Fitting Concealed Door Hinges

The measurements listed in front of each hinge represent how much the door overlays the face frame when the cabinet door is closed.

Fitting concealed door hinges.

Then with the right hinges in hand follow the steps below to install them. If you re installing a new hinge you should drill a correctly sized hole on the door using one of our hole cutter attachments you ll need to measure 21 5mm inwards from the edge of the door this leaves the hole 4mm from the edge of the door then the hole will need to be 12mm deep for the hinge cup to sit flush. Within the hinge there are different sizes i know. You ll notice that the hinges we chose have 5 different options.

Mark the door ryan benyi. For a cabinet door that only requires two concealed hinges you will drill your mounting holes three inches down from the top and three inches up from the bottom of your door. If you love my content and would like t. Use a combination square to mark a line on the back of the door parallel with the hinge side edge and inset inch.

To drill your holes appropriately for a concealed hinge you will need to use a forstner bit that will not punch a hole all the way through your cabinet door. Concealed cabinet hinges in 9 steps 1. This video tells you everything you need to know about installing concealed hinges european style on cabinet doors. The hinge cup refers to the convex cup like part of the concealed hinge that goes inside of the bored hole in the door.

It s a lot stick with me. Then make marks across this line 3 inches from the top and bottom edges as shown.