Measure the width of your cabinet door and subtract the width of the cabinet opening.
How to install full overlay door hinges.
Before ordering hinges make sure your doors are sized for 1 2 inch hinges.
Place the hinge on the door and mark the distance from the edge.
Do this for both hinges on the door.
Position a rafter square as shown to keep the hinge aligned.
Press the hinge cups into the holes.
Put the hinge on the hinge side of the cabinet door where you marked from the bottom and arrange it so it s in the position it needs to be installed in.
Mark the position for the hinge on the back face of the door.
Pre drill the holes for the screws then install the screws securing the hinge to the door.
Clearly that s why the overlay hinges did not work.
Install the hinge cups ryan benyi.
Use a pencil to mark around the hinge so you know where you need to bore your hole.
Blow out the shavings and test fit the cup to make sure the hinge flanges touch the door surface.
Measure your overlay like this.
My opening was 21 w my cabinets were 21 5 w so my overlay was.