CABINET HINGES->TERMS
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CONCEALED Concealed hinges are not visible when the cabinet door is closed. They can be European style cup hinges (Amerock, Blum) or knife hinges (Amerock, Youngdale); although knife hinges do leave a visible slot on the edge of the door. DEMOUNTABLE Demountable hinges come in single and double varieties. The single demountables, demount from the cabinet door only (this requires a special slot be cut into the door for new installations) and screw directly to the edge of the face frame. The double demountables demount from both the door and the frame (and both require machining for new installations). FREE-SWINGING Free-swinging hinges do not employ any closing mechanism, meaning the door doesn't shut by itself. This feature has nothing to do with whether the hinges are concealed or non-concealed, overlay or inset. INSET Inset means that the cabinet door is actually recessed into the cabinet opening. If it is partially inset, the recess distance must be measured accurately to determine size needed (3/8" inset is a common partial inset hinge). To determine this dimension, measure the inside step of the recess cut (the part of the door that would extend into the cabinet opening when the door is closed). If the front of your cabinet door is flush with the outside of the cabinet face frame when the door is closed (meaning you can see a crack all the way around the cabinet door between the door and the frame), you have a full inset hinge. KNIFE Knife hinges are a variety of concealed hinges that require a slot or saw cut into the door to house the "knife" (some types that mount on the top or bottom of the door don't require these cuts). The hinge mounts to the back of the door and to the edge of the face frame. MOUNTING PLATE This is the piece that mounts to the cabinet, either the face frame or the inside of the cabinet for frameless cabinets. These are generally used with concealed hinges. OVERLAY Overlay is the distance that your cabinet door extends past the actual cabinet opening on the hinge side. To measure this, with the door closed, make a mark on the cabinet frame along the edge of the door (on the hinge side). Open the door and measure from the mark you made to the edge of the face frame (the cabinet opening) and that is your overlay. SELF-CLOSING Unlike the free-swinging hinges, self-closing hinges do just what the name implies, they close by themselves if the door is within a certain distance from the closed position. This feature has nothing to do with whether the hinges are concealed or non-concealed, overlay or inset. SEMI-CONCEALED Semi-concealed hinges are partially visible when the cabinet door is closed. The hinge pin is what is visible and on some styles, the screws that mount the hinge to the cabinet frame are visible as well. If they are not visible, then the style is wrap, meaning it wraps around the frame and screws to the edge of the frame. WRAP A wrap hinge simply wraps around the cabinet frame from the front to the edge and sometimes partially around the back of the frame. Like the closing styles, this feature has nothing to do with whether the hinges are concealed or non-concealed, overlay or inset. |
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