Spacing hinges on pantry doors

[bmuir]

Still working on my son's kitchen. You all have been a great help.

There are four pantry doors over a face frame: 2 that are 31" tall and 2 that are 45" tall. Each door is 11" wide.

I plan on using two European hinges (face frame with 1/2-inch overlay all around) on the shorter doors and three hinges on the taller doors.

For each set of doors, how far from the top and bottom should the hinges be located? The third hinge on the taller door will be in the middle.

Thanks for the help.

Bill

[cabinetman]

I mount the top and bottom hinges 3" on center, from the top and from the bottom of the door. For a third hinge I center. Here is a chart for number of hinges for size/weight of doors:

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[atgcpaul]

If you have pullout drawers, don't forget to take their location into account
in relation to the position of the hinges. Just make sure your drawers will
clear the hinges. Don't ask me how I know.

Paul

[cabinetman]

If you have pullout drawers, don't forget to take their location into account
in relation to the position of the hinges. Just make sure your drawers will
clear the hinges. Don't ask me how I know.

Paul

There may be a circumstance that the vertical spacing of pull outs/trays/drawers will interfere with the placement of the hinge. This is where planning may catch the problem before starting. Some hinges don't allow the pull out to clear the door. You could use a "0 protrusion hinge" which will do that. The hinge body would still need clearance.
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Or, you could fabricate a spacer for the pull outs and create a visual obscurity for the gap of the pull-outs, and allow for clearance. Doing this will permit placing the hinges anywhere. It will reduce the width of the pull out, but the trade-off may be the overall appearance. After discussing the pros and cons of looks versus width with clients, sometimes this method is preferred.
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