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How to Measure your Existing Kitchen Doors, Video Transcription

Firstly, always measure from the rear or the reverse of the door, never from the face or the front of the door.
Some doors have bevelled [edges] on the front of the front edge [of the door] giving a false reading in millimetres, so always open the door.
We need to measure firstly the height of the door, so clip your tape measure over the top of the door and we are measuring down. So this door will be 715mm in height, and then the width of the door. Again, clip the tape measure over the back of the door. This door will be 295mm wide.
So this door will be 715mm high [height] by 295mm wide [width].

Key Elements to Remember when Measuring your Existing Kitchen Doors:

• Always measure your kitchen door from the back/inside of the door
• Measure in millimetres
• Measure height then width, note that measurements of kitchen doors are in height x width
• Always measure the door, not the carcass
• Allow enough space so doors do not clash together, this space should/would be allowed for within your current kitchen door set up. However, if you find that your doors often rub together or are poorly fitted then you may need to make allowances for this.
• Measure your hinge positions – see our video below for further details

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How to Measure your Kitchen Door Hinges

In this video we show you how to measure the hinge / hinge positions on your kitchen doors so you can order your made to measure kitchen doors confidently with their required hinge holes pre drilled. An optional service offered by Just Kitchen Doors.

How to Measure your Existing Kitchen Doors Hinges, Video Transcription

How to measure the hinges on our existing [kitchen] doors.
Firstly, this [kitchen] door has the handle on the left hand side. We call this ‘hinged on the right’. If the handle were on the right hand side, we would call this ‘hinged on the left’.
So for hinge positions we need to open the door, and we are measuring firstly to the centre of the bottom hinge from the bottom of the door, and the centre of the top hinge from the top of the door.
So we need to measure from the bottom of the door to the centre of the bottom hinge, which on this door is 100mm. And the top of the door to the centre of the hinge, which again on this door, is 100mm.
So this door is hinged on the right hand side, 100mm from the bottom of the door and 100mm from the top of the door.

Key Elements to Remember when Measuring your Existing Kitchen Door Hinges:

• It is important to measure all hinge positions as they may be different, and depending on the style you have chosen will dictate where it is to be hung
• As you face the door, with the door being closed, the hinges will be on the opposite side to the handle position.
  If a door handle is on the left then this would be called ‘hinged on the right’, likewise, if a door handle is on the right then this would be called ‘hinged on the left’
• Always measure your kitchen door hinges from the back/inside of the door
• Measure in millimetres
• Always measure the door, not the carcass

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Any other questions?

Should you have any further questions about our range of made to measure kitchen doors then simply get in touch with the team at Just Kitchen Doors today.