How To Hinge A Door With A Double Overhang

Another way to look at door overlay.

How to hinge a door with a double overhang.

The example shown above is of a european hinge but the process is the same for any kind of overlay hinge. Face mounted or semi concealed hinges are for inset doors. This overlay type typically is used for doors at the ends of a cabinet. It also has a bit of adjustment so your doors don t have to be perfect.

Or simpler how to hang a door. This is a great hinge that works very well in face frame applications. Remove the door side knuckles then align the top edge and hinge side of the two doors so that they re flush. A special hinge called a 3 8 inset overlay is installed on the door.

Use a utility knife to score the outline. On an overlay hinge the thickness of your door is immaterial. If your door is 30 wide and the opening is 28 wide then then you could calculate your overlay as 30 minus 28 divided by 2 equals 1. 3 8 sound like you are looking at inset hinges which are not correct.

In this video i m showing how to fit a door hinges on to the door and on the door frame. The door im doing is an interio. The door overlay is how far the actual door overlaps the face frame of the cabinet. They are used on many types of doors including many overlay partial inset and inset doors.

Thise are used with doors that are partially recessed into the frame. We will assume an industry standard goal a 1 2 overlay using the blum 38n 1 2 overlay hinge as an example. This overlay type is commonly used in the middle of a run of cabinets where the doors share a single partition wall. Keep all of the screws and hardware in a safe place for re installation.

What matters is how much it overhangs the frame opening. This kind of hinge has a very small leaf on one side and a wider one on the other that attaches to the door. Next place your hinge on the door and trace around the hinge with a pencil. A proper overhang will help protect your door from the elements and extend the life of the door.

X 1 2y where x is the length of the overhang required and y is the distance from the bottom of the door to the base of the overhang. Surface mount or european style hinges are unusual since they fit inside a door. The hinge is bent at 90 degrees to fit inside the dado. To install door hinges on a new door measure and mark where your hinges need to go on the door frame and on the door you re hanging.

A full overlay door covers all or nearly all of the front edge of the cabinet. This hinge will allow the door to cover half of the partition wall or approximately 3 8. This type of overlay door fits tighter but for this reason is harder. In most climate conditions the following formula can be used to determine the appropriate amount of overhang.