How To Install Euro Door Hinges

This hole is 35 mm 1 3 8 in diameter for all euro hinges.

How to install euro door hinges.

No matter what type of hinge you choose the hinges are mounted on the door first and then the cabinet. Concealed cabinet hinges in 9 steps 1. Use a combination square to mark a line on the back of the door parallel with the hinge side edge and inset inch. For installing cabinet hinges you ll be drilling two sets of holes in the door.

Euro style hinges may seem complicated until you try them for the first time. Then you ll see how easy they are to install and why so many production shops use them exclusively for hanging cabinet doors. Concealed hinges also known as a european hinge or a cup hinge get their name from the fact that they re hidden from view when the cabinets are closed. Turn the hinge adjustment screws as needed and a little at a time to refine the fit of the door or doors in the.

Once in place euro style hinges also allow for some helpful adjustments that other hinge styles don t. If you don t want to see your hinges opt for the concealed variety. On a double door cabinet repeat this process to hang the other door. Set the door in position and install the baseplate screws to hang the door on the cabinet.

Mark the door ryan benyi. Open and close the doors a few times to check their alignment. First there s the cup hole the large hole that the hinge drops into.