How To Install European Door Hinges

If you don t want to see your hinges opt for the concealed variety.

How to install european door hinges.

If you re installing the hinges on the back of the door have the 2 sides of the hinges laying on top of each. Concealed cabinet hinges in 9 steps 1. Concealed hinges also known as european cup hinges are available in dozens of self closing configurations. Turn the hinge adjustment screws as needed and a little at a time to refine the fit of the door or doors in the.

Then with the right hinges in hand follow the steps below to install them. Use a combination square to mark a line on the back of the door parallel with the hinge side edge and inset inch. How to install euro hinges on your cabinets adjust the door up and down with the two screws that hold the hinge to the cabinet. Overlay or inset the tricky part of installing this kind of hinge is boring the 35 mm hole.

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. Open and close the doors a few times to check their alignment. On a double door cabinet repeat this process to hang the other door.

First there s the cup hole the large hole that the hinge drops into. Mark the door ryan benyi. Here are two ways to get it right. This hole is 35 mm 1 3 8 in diameter for all euro hinges.

For installing cabinet hinges you ll be drilling two sets of holes in the door. Set the door in position and install the baseplate screws to hang the door on the cabinet. Euro hinge adjustment euro hinge installation. Then make marks across this line 3 inches from the top and bottom edges as shown.

No matter what type of hinge you choose the hinges are mounted on the door first and then the cabinet.