Install hinge into cabinet door.
How to install variable overlay cabinet door hinges.
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.
How to install a 1 2 inch overlay hinge.
Variable overlay hinges can be used with any type of cabinet door regardless of the overlay and they do not have a wrap.
They can be used with doors that overlay by 1 4 3 8 1 2 or even 1 if necessary.
Overlay refers to the amount the cabinet door extends over the frame.
According to fine homebuilding cabinet doors may be inset meaning wholly inside the frame of the cabinet.
Only the barrel or cylinder of the hinge is visible from the exterior side of.
Clearly that s why the overlay hinges did not work.
Overlay meaning doors extend 3 4 inch or more over the frame and the frame usually does not show at all when doors are closed.
Measure your overlay like this.
The 1 2 inch overlay hinge typically is used on full overlay cabinet doors.
These hinges also come in a wide variety of finishes even in white and are easy to install.
My opening was 21 w my cabinets were 21 5 w so my overlay was.
As long as the hole has been drilled properly the soft close hinge should drop into place with a little coaxing.
Measure the width of your cabinet door and subtract the width of the cabinet opening.
I assumed cabinets were pretty standard well i was wrong.