specify whether you want the hinging on the left or right in some cases it could even be at the top.

Measuring drawer fronts is similar to the methods used for cabinet doors. For 5 8 boxes use a 1 2 overlay usually add 1 to width and height. Measure the distance between the pencil mark and the adjacent inside edge. Cabinet doors 101 how to measure for one half inch overlay single and double cabinet doorsin this video we ll explain one half inch overlay cabinet doors.

Follow these steps to get an accurate measurement. Close the cabinet door you want to measure. Remove the cabinet door. To properly measure for an inset cabinet door doors that fit inside the cabinet frame measure the opening as instructed above and then subtract 1 8 from both the width and height of the frame to make sure the doors have the proper gap.

For 3 4 boxes use a 5 8 overlay usually add 1 1 4 to width and height. Frameless cabinets do not have face frames. To measure cabinet doors for the kitchen bath or any room you need a good tape measure and something to take notes on. Thus if you your opening is 15 w x 30 1 2 h then the door will most likely be 16 w x 31 1 2 h.