Use a dime and nickel to gauge the size of your radius corner.
Measuring doors with continuous hinges.
Also not all doors have an overlay to measure.
Remove the middle hinge of the door.
Measure this edge on the door frame known as the jamb as well.
How to measure the hinge size.
When the door is closed part of the thickness of the door fits inside the opening of the cabinet this is the inset and part of the door overlays the cabinet opening this is the lip.
The ordering width of a replacement hinge refers to the total open width of the hinge.
The roton 1200 600xhd and the 1200 650xhd continuous hinges are designed for doors up to 600 pounds with the 600xhd for door measuring from 1 3 4 to 2 1 4 thick and model 1200 650xhd for doors 2 3 8 thick or greater.
So if you want to get it right follow the simple steps below.
Lay the open hinge on a flat surface.
The overlay is how much a door overlaps a cabinet frame.
Figure out the thickness of the door.
Remove the casing trim on one side of the door interior side for exterior doors using a flat pry bar.
Brands include hager roton ives select and pemko.
A square corner has that sharp angle like a square.
If you need to install new hinges measure the overlay to figure out what size you need.
Measure the width of the door frame from the outside of the jamb on one side to the outside of the jamb on the other side.
A dime matches the radius and a nickel the 5 8.
Close the cabinet door to begin measuring the door overlay.
Shop heavy duty continuous gear hinges and pin barrel hinges for commercial metal or wood doors.
This process is simple and vital.
How to measure door hinges.
Hager companies offers extra heavy duty aluminum geared continuous hinges.
For radius corners they re more curved.
Hold a tape measure to the edge of the door and record its thickness.
Measure the distance from one side of the hinge across the hinge to the other side of the hinge with a tape measure to determine the hinge width.
Open leaf or hinge width.
It is recommended to take a helping hand while following the measuring process.
Measure the height of the door frame from the bottom of the.
To get the measurements you will be needing a philips head screwdriver a flat head screwdriver a measurement tape and a utility knife.
This width is ascertained by measuring perpendicular to your hinge pin.
These numbers should be close to the same but it can be helpful to know both of them.
Measure in three places.
Learning this will allow you to more easily navigate hinges.
In order to choose continue reading how to measure the inset on a partial inset door.
The cabinet door has to be closed to accurately place the tape used in the measurement.
The most common thickness is 1 75 inches 4 4 cm.
How you measure your door will vary on its type.
A partial inset door is generally found on a cabinet which has a face frame.
