(SKIP TO 2:00min to see Step-by-Step) Whether you are converting your old exposed traditional hinges to European concealed ones or just replacing a broken hinge, you will need your cabinet overlay.

Simply put, cabinet overlay is the space that your cabinet door covers the frame or panel of your cabinet, on the hinge side of the door. Measuring the door’s overlay is one of the critical steps you’ll need to take when preparing to install a cabinet door or replace existing hinges.

When measured incorrectly, the cabinet door will either extend too far (and touch the door that it is next to), or it will not extend far enough leaving a gap.

Here’s what you’ll need:
1. A pencil with an eraser, or easy-to-remove masking/painter’s tape that will not leave residue on your cabinets.
2. A ruler

Step 1: Close the cabinet door.

Step 2: (Pencil Method) Mark the exact edge where the cabinet door meets the frame or panel of the cabinet.
(Blue Tape Method) Line up the tape with the exact edge where the
cabinet door meets the frame or panel of the cabinet. Be
careful not to run the edge of the tape under the door, as this
will result in an incorrect overlay measurement.

Step 3: Open the cabinet door.

Step 4: (Pencil Method) Measure from the pencil mark to the inside edge of the cabinet opening. This is your cabinet overlay.
(Tape Method) Measure from the inside edge of the tape to the
inside edge of the cabinet opening. This is your cabinet
overlay, write it down.

Another method that is used (but is not as accurate) is to measure the width of the door and then subtract the width of the cabinet opening, divided by two. For example, if the cabinet door is 20 inches wide and the cabinet opening is 18 inches, then you would have 20” minus 18” divided by 2 = 1” overlay.

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