As a general rule you will want to use 1 hinge per every 30 inches of door or fraction thereof.
How many hinges on an 8 foot door.
Of hinges required per door door height feet meters no.
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 due to the the fractional calculations the bottom hinge cl may vary plus or minus 1 64 center two hinges are equally spaced between top and bottom.
The result is your door weight in pounds.
Doors over 60 inches but not over 90 inches need to use 3 hinges.
Of hinges up to 5 1 52 2 7 52 29 3 10 3 05 4 12 53 81 5 15 4 57 6.
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From head to centerline of each hinge 4 1 2 or 5 is 9 3 4 39 3 64 68 11 32 97 41 64.
For doors over to 2 1 4 thick the hinge is set back 3 8 from the back face of the door.
Wood metal door and hollow metal frame door is inset approximately 1 8.
For doors up to 2 1 4 thick the hinge is set back 1 4 from the back face of the door.
For example if you have a 1 3 4 thick door that is 8 0 by 3 2 and made out of oak you would calculate the square inches of the door 96 x 38 3648.
Because gravity works on a door in this way hinges are placed on the high side with the bottom hinge 10 inches from the bottom of the door and the top one 5 inches from the top of the door.
Information 7 general hinge information stanley architectural hardware thickness of door clearance requiredopen width of hinge inches mm inches mm inches mm 11 4 132 3 2 89.
1 3 4 doors 4 1 2 hinges hinge location chart.
Doors up to 60 inches need 2 hinges.
This thread includes a handy chart for deciding when a door large or heavy enough to require a third or fourth hinge.
Many hinges per door.
This thread includes a handy chart for deciding when a door large or heavy enough to require a third or fourth hinge.
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To calculate your door weight multiply the size of your door in square feet times the number in the chart above pounds per square feet.
The third hinge is centered between the top and bottom hinges.
Referring to door height.