Hinge Information Resources
Cabinet Door Installation Types
Shows five different types of cabinet door set-ups: face frame with an overlay door, face frame with an inset door, frameless cabinet with an inset door, frameless cabinet with an overlay door, and partial inset doors.
How to Measure your Overlay
Article shows how to measure the overlay of a cabinet door with a face frame.
How to Measure your Inset
Article shows how to measure the inset and the lip on a cabinet with partial inset doors.
Cabinet Doors; Overlay Doors, Inset Doors, and Offset Doors
Which kind of hinge is right for the type of cabinet installation type that you have?
All about Door Hinges for Residential Doors
Everything you need to know about Residential Door Hinges, such as guidance for different types of doors, number of hinges to use per door, hinge size to use, where to mount and other considerations.
All about Entertainment Center Hinges
Special considerations related to hinges for entertainment centers.
How to Estimate Door Weights
The door weight table gives approximate pounds per square foot for different door materials.
How to Adjust Blum European Style Hinges
Article shows how to adjust Blum European style hinges.
Cabinet Hinge Finishes
Pictures that show the finishes of some of our cabinet hinges.
Hinges for Gates, Barn Doors and Carriage House Doors
Hinges for gates, barn doors, and carriage house doors include surface-mounted hinges, heavy-duty strap hinges, butt hinges with dummy straps, spring hinges and screw hook hinges or bolt hook hinges that allow easy on/off removal of door or gate.
All About Soss Invisible Hinges
A Soss Invisible Hinge is a hinge that is completely invisible or concealed from both the outside and the inside of the door when the door is in the closed position. Learn more about available hinges and how to install them.
About Hinges – An Overview
Do you know a butt hinge from a soss hinge? This is an introduction to the basics of working with hinges.
Information about Gates and Gate Hardware
Information related to outfitting your gate with a hinge, lock, latch or gate wheel. The weight and size of the gate imact what kind of hinge and hinge mount should be used.
About Screwhole Patterns for Cabinet Hinges
Information regarding the difficulty in matching screwhole patterns when changing cabinet hinges.
All about Offset and Center Hung Pivot Sets
Everything you need to know about offset and center hung pivot sets.
All about European Hinges
Everything you need to know about these modern high-tech hinges for cabinets.
All about Blum Hinges
History and information about this popular type of concealed hinges.
Why Swimming Pool Gates Are Important
Good swimming pool gate hinges and gate latches save lives.
Hinge Glossary
A listing of hinge terms and definitions for use with the HardwareSource.com website.
Door Handing
How to tell the handing of a door.
Links to Hinge Manufacturers
Links to some of the hinge manufacturers that you will find on HardwareSource.com
Photo of GC-2000 Gate Closer Installed on a Gate
Care of Solid Bronze Hardware
Information on the care of solid bronze hardware and what to expect as it ages.
Youngdale Hinge Installation Info
Diagrams show face frame and non-face frame installations for Youngdale #3 and #5 hinges. Also shown are door thicknesses and door opening angles.
Youngdale Hinge Installation Info
Diagrams show face frame and non-face frame installations for Youngdale #6, #65 and #8 hinges. Also shown are door thicknesses and door opening angles.
Answers to Specific Hinge Questions from Shoppers
Get ideas from fellow hinge shoppers; see some of the hinge challenges that have been dealt with.