How to determine hinge spacing on a door.
1 3 8 door hinge placement.
Most doors you see will have only 3 hinges but taller doors can sometimes have 4.
A special hole pattern may be necessary for thin doors such as 1 3 8.
Opening heights 3 0 through 4 11 15 16 one pair butt hinges from under head cl 9 3 4 top of door 9 5 8 from bottom of frame cl 10 3 8 bottom of door 9 5 8.
Also i recently learned from a door shop that door knobs are now standard at 42 from top down of 6 8 door vs 36 on center from floor in order to keep more consistency.
Door measurements top of door to center of each hinge 1 3 4 doors 4 1 2 hinges hinge location chart created date 7 8 2017 9 54 05 pm.
Here we list the basics.
All 4 1 2 and 5 butt hinge spacing 1.
These are the u s.
3weightfrequency1 8 35mm 1 3 4 44mm 2 51mm door width factors hinge spacing factors width spacing 2 61.
Mark correct placement of all hinges needs to match up with the ones on the door then using the mortising template route the mortises on the door frame.
3 1 2 hinge strike comparison for 1 3 8 thick doors a.
Left to my own devices i like to line up the hinges with the top and bottom rail heights on a stile and rail door with intermediate hinges equally spaced.
Dimensions listed are valid at time of publication.
3 1 3 1 hinge frame door 1 f 11 g 1 3 4 1 4 1 hinge frame door h f j g 1 34 5 4 1 or 5 5 hinge frame door h f j g 1 34 deansteel manufacturing co.
Standards commonly used in construction.
Since the 4 holes are in different places than the 3 hole hinge you can avoid moving the hinges and avoid replacing an old jam that is.
Mark the placement of all hinges making sure to factor in the 1 8 gap that will be between the door and top of the door frame.
On 3 1 2 hinge preparation for 1 3 8 doors the standard for non fire rated frames is two 2 hinges.
