Measuring Doors With Continuous Hinges

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.

Measuring doors with continuous hinges.

A dime matches the radius and a nickel the 5 8. How you measure your door will vary on its type. These numbers should be close to the same but it can be helpful to know both of them. Hager companies offers extra heavy duty aluminum geared continuous hinges.

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. Measure this edge on the door frame known as the jamb as well. The cabinet door has to be closed to accurately place the tape used in the measurement. 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.

If you need to install new hinges measure the overlay to figure out what size you need. How to measure door hinges. Open leaf or hinge width. Shop heavy duty continuous gear hinges and pin barrel hinges for commercial metal or wood doors.

For radius corners they re more curved. So if you want to get it right follow the simple steps below. Also not all doors have an overlay to measure. Brands include hager roton ives select and pemko.

The overlay is how much a door overlaps a cabinet frame. This process is simple and vital. This width is ascertained by measuring perpendicular to your hinge pin. In order to choose continue reading how to measure the inset on a partial inset door.

The width of a door hinge when it is fully open. It is recommended to take a helping hand while following the measuring process. The ordering width of a replacement hinge refers to the total open width of the hinge. Hold a tape measure to the edge of the door and record its thickness.

Learning this will allow you to more easily navigate hinges. Lay the open hinge on a flat surface. Remove the middle hinge of the door. A partial inset door is generally found on a cabinet which has a face frame.

Process of measuring hinge size. A square corner has that sharp angle like a square. To get the measurements you will be needing a philips head screwdriver a flat head screwdriver a measurement tape and a utility knife. Measure the height of the door frame from the bottom of the.

How to measure the hinge size. Remove the casing trim on one side of the door interior side for exterior doors using a flat pry bar. Close the cabinet door to begin measuring the door overlay. At the top middle and bottom of the frame and use the smallest measurement.

Figure out the thickness of the door. Use a dime and nickel to gauge the size of your radius corner.