How To Install European Door Hinges

Concealed cabinet hinges in 9 steps 1.

How to install european door hinges.

Overlay or inset the tricky part of installing this kind of hinge is boring the 35 mm hole. Concealed hinges also known as a european hinge or a cup hinge get their name from the fact that they re hidden from view when the cabinets are closed. Here are two ways to get it right. On a double door cabinet repeat this process to hang the other door.

Mark the door ryan benyi. Then make marks across this line 3 inches from the top and bottom edges as shown. Loosen all four hinge screws slightly to move the door up or down then re tighten the screws when the correct position is reached. Once in place euro style hinges also allow for some helpful adjustments that other hinge styles don t.

Euro hinge adjustment euro hinge installation. Euro style hinges may seem complicated until you try them for the first time. This hole is 35 mm 1 3 8 in diameter for all euro hinges. Then with the right hinges in hand follow the steps below to install them.

Turn the hinge adjustment screws as needed and a little at a time to refine the fit of the door or doors in the. No matter what type of hinge you choose the hinges are mounted on the door first and then the cabinet. Open and close the doors a few times to check their alignment. First there s the cup hole the large hole that the hinge drops into.

Then you ll see how easy they are to install and why so many production shops use them exclusively for hanging cabinet doors. For installing cabinet hinges you ll be drilling two sets of holes in the door. If you don t want to see your hinges opt for the concealed variety. If you re installing the hinges on the back of the door have the 2 sides of the hinges laying on top of each.

How to install euro hinges on your cabinets adjust the door up and down with the two screws that hold the hinge to the cabinet.