Overlay Cabinet Doors can be matched to specific hinges of various dimensions. The most common are ¼”, 3/8” and ½”. Overlay doors can used demountable hinges (single or double), face mount, flush mount and full and partial wrap hinges. Full Inset Cabinet Doors - See white cabinet in below picture.
Standard hinge holes for these hinges tend to be 35mm in diameter and around 10-12.5mm deep. They should be drilled or bored around 100mm from the top or bottom of the door and 22-22.5mm from the side edge of the door to the centre of the hole.
The most common are ¼”, 3/8” and ½”. There is also a variable hinge available, but it attaches to the surface of the cabinet, not the edge of the cabinet opening as shown in the diagram.
The construction of your cabinet – most notably, the overlay of the face frame and the cabinet door – determines which cabinet hinge you need. Similarly, where your drawer slides need to be mounted dictates what type of drawer slide you need.
Most standard cabinets in the United States are framed. They are called "face frames" because there is a wooden frame in front of the cabinet. In this style of cabinets, the cabinet door hardware hinges are attached to this frame. Face frame hinges are the most common type of cabinet hinges.
Concealed hinges come in many versions but only two sizes, these are 26mm and 35mm. Concealed hinges are the hinges most commonly used on kitchen cabinet doors. 26mm concealed hinges are used in light units like bathroom cabinets and were often used on budget kitchen cabinets to keep the price down.
The hinge holes are drilled as a standard 35mm diameter hole. You don't need to worry about the measurements in from the side edge of the doors as this measurement is always standard at 22.5mm to centre of hole.
Hinges come in all different sizes, so you could easily end up with one that doesn't fit your cabinet style.
They come in two sizes 35mm dia and 26mm dia hole size. Most hinges used are the 35mm dia.
Concealed Hinges also known as Cabinet Hinges or Cupboard Hinges are used in every kitchen cupboard and also elsewhere around the house, but most people don't know that there is a huge choice of types and sizes that have a variety of different uses, before replacing a hinge in your kitchen or home you'll need to ...
OPTION 1: Replace the hinges.
If you already have European-style concealed hinges on your cabinets, you can probably replace them with soft-close models. Blum's Blumotion, Salice's Silentia, and Grass's TEC may do the trick. Soft-close pistons built into the hinge cup or onto the arm ensure a slam-free closure.
Some hinges and base plates have series numbers on the underside of the round hinge cup and on the underside of the baseplate from the cabinet. We use these number to "help" identify what hinge you have and need. See below for a general illustration of where these numbers may be found. Locating numbers on your Hinge.
It's important to understand that these hinge styles are not interchangeable. An inset hinge will only work with an inset cabinet door, and overlay hinges will only work with compatible cabinet doors.
Thankfully, most hinges are interchangeable and knowing the difference between the two really only matters in special situations. In most cases all you need to do is flip the hinges over to accommodate either a left or right handed slot, so there is rarely an issue.
Compatibility. The first question that many people ask when they decide to choose replacement cupboard doors is “Can I use them with another manufacturers units?” The answer is yes!
When you go to measure the space on your kitchen cabinet where the door will go, you'll likely get the dimensions 28-inches high by 19-inches wide. This is the standard kitchen cabinet door size. However, most cabinet doors are might a bit smaller so that they're able to fit properly.
There should be a 5" distance between the top of the door and the highest hinge, and 10" from the bottom of the door to the lowest hinge. All hinges in between should be equally spaced from one another.
Every manufacturer uses a different screwhole pattern (and a close match is of no help because the screws will go in at an angle). You will find that even hinges made by the same manufacturer will have different screwhole patterns on the door wing.
Replacement door hinge pins are not universal. Each manufacturer makes their hinge pins in a different size that will only fit the hinge that it was made for.
It's important to understand your options when it comes to kitchen cabinet door hinges, and there are several. First up—no snickering—are butt hinges. These hinges are great for many types of traditional cabinet styles. Butt hinges are generally inexpensive, and come in mortised or non-mortised styles.
In most homes, interior doors will use 3.5" hinges, while exterior door hinges will typically be 4" to support the additional weight of the door.
The most common type of hinge used on doors is the butt hinge. It's so named because the two leaves are mortised into the door and frame, allowing the two to butt up to each other. There are three different types of butt hinges: plain, ball bearing, and spring-loaded.
Soft-close doors require even more a draw to open at first which can be an issue for the individuals who endure joint inflammation or carpal tunnel syndrome.