Hinge Placement On Cabinet Doors

As an example on a 31 tall door by 20 1 2 wide the top hinge ended up 4 1 4 from the top of the door to the center of the hinge.

Hinge placement on cabinet doors.

The cabinet door hinges should be placed at least 1 1 2 inches to 2 inches from the top of the edge of the cabinet. On lower cabinets the top screw hole should be placed 2 5 3 below the top of the door. The bottom one was 5 1 2 from the bottom of the door to the center. Door hinge placement always consider hinge placement before installing hinges on any cabinet door.

On upper cabinets the bottom screw hole should be placed 2 5 3 above the bottom of the door. Let us bore your order for hinges so all you have to do is insert the hinges and hang the doors. Bigger solid core doors require 3 or 4 or more hinges with ball bearings. When it comes to installing cabinet door handles either knobs or pulls they are always placed on the opposite side from the door hinges.

The top hinge is a little closer to the top usually about 7 as it is always in tension with the forces applied. Because gravity works on a door in this way hinges are placed on the high side with the bottom hinge 10 inches from the bottom of the door and the top one 5 inches from the top of the door. This comes before the door is hung and standard hinge placement measurements should be used. Alignment with the edge of the cabinet will greatly depend on the type of hinge.

Boring for either european hinges or compact concealed hinges is offered as part of our online ordering process cutting down on the number of steps for you to complete the job and protecting your cabinet doors from potential damage. They could be set flush with the edge of the cabinet face or in 1 4 inch from the edge. Partial inset lipped doors have a rabbet notch cut into the outside edge of the door so that the door is partially inset into the cabinet opening. Just like knobs pulls are typically centered horizontally on the door stile opposite the side of the door hinge.

Hinges are generally spaced out equally to also keep the door straight. This keeps the top of the door from rubbing on the frame opposite the hinge.