How To Install Overlay Door Hinges

Determine where you want to locate the hinges on the door and cabinet.

How to install overlay door hinges.

In this video i wanted to share the way i found easiest to install these hidden hinges on your cabinet doors. Only the barrel or cylinder of the hinge is visible from the exterior side of. This video tells you everything you need to know about installing concealed hinges european style on cabinet doors. How to install blum euro full overlay hinges onto cabinet doors with a simple jig.

How to install a 1 2 inch overlay hinge. Clearly that s why the overlay hinges did not work. We will go over what the door overlay is in detail. I assumed cabinets were pretty standard well i was wrong.

These hinges also come in a wide variety of finishes even in white and are easy to install. Open and close the door to make sure the hinges work and the door is even. If you are replacing or installing new hinges it s important to know the overlay size. They can be used with doors that overlay by 1 4 3 8 1 2 or even 1 if necessary.

Measure the width of your cabinet door and subtract the width of the cabinet opening. If you love my content and would like t. For this sequence we ll install one piece partial overlay hinges on a face frame cabinet to hang a flat panel door. Measure your overlay like this.

This is the most i. My opening was 21 w my cabinets were 21 5 w so my overlay was. The 1 2 inch overlay hinge typically is used on full overlay cabinet doors. Typically hinges are placed three or four inches in from the top and bottom ends of the doors.

Hook the hinges onto the mounting plates and snap them into place. Press on the bars of the hinge to snap them into place on the mounting plates.