Hinges - Measuring and Fitting Instructions for Our Kitchen Hinges
	
	

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Here we'll cover some general measurements for our hinges and how you can
fit them. This is only an example piece and if you have purchased a hinge
from us we suggest that you look on the specific hinge product page to
find detailed drawings that can help you with specific measurements. You
can also find a handy video guide to help illustrate at the bottom of this
article.



Number of Hinges
The first thing you should consider is the number of hinges that you'll
need for your door, some larger doors may require up to 5 hinges to open
properly, the diagram featured here shows you the recommended number of
hinges based on the size and weight of your door.
	
	

When using Heavy Duty Hinges....
	
	
 


Drilling the Hinge Hole on the Door
You should then check the diameter of the hole in the door that your
current hinge sits in, these are usually 26mm, 35mm or 40mm, if you're
installing a new hinge you'll need one of our hinge hole cutters(also
available in 26mm and 40mm varieties). If you're installing a new hinge
you should drill a correctly sized hole on the door using one of our hole
cutter attachments, you'll need to measure 21.5mm inwards from the edge of
the door - this leaves the hole 4mm from the edge of the door - then the
hole will need to be 12mm deep for the hinge cup to sit flush. When you
place the hinge into the cup hole, insert the screws to attach it fully.
Please note, measurements for our 26mm and 40mm cup hole hinges may vary.
	
	
 


Fitting The Mounting Plate
For Full & Half Overlay hinge applications the mounting plate hole
positions should be 37mm in from the front edge of the cabinet side, the
vertical centres between the 2 plate holes should be 32mm apart.

For Inset hinge applications the mounting plate hole positions should be
37mm + door thickness + 1mm for the door to be flush with the front edge
of the cabinet side, the vertical centres between the 2 plates holes
should be 32mm apart.

If using the pre-mounted euro screws you will need a 5mm diameter 10mm deep
hole and using wood screws a 1.5mm (1/16”) pilot hole or bradawl to mark position.
	
	
 


Attaching the Hinge to the Mounting Plate
For Clip-On hinges you will simply need to line the hinge up with the
mounting plate and push it on, it should 'clip' when it's connected.
You'll need to do this with all of the hinges on the door, bear in mind
the position of the other hinges further down the door, it is often a good
idea to line them all up in one go before clipping the first one on.

For Slide-On hinges you will have to position the hinge on top of the
mounting plate and then secure it with the screw on top, again make sure
that you do this with all the hinges and ensure that they all line up
before securing the first one.
	
	
 


Vertical, Lateral and Horizontal Adjustment
Should the door not line up with the carcass or other doors perfectly, your
hinge has a Vertical Adjustment which enables you to move the door up and
down by +/- 2mm in order to line it up at the top, you will find a screw
to do this on the hinge.

Your hinge will also have a Lateral adjustment which allows you to angle
the door slightly by +/- 2mm in order to line it up with any other doors
on the cabinet - you will find a screw to do this on the hinge.

For Horizontal adjustment on our Tutti concealed hinges you can again
adjust the hinge to move the door in and out in order to ensure that the
door will align with any other doors on the cupboard - you will find a
screw to do this on the hinge.
	
	
	Hinge Adjustment Diagram

For more information on how to fit or replace a kitchen/cabinet hinge,
follow the link below for our guided YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzJWAPsTFvM