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Cabinet door clearance

14 years ago

Hi all!

Asked this in Woodworking, but I guess they're busy having a life and working wood. Frankly, what was I thinking? Shudda asked the cabinet people. Yeah!

I am making cabinet doors. Yes, I'm trying again.

I want to make them as full overlay as I possibly can. I'm using the Blum European hinges.

What is the distance between one cabinet's hinge side and the one next to it? 1/8"? 1/4"? I'll worry about the other side of the door. I'm just concerned about leaving enough movement for a 3/4" door.

Thank you, my friends in kitchens!

Comments (16)

  • 14 years ago

    I am looking at my doors, not sure which area you are asking about? I have blum hinges as well?? my only doors are on my sink base==otherwise I don't have 2 different cabinets with doors next to each other--is that the scenario you are asking about??

  • 14 years ago

    I think so.

    Let's say you're standing in front of a door and it opens to the left. The hinges are on the left.

    You have the hinges I'm talking about. So in this case, how close is the left side of the cabinet to the door next to it (which you don't have?). And this is assuming someone has full overlay.

    Thanks. I hope that clarifies it for others. I appreciate the try!

  • 14 years ago

    Ours is perhaps 1/8" or slightly less.

  • 14 years ago

    I don't have Blum European hinges but I do have full overlay doors. There is 1/2 inch between the left hinged side and the right edge of the door next to it. This may not help you for your hinges but at least you will know what others look like in comparison. Here is a close up of one area of my cabinets:

  • 14 years ago

    I have 1/2" like badgergal.

  • 14 years ago

    my cabs are frameless full overlay, when the door is open to 90degrees there is 1/4" of clearance, when opened greater than 90degrees(to it's max) it reduces to about 1/8"

    hope that's helpful!!

  • 14 years ago

    Yes, all of it does!
    I have full overlay cabinets elsewhere, and they have 1/4" on all sides. I was thinking I could reduce that to 1/4" total, if I just extended the non-hinge side a tiiiiiiiiy bit.

    GreenDesigns, that's the hinge I'm using, I believe. Would you call the Barker Door 1.5" overlay hinges that type? hinge. I'm thinking since the have a tiny bit of give, I can get these doors as tight as possible.

    You guys are great and the light of my day.
    I luv U!

  • 14 years ago

    Mine are full overlay and there is a 1/16" inch there. So two door side by side have a 1/8" gap.

  • 14 years ago

    My gaps are 1/8", as GD calls out.

  • 14 years ago

    It depends on the actual hinge you use.

    The pivot points are not always the same from brand to brand.

    The hinge manufacturers usually have details buried somewhere.

  • 14 years ago

    brickeyee has a good point.
    I linked to a hinge I thought I would use, but reading it it seems like the overlay isn't big enough.

    I hate to push good humor, but would any of you 1/16-1/8 folks happen to know the name or maker of your hinges?

    What I'm doing, so you know, is making doors out of wine crate panels. There are some that are large, and I will need to cut them to fit across two doors. I want the cut to be as tiny as possible so as to maintain a continuous panel look.

    I really appreciate your help.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Barker 1.5

  • 14 years ago

    What you're asking is called the REVEAL. Every mfg. does it differently but the company I would ask would be Blum. The hinge you bought should have a rec. dimension for this, and is probably also "zero clearance" so that if you follow their spec., no worry on clearing the next/adjacent cabinet.

  • 14 years ago

    I used Blum Cliptop Blumotion 110 deg. hinges. These have a built-in soft close mechanism.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Blum Clip-top Blumotion brochure with dimensions

  • 14 years ago

    Just watch out if you try to open two doors with the hinges sides adjacent.

    Even the manufacturers do not seem to consider this in many cases.

  • 14 years ago

    All Blum hinges are not the same. There is an assortment of hinge cups and plates. The reveal changes with what you choose, as well as the distance the hole is bored from the edge of the door. Go to the Blum website and see what there is. Decide what you want, then choose the components that work for you.