Installing European Hinges On Cabinet Doors

Set the door in position and install the baseplate screws to hang the door on the cabinet.

Installing european hinges on cabinet doors. Concealed cabinet hinges in 9 steps 1. Hanging cabinet doors is a breeze with these durable and forgiving hinges. On a double door cabinet repeat this process to hang the other door. Then you ll see how easy they are to install and why so many production shops use them exclusively for hanging cabinet doors.

Use a combination square to mark a line on the back of the door parallel with the hinge side edge and inset inch. Loosen all four hinge screws slightly to move the door up or down then re tighten the screws when the correct position is reached. For installing cabinet hinges you ll be drilling two sets of holes in the door. Turn the hinge adjustment screws as needed and a little at a time to refine the fit of the door or doors in the.

Last week we ran through basics of drilling european hinge cup holes and pointed out a few tools that make the operation easy and accurate. First there s the cup hole the large hole that the hinge drops into. Euro style hinges may seem complicated until you try them for the first time. No matter what type of hinge you choose the hinges are mounted on the door first and then the cabinet.

With the hinge cup holes drilled you re ready to begin laying out the location of the hinge mounting plates on the cabinet. But with the right tools and accurate measurements you can easily install your own cabinet hinges. Then make marks across this line 3 inches from the top and bottom edges as shown. Mark the door ryan benyi.

Euro hinge adjustment euro hinge installation. A mounting plate connects the hinge and the door to the cabinet face frame or in the case of frameless cabinets to the interior cabinet wall. Installing cabinet hinges correctly is critical when you re attaching cabinet doors so they re properly aligned and open smoothly. On the other hand concealed hinges also known as euro hinges are available in dozens of self closing configurations.

This hole is 35 mm 1 3 8 in diameter for all euro hinges. This week we ll continue with a few tips on the remainder of the hinge installation process picking up where we left off.