What is the difference between overlay and face frame cabinets?

• <div><p>Overlay refers to the cabinet’s door style, while face frame refers to how the cabinet’s box is constructed. Overlay cabinets can either be full overlay—meaning the doors and drawers completely cover the fronts of the cabinets—or partial overlay, which means a portion of the face frame stays visible when the cabinets are shut. Partial overlay doors can only be used on face frame cabinets. Full overlay doors can be used on either face frame or frameless cabinets.</p></div>

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Q: Do cabinet repairs include warranties?

• <div><p>Many contractors offer warranties for repair work. Confirm terms before hiring.</p></div>

Q: Why won't my cabinet doors close all the way?

• <div><p>If your cabinet doors won&rsquo;t close properly, you may have an issue with the hinges. Go through the steps above to adjust them. If that doesn&rsquo;t work, you may need to replace the hinges.</p></div>

Q: Do I need to remove my existing cabinets?

• <div><p>No, and that&rsquo;s why adding kitchen cabinets to the ceiling is popular! Whether you match the color of your existing cabinets or not, you can still paint your cabinet boxes with them attached to the wall&mdash;making this project much less invasive.</p></div>

Q: What is the difference between overlay and face frame cabinets?

• <div><p>Overlay refers to the cabinet&rsquo;s door style, while face frame refers to how the cabinet&rsquo;s box is constructed. Overlay cabinets can either be full overlay&mdash;meaning the doors and drawers completely cover the fronts of the cabinets&mdash;or partial overlay, which means a portion of the face frame stays visible when the cabinets are shut. Partial overlay doors can only be used on face frame cabinets. Full overlay doors can be used on either face frame or frameless cabinets.</p></div>

Q: Can you replace drawers in existing kitchen cabinets?

• <div><p>You can replace drawers in existing cabinets by repurchasing the same model, if only replacing broken drawers, or replace them altogether to give your kitchen a whole new look. Be sure to measure the exact dimensions of each drawer to ensure the new set will fit correctly. You should also replace existing drawers with new ones with the same type of drawer slides for easy installation.</p></div>

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Reviewed in June 2018
Sean is awesome! He is incredibly thorough and found even the smallest infractions during the home inspection. He has a great line of communication and we were informed the whole time. If we had to reach him, he was always a phone call away. I really appreciate Sean's professional yet laid back...
Evergreen Property Inspection LLC
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Reviewed in June 2016
The only part of the service that was performed, was the windows were clean. I asked for deep cleaning of the entire home, with the exception of the carpet as I had a carpet cleaner lined up for after the house cleaners. In the kitchen, there was built up grease on the wood cabinets, and...
Kenai Cleaning Services
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Reviewed in October 2014
They did very nice work. I have had them shampooed for me three times. The first time I had a residual odor and they came and took care of it at no costs. They came again and did my entire house and they really do nice work. They are very professional, terrific and I highly recommend them. The...
J & S Steamway Carpet Cleaning
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Reviewed in September 2014
Jeff Labrenz gave me a verbal quote and before I had anything in writing he came over and started the work. After one day the price went up 700.00 and he refused to finish the rest of the job as he did not want to "run up the bill any higher" until I paid the full amount of his new bill. ...
Labrenz Landscaping Inc
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Reviewed in September 2013
The plumber was a hack. I had another outfit finish the work and they didn't like the rough in, either. Septic was too shallow leaving the house; rough ins thru the wall were crooked; toilet set too close to the wall (luckily they make 10" clearance toilets); didn't include a filter at the pump;...
Alaska Best Heating and Plumbing Inc
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Reviewed in December 2012
They were wonderful helping me deal with the choice I had to make.
North Pole Veterinary Hospital
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Reviewed in November 2012
They returned my call promptly, and were able to tell me what I needed to perform the necessary work myself, which involved buying a larger capacity plug. They were very helpful, and provided just the technical information I needed to be able to shop for the equipment and making the change...
SPARKY'S ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC.
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Reviewed in June 2012
Altrol Inc. is a great company. They are very conscious about coming into the house and making sure they don't drop anything down like, dirt, snow or oil. They are very courteous and very nice. They are very polite. They tell you everything that they've done. They don't treat you like an idiot.
Altrol Heating Cooling & Plumbing
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Many contractors offer warranties for repair work. Confirm terms before hiring.

If your cabinet doors won’t close properly, you may have an issue with the hinges. Go through the steps above to adjust them. If that doesn’t work, you may need to replace the hinges.

No, and that’s why adding kitchen cabinets to the ceiling is popular! Whether you match the color of your existing cabinets or not, you can still paint your cabinet boxes with them attached to the wall—making this project much less invasive.

Overlay refers to the cabinet’s door style, while face frame refers to how the cabinet’s box is constructed. Overlay cabinets can either be full overlay—meaning the doors and drawers completely cover the fronts of the cabinets—or partial overlay, which means a portion of the face frame stays visible when the cabinets are shut. Partial overlay doors can only be used on face frame cabinets. Full overlay doors can be used on either face frame or frameless cabinets.

You can replace drawers in existing cabinets by repurchasing the same model, if only replacing broken drawers, or replace them altogether to give your kitchen a whole new look. Be sure to measure the exact dimensions of each drawer to ensure the new set will fit correctly. You should also replace existing drawers with new ones with the same type of drawer slides for easy installation.

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