Full Overlay Hinge Instructions

Learn more about concealed soft close overlay hinges and how to install them on your cabinets.

Full overlay hinge instructions.

The 90 degree lip on the hinges fits tight against the side of the cabinet face frame. Hinge cups recess into 35mm diameter holes bored into the cabinet door stiles. The instructions that come with. These hinges seem to be well constructed but unless you are very familiar with hinges the instructions are very confusing.

Be sure your hinge positions will provide adequate clearance for any pullouts. For instance there are no templates for drilling no templates for placement even. You need to consider the amount of the door s overlay or inset when calculating the centerline positions for the door. For the bottom hinge measure up from the bottom of the cabinet opening note.

Insert the hinge cups into the door mortises. For the top hinge measure down from the top of the cabinet opening to the desired mounting location typically 2 3 and use a combination square to mark the horizontal centerline on the inside of the cabinet. For overlay doors add the amount the door will overlap at that edge. Determine where you want to locate the hinges on the door and cabinet.

I consider myself pretty mathematically astute and cannot figure out the spacing charts for a full overlay door 18 mm thick. Overlay 1 1 16 7 16 gap 3 16 factory setting adjusts 3 32 1 32 5 16 107 3 4 1 8 door cabinet accessories angle restriction clip 38c315b3 1 hinge cup spacer 38c355b9 blank cover cap 38c3508 installation screw truss head screw 834th see page 42 for additional cover cap options compact blumotion 38c hinges for full overlay 9 5 3. Typically hinges are placed three or four. Adjust the door up or down so the door overlays the opening equally on the top and bottom.

For the bottom hinge measure up.