Fitting Hinges On Doors

If you re installing the hinges on the back of the door have the 2 sides of the hinges laying on top of each other instead.

Fitting hinges on doors.

The fitting of door hinges is extremely important. Most doors require a minimum of two hinges. Assuming you re installing a new door you ll need to find the precise location on the door frame for your hinges. Do all trimming and fitting on the door before marking your hinge.

Place your hinges in the correct location. You can use as many hinges as you like for your cabinet doors but you ll need at least 2 to hang it properly. We sell in single door hinge quantities to allow you to buy as many as your project requires 2 hinges are required for interior doors 3 hinges are required for exterior doors or fire doors. Door hinges fittings being a very small component otherwise play a very vital role to protect the whole building by keeping the doors window intact.

The hinges should sit flush against the outside and inside of the cabinet. One hinge is located 7 inches from the top of the door frame and the other hinge is located 11 inches from the bottom of the door frame.