Attaching Hinges To Door

Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil.

Attaching hinges to door.

Once the hinges are securely attached to the back of the cabinet door you are done. To begin measure the width of the hinge from the center of the knuckle outward to the edge of the hinge and subtract 1 32 inch from this measurement. Repeat this step until all the hinges are securely attached to the cabinet door. Screw the hinge onto the door.

With a sharp chisel and hammer cut the wood in the shape of the hinge. Open and close the door to make sure the hinges work and the door is even. If the door needs to be fitted to the frame do so by planing with an electric or hand plane depending on how much needs to be taken off. Or simpler how to hang a door.

Choosing the right hinges for the job to mount a regular door the most popular type of hinge is a butt hinge. In this video i m showing how to fit a door hinges on to the door and on the door frame. Raise the door up in the opening using a wooden wedge until only a 2 3mm gap is left at the top. Hook the hinges onto the mounting plates and snap them into place.

Put the door in the lining with the lock block in the side where the handle will be fitted. The hinges for flat pack cupboard doors come in two sections the first screws on to the door and the second screws on to the cabinet. Start by disconnecting the two sections of the hinge and screw the door section onto the pre drilled hole. To install door hinges on a new door measure and mark where your hinges need to go on the door frame and on the door you re hanging.

Set the euro style hinges in each of the the cup holes and screw them in then use the provided screws to attach them to the frame of your cabinet it s very straight forward there s one hole in the hinge and one screw just line up the door so that the overhang on the top and bottom is even and drill it in place. Press on the bars of the hinge to snap them into place on the mounting plates. Using your electric screw driver drive the 5 8 long wood screws directly into the back of the door through the small holes on the hinge itself. Previous step next step.

This video tells you everything you need to know about installing concealed hinges european style on cabinet doors if you love my content and would like to. Attach the screws and secure the door into it s hung hinges with the pins. The door im doing is an inter. These hinges come with both removable and un removable pins.

This is the distance that you ll need to measure in from the edge of the door or cabinet frame for the width of the mortise.