Add to that an additional 1/2″ on either side for drawer glide hardware clearance. Due to the frame the drawer box opening is only 15″ wide. For instance, you have an 18″ wide base cabinet. A framed cabinet also limits the size of a drawer box by 4″. One must also upgrade to a BUTT door (full access) cabinet if you want access to the cabinet without the 3″ center stile that limits the size of objects that can be placed in the cabinet. Kraftmaid – A framed cabinet has 1 1/2″ stiles or rails surrounding the opening of the cabinet which winds up consuming 3″ of usable width (1/4″ lip + 1/2″ side panel + 3/4″ remaining stile width + 3/4″ stile width on the opposing side + 1/2″ side panel + 1/4″ lip).This also allows you additional storage as you are not having to sacrifice cabinet size in order to accommodate the doors. Ultracraft – Ultracraft uses a 107 degree hinge as standard which pulls the door in towards itself prior to opening allowing you to place a full overlay door directly against a wall or deeper cabinet without the danger of rubbing.

Kraftmaid – When using a full overlay door on a framed cabinet you have to take into account an extra 1/2″ to 1″ next to any cabinet that abuts a wall or deeper cabinet in order for the door to open without rubbing.Ultracraft – 5/8″ Compressed particle board with flushed ends as a standard.Kraftmaid – 1/2″ Compressed particle board with 1/4″ lip behind frame, must upgrade to furniture ends to get flushed sides.For the sake of arguement, I’ll use Kraftmaid Cabinets and Ultracraft Cabinets both with their standard construction options with a full overlay door. There are a few advantages to Frameless that can make them more appealing to the average customer. Why pick a Frameless build of cabinet instead of a Framed cabinet? Both offer great quality and longevity.

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