Install the hinge cups ryan benyi.
How to install full overlay door hinges.
Mark the position for the hinge on the back face of the door.
The door should measure 1 2 inch bigger than.
Before ordering hinges make sure your doors are sized for 1 2 inch hinges.
Place the hinge on the door and mark the distance from the edge.
Do this for both hinges on the door.
Put the hinge on the hinge side of the cabinet door where you marked from the bottom and arrange it so it s in the position it needs to be installed in.
Clearly that s why the overlay hinges did not work.
Use a pencil to mark around the hinge so you know where you need to bore your hole.
Blow out the shavings and test fit the cup to make sure the hinge flanges touch the door surface.
Press the hinge cups into the holes.
Measure the width of your cabinet door and subtract the width of the cabinet opening.
Many 1 2 inch overlay hinges have oval shaped holes on the plates that are used for hinge adjustment.
Measure your overlay like this.
Drill the remaining cup holes.