![]() INSET: Here the doors are literally set inside of the opening.This allows the door to fit snuggly into the cabinet opening. Once you open the door, you can see that a groove (known as rabbet) has been cut all the way around. LIPPED: From the front, this door style looks like partial overlay.The exposed section of frame is called the ‘reveal’. The doors are mounted such that part of the frame is exposed. PARTIAL OVERLAY: This door style is also known as ‘Traditional’ overlay.Face Frame cabinetry can offer this look, too. The edge banding (an absolute must for a frameless box and typically made of plastic and applied to the exposed particle board) is not visible in full overlay design. This is where the doors cover the cabinet case completely. FULL OVERLAY: Frameless cabinets are known for their contemporary or Euro look, and feature what is called ‘full overlay’ doors. ![]() An article on Angie’s List describes frameless like this, “If a person holds a cardboard carton upright with the open end toward the person, it’s easy to collapse the carton diagonally because there isn’t any bracing around the front rim.” Enough said. Really? It doesn’t take an engineering degree to understand that a framed box is sturdier than one with no frame. We recently saw an article on a well known home improvement advisor website stating, “A frameless cabinet is sturdier than a face framed counterpart”. You will find many articles online regarding Face Frame versus Frameless Cabinets. What all this ultimately means is that a Face Frame product corresponds directly to prolonged life of the cabinetry. If the floor is sloping or the wall seems to bow or dip, frameless cabinets lack the strength to remain upright and the box will skew on the wall. Lastly, cabinets reinforced with a frame will prevent ‘racking’ (an industry term for what happens when a box is hung on an uneven wall). In the event of a mild earthquake, frameless cabinet doors are likely to shift out of place, whereas doors on face frame cabinetry should not be affected. Screws will not be working their way out of solid wood like they will in particle board. Hinges and glides are then attached to the solid wood frame. In face frame construction, solid wood is used to ‘frame’ around the cabinet opening. ![]() It is not uncommon for screws to become loose after a few years and detach from the particle board. ![]() The door and drawer front hardware is simply attached to the inside of the box. These boxes are made of particle board with melamine or plywood veneer. And one of the the reasons is durability.īy looking at the picture, you can see that, in frameless construction, the hardware is attached directly to the inside of the cabinet box. Strength and Durability ComparisonĬ&L Design Specialists has been designing and lobbying for full face frame cabinetry for years. By the way, this is also the first area you should explore when shopping for cabinetry. So today, we are going to give you some knowledge about Face Frame versus Frameless cabinets. Woodworking 101: Face Frame versus Frameless CabinetsĬonsumer knowledge is a must when shopping automotive, computers, cell phones, etc., so why not when shopping for cabinetry? We can all agree that knowledge is power.
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