Fitting Concealed Door Hinges

Then make marks across this line 3 inches from the top and bottom edges as shown.

Fitting concealed door hinges.

Use a combination square to mark a line on the back of the door parallel with the hinge side edge and inset inch. 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. Fit the cup of the hinge into the hole so the screwholes are flush against the surface of the cabinet door. Hinge and fitting specialists menu menu.

You ll notice that the hinges we chose have 5 different options. If you love my content and would like t. Then with the right hinges in hand follow the steps below to install them. Mark the door ryan benyi.

Concealed cabinet hinges in 9 steps 1. The hinge cup refers to the convex cup like part of the concealed hinge that goes inside of the bored hole in the door. Within the hinge there are different sizes i know. 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.

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