#Variable overlay cabinet hinges full size

On a Single Demountable hinge, the metal plate would be on the door wing only, this metal plate lines up with a hole that has routed into the back edge of the door. A demountable hinge has a metal piece that is attached to the plate where the screw holes are on a typical hinge. Demountable means that a hinge is mounted to the door without screws, so that the door can be easily 'demounted' without having to take out all of the screws. There are two types of demountable hinges, the first being a Single Demountable. The picture below shows a 30 degree reverse bevel, take note of the diagram that shows the edge of the door at an angle. The back edge of your door will be beveled the most common size is a 30 degree bevel. Your door will be overlaying your frame by a varying dimension, but a reverse bevel hinge mounts to a door that does not have a flat back edge. inset face mount and a partial wrap.Ī Reverse Bevel hinge functions the same way a variable overlay hinge does. This notch measures 3/8in.x 3/8in., and the hinge has a corresponding 'stair step' on the door wing to rest in the notch. If you were to remove one of your cabinet doors you would see a notch on the back edge that runs the length of the door. inset means that your door overlaps your frame by 3/8in. inset, this type comes in either a face mount or a partial wrap.

#Variable overlay cabinet hinges full size

Full inset hinges come in either a hidden mount, where the hinge is mounted on the inside edge of the door and the inside edge of the cabinet frame (similar to a butt hinge on a full size door) or surface mounted on the outside of the door and frame (these are sometimes called ‘H' hinges.) The first picture below is a surface mount full inset hinge and the second is of a full inset hinge (butt type.)Īnother type of Inset hinge is what we call a 3/8in. The first type of an inset hinge I'll cover is a Full Inset, as I mentioned in the last post, this means that your door sits fully inside your frame so that the door is flush with the frame. Below is a Variable overlay, face mount hinge. or 1/4in.) Variable overlays come in a variety of sizes, colors and finishes. These are called Variable Overlay because your door does not have to overlap your frame by a set dimension (such as 1/2in. overlay both are partial wrap hinges.Īnother type of overlay is a Variable Overlay, these only come in a face mount. overlay and the second picture is a 1/4in. overlay hinge would mean that your door is overlapping your frame by 1/2in. The most common sizes for partial wrap overlay hinges are either 1/2in. An overlay hinge can be either face mount or partial wrap. One type of hinge application is an Overlay basically an overlay means your door overlays (or overlaps) your cabinet frame. But rest assured, you're on your way to being a cabinet hinge aficionado! I've saved this for the end because it does tend to be a bit hard to understand.

We've covered the anatomy of a hinge, and the way cabinet hinges mount so now it's time to cover the different hinge applications.