Fitting Hinges On Doors

Most doors require a minimum of two hinges.

Fitting hinges on doors.

Assuming you re installing a new door you ll need to find the precise location on the door frame for your hinges. We sell in single door hinge quantities to allow you to buy as many as your project requires 2 hinges are required for interior doors 3 hinges are required for exterior doors or fire doors. One hinge is located 7 inches from the top of the door frame and the other hinge is located 11 inches from the bottom of the door frame. You can use as many hinges as you like for your cabinet doors but you ll need at least 2 to hang it properly.

Place your hinges in the correct location. Do all trimming and fitting on the door before marking your hinge. You can get away with two hinges on a light hollow core door but will need at least three on solid core or exterior doors. The hinges should sit flush against the outside and inside of the cabinet.

If you re installing the hinges on the back of the door have the 2 sides of the hinges laying on top of each other instead. The fitting of door hinges is extremely important.