How To Install Full Overlay Door Hinges

Drill the remaining cup holes.

How to install full overlay door hinges.

Use a pencil to mark around the hinge so you know where you need to bore your hole. The door should measure 1 2 inch bigger than. Mark the position for the hinge on the back face of the door. Position a rafter square as shown to keep the hinge aligned.

Put the hinge on the hinge side of the cabinet door where you marked from the bottom and arrange it so it s in the position it needs to be installed in. Place the hinge on the door and mark the distance from the edge. Press the hinge cups into the holes. My opening was 21 w my cabinets were 21 5 w so my overlay was.

Measure your overlay like this. Pre drill the holes for the screws then install the screws securing the hinge to the door. Do this for both hinges on the door. Clearly that s why the overlay hinges did not work.

Measure the width of your cabinet door and subtract the width of the cabinet opening. Before ordering hinges make sure your doors are sized for 1 2 inch hinges.