Door hinges.

[Weatherlawyer]

I've just come across the Euro Spec ( http://www.eurospec.co.uk/ )
measurements for various configurations of hinges on doors:

1. For three hinges the centres of the top and bottom should be about
250 mm from the floor and head. The third equally spaced from both.

2. For doors with an overhead closer, the middle hinge should be set
some 450 mm from the middle of the hinge to the frame head.

3. If the door is heavier than normal or more than 1000 mm wide, it
requires 4 hinges. These should be equally spaced with the top and
bottom hinges again centred 250 mm from the top and bottom.

4. If that door has an overhead closer, the second hinge down should be
set as for door 2.

So now all I have to do is design a hinge jig with the required centres
using a variety of router cutters and followers that allow me to use it
for 3 and 4 inch hinges.

 

[Dave Fawthrop]

On 21 Nov 2006 04:39:41 -0800, "Weatherlawyer" <[email protected]>
wrote:

|I've just come across the Euro Spec ( http://www.eurospec.co.uk/ )
|measurements for various configurations of hinges on doors:
|
|1. For three hinges the centres of the top and bottom should be about
|250 mm from the floor and head. The third equally spaced from both.
|
|2. For doors with an overhead closer, the middle hinge should be set
|some 450 mm from the middle of the hinge to the frame head.
|
|3. If the door is heavier than normal or more than 1000 mm wide, it
|requires 4 hinges. These should be equally spaced with the top and
|bottom hinges again centred 250 mm from the top and bottom.
|
|4. If that door has an overhead closer, the second hinge down should be
|set as for door 2.
|
|So now all I have to do is design a hinge jig with the required centres
|using a variety of router cutters and followers that allow me to use it
|for 3 and 4 inch hinges.

This is a commercial company http://www.eurospec.co.uk/about.asp and the
name is at best a misnomer and at worst an outright Con.

You should take any information on the site as at best commercial
recommendations, at worst with a barrow load of salt.

 

[John Rumm]

1. For three hinges the centres of the top and bottom should be about
250 mm from the floor and head. The third equally spaced from both.

Tbat would look odd, IMHO. The "normal" spacing is 8" up from the floor,
6" down from the head, and midway between them if using a third hinge.

 

[Guy King]

The message <[email protected]>

Tbat would look odd, IMHO. The "normal" spacing is 8" up from the floor,
6" down from the head, and midway between them if using a third hinge.

It does look odd, but I've seen it a lot recently.