We have had our new kitchen doors especially made but they dont come with the pre-drilled holes. I know I need a 35mm drill for the hinge hole. but can anyone tell me how far from the top and bottom of the door that these are drilled? Thanks
If your hinge plates are already fitted on the carcase you need to mark a line on the carcase where the centre of the hinge is. Then offer the door up to the edge of the carcase at the height you need it to be, usually about 5mm underneath the worktop and transfer the lines to the door. Then mark 22mm in from the edge of the door to get the centre of the 35mm hole. It may be worth measuring the positions at this stage then repeating this for every door if all the existing hinges are in their original position. It's a long process - I know - I've just upgraded two kitchens. One had 20+ doors and the other had 30+!! If you have a bench drill it's easier but it can be done with a well charged cordless working on a flat surface. Use the packaging from the door to protect the front fascia and don't go too deep!! Good luck
Thanks for your reply. That answered a lot of my questions. Could you recommend a suitable drill bit to do the job?
This is what you need to do the job. Align the point on your centre mark and start the drill slowly pushing firmly down. When you see it start to cut the 35mm hole and it's gone in a couple of mm, go to quite a high speed, keeping firm downward pressure and keep the drill straight without leaning one way or another. Practice first on some scrap 18mm MDF or chipboard until you're confident. Most DIY/hardware shops sell these or maybe your local Screwfix Trade Counter if you have one. http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=JVKBXKPEUR4MSCSTHZOCFFY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fhsearch=35mm+hingecutter
drill a hole through scrape piece of wood and clamp this to the door where you are going to drill for the hinge this will stop the drill bit flying around
make a template ,take your time and make a template that way all the doors will align even if there all 1 mill out they will look perfect.if the carcasses are not marked for the hinge carriers make one for that as well .try one door and carcase first and if you pleased with the result ,do them like a production line . use a piece of ply for the template marke top and bottom and simply flip left or right.for the door template drill only a pilot hole not the 32 mm so as to allow acurate alignment of the center hole...good luck
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Got myself a couple of those as well Russ. Think it was you who alerted us to those on this forum originally. Wouldn't be without them now!
Usually about 75mm to 80mm from top and bottom of carcase, sometimes 90mm but never usually more than that