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Glossary of Terms
BASE CABINET
Usually found under the countertops and sits on the floor.
CONCEALED HINGE
Hinges that are hidden from view when the cabinet is closed
CUSTOM CABINETRY
This offers the most options for style and design. With custom cabinets you'll multiple choices of wood type, shape, size, glaze, finish, frame style and more. This is the most expensive option when it comes to cabinetry.
DOVE TAIL DRAWERS
A highly effective way to join two pieces of wood at a right angle without requiring screws. The male end of the board has multiple pins cut into it while the female board has a series of tails. The two are then joined together in an interlocking fashion.
DRAWER GUIDES
The hardware installed on drawers that supports the gliding motion of the drawer. The specific drawer guide used varies depending on the drawer construction selected.
FLAT PACK CABINETRY
Cabinets are shipped unassembled in a flat box.
FILLER
A piece used to fill spaces between two cabinets to make the design fit the room precisely.
FRAMED CABINETS
The traditional framed cabinet has a front frame around the cabinet opening to which the door is attached. These are the most popular type of cabinets in the U.S. and are easier to install than frameless cabinetry because of their recessed end panels and rigid front frame. Framed cabinets are available in Traditional and Full Overlay styling which are explained below. Framed construction utilizes glue, staple and dowel or screw construction.
FRAMELESS CABINETS
Frameless, or European-style cabinets, have no front frame. The doors are attached directly to the sides of the cabinet. Frameless cabinets, which are more contemporary in style, offer the advantage of completely unobstructed access to the cabinet interior because there is no front frame.
FULL OVERLAY
Cabinet door styles that cover most of the face frame, giving prominence to the door and drawer design.
GLAZE FINISH
An additional furniture finish treatment that is applied to improve a standard stain, enhance door detail and even-out wood type variation.
HALF OVERLAY
Doors and drawers cover only a portion of the overall frame. Good option to highlight the outer frame of the cabinet box since it will be visible when the doors and drawers are fully closed.
MAPLE CABINETRY
Hard maple is a strong, close grained wood that is predominantly off-white in color; although it also contains light hues of yellow-brown and pink. Hard maple occasionally contains light tan or small dark mineral streaks.
MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard)
An engineered wood offering an extremely tight and smooth surface. Exceptionally stable, MDF is favored for laminating with thermofoils and melamine. (Cabinet Depot does not sell these products due to our ALL WOOD Cabinet lines being just as cost effective.)
MULLION DOORS
Cabinet doors with a glass panel in the center panel of the door.
RAISED PANEL
A term used to describe a door style where a thick center panel is machined to be flush with the door frame, thus giving the depth appearance by the sloping "raise" of the panel.
RTA
Ready-to-Assemble Cabinetry
SKIN
A thin panel with a matching finish, used on the ends of framed wall and base cabinets for a flush finish.
SOLID WOOD
A door with a solid wood center panel is comprised of boards that are joined or glued together to form the width of the center panel. Because natural woods have variations in color and grain pattern from board to board, these variations will be apparent in a solid wood door. Predictably, a solid wood door is more expensive than a veneered door. Learn more about wood characteristics.
SEMI-CUSTOM CABINETRY
Semi-custom cabinets offer fewer options than “custom cabinets.” However due to the increasing popularity they are available in a variety of popular sizes and finish options.
SOFT CLOSE FULL EXTENSION DRAWER GUIDE
Cabinet drawer glides that allow the drawer to be completely extended to access the back of the drawer. Full extension drawers provide complete access to the full depth of the drawer box when opening the cabinet drawer. The soft close feature is a piston and magnet system that allows the drawer to close gently.
SOFT CLOSE FULL HINGES
Hinges designed to cabinetry doors to close gently.
SOLID WOOD DOOR
A door with a solid wood center panel is comprised of boards that are joined or glued together to form the width of the center panel. Because natural woods have variations in color and grain pattern from board to board, these variations will be apparent in a solid wood door.
THERMOFOIL
This is another cabinet material made from heat fusing thin layers of PVC to a substrate. Thermofoil is easy to clean, durable and smoother than paint. (Cabinet Depot does not sell these products due to our ALL WOOD Cabinet lines being just as cost effective.)
TOE KICK
This is defined as the lower most piece of the base cabinet that is sunk in enough to allow someone's feet to go under if they were standing in front of the cabinet.
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