How To Install European Door Hinges

Hinge cups recess into 35mm diameter holes bored into the cabinet door stiles.

How to install european door hinges.

The instructions that come with. Determine where you want to locate the hinges on the door and cabinet. Installing european style hinges step 1. Measure and mark 3 5 inches 8 9.

With the door hung by a single screw in the topmost screw hole the remaining holes can be laid out using the hinge plates. Insert the hinge cups into the door mortises. The instructions that come with. The trickiest part of the job.

Draw centerlines for the hinges using a square or a wood scrap. Determine where you want to locate the hinges on the door and cabinet. Determine the location of the hinges on the door. Concealed hinges also known as a european hinge or.

Almost all concealed hinges are installed in a flat bottomed 35 mm dia. The distance from the top or bottom of the door to the hinge s centerline is usually about 2 in. Line up the screw holes in the rounded end of the hinge with the screw holes at each side of the hinge cutout. Hinge cups recess into 35mm diameter holes bored into the cabinet door stiles.

Use a clear flat space to work on. For an even faster installation use the hinge plates as a template and drill pilot holes with a self centering drill bit. Lay the door face down on a flat surface with the hinge side facing you. Typically hinges are placed three or four.

Installing concealed hinges 1. Choose concealed hinges if you want the hinges hidden from view. The most accurate method is to use a forstner type bit in a drill press fitted with a fence. Hole drilled into the back of the door.

The long bar end of the hinge should hang over the edge of the door and onto the floor.