How To Install Overlay Hinges On Cabinet Doors

In this slightly longer video i show how to measure and fit concealed euro style hinges for overlay and inset doors for the vast majority of diy cabinet.

How to install overlay hinges on cabinet doors. If you have been following me on instagram bentswoodworking you will know that i am currently building come cabinets for a kitchen. I assumed cabinets were pretty standard well i was wrong. How to install a 1 2 inch overlay hinge. Use a combination square to mark a line on the back of the door parallel with the hinge side edge and inset inch.

Mark the door ryan benyi. Install hinge into cabinet door. Measure your overlay like this. Concealed cabinet hinges in 9 steps 1.

Measure the width of your cabinet door and subtract the width of the cabinet opening. Now that the old hinge has been removed and the 35mm hole has been drilled to the proper depth you re ready to install the new soft close cabinet door hinges. Then make marks across this line 3 inches from the top and bottom edges as shown. Clearly that s why the overlay hinges did not work.

But with the right tools and accurate measurements you can easily install your own cabinet hinges. As long as the hole has been drilled properly the soft close hinge should drop into place with a little coaxing. This is a pretty easy step. Start by choosing what type of hinge you want to install.

My opening was 21 w my cabinets were 21 5 w so my overlay was. The 1 2 inch overlay hinge typically is used on full overlay cabinet doors.