Hinge Placement On Cabinet Doors

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.

Hinge placement on cabinet doors. 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. Let us bore your order for hinges so all you have to do is insert the hinges and hang the doors. When i place the hinges on a cabinet door i put them where they look good to me. This keeps the top of the door from rubbing on the frame opposite the hinge.

Door hinge placement always consider hinge placement before installing hinges on any cabinet door. Butt hinges are the most traditional type of hinge for full inset doors but many alternatives are available including soss hinges knife hinges and some types of european hinges. On upper cabinets the bottom screw hole should be placed 2 5 3 above the bottom of the door. Bigger solid core doors require 3 or 4 or more hinges with ball bearings.

They could be set flush with the edge of the cabinet face or in 1 4 inch from the edge. On lower cabinets the top screw hole should be placed 2 5 3 below the top of the door. Just like knobs pulls are typically centered horizontally on the door stile opposite the side of the door hinge. Alignment with the edge of the cabinet will greatly depend on the type of hinge.

You ll specifically want to place them anywhere between 1 and 4 from the top or bottom edge of the door. The top hinge is a little closer to the top usually about 7 as it is always in tension with the forces applied. Hinges are generally spaced out equally to also keep the door straight. When it comes to installing cabinet door handles either knobs or pulls they are always placed on the opposite side from the door hinges.

This comes before the door is hung and standard hinge placement measurements should be used. 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.