Door Hinge Questions.
What are your Door Hinges made out
of?
What size of door hinge do I need?
How can I determine the radius of the Door Hinges
I need to replace?
How many hinges do I need for my door?
Is there a discount for buying of door hinges for all the doors
in my house?
What will I get if I order a door hinge?
What are your Door Hinges made out of?
The
Hinges that we carry are a residential grade door hinge. Unless
specified otherwise in the product description,
our door hinges are made of solid steel with a plated finish
of your choice on the exterior. For most applications, these
hinges are great. They come in various sizes and finishes to
accomodate your home decor and other door hardware.
What size of door hinge do I need?
Most
homes have a standard sized hinge of 3.5" x 3.5" This measurement
is from the bottom edge of the hinge to
the top end of the hinge, and then from the outside edge to edge
when the hinge is open. Exterior doors usually have a 4" hinge
on them, but not always.
How can I determine the radius of the
Door Hinges I need to replace?
The radius of the door hinges will vary.
Most common seems to be 5/8" radius, but 1/4" radius corners
are common as well. The best way to determine what radius you
have is by the following technique. Place a quarter in the
corner of the door hinge. If the radius of the quarter is roughly
the
same as the quarter, you have a 5/8" round. If you do the same
with a dime and the radius is similar it is a 1/4" round corner
hinge. If there is no radius, you'll need to order a square corner
hinge.
How many hinges do I need for my door?
If you are replacing your door hinges, the answer to this is
easy of course. Just replace as many as you have. If you are
getting new doors then you may have some options. Most standard
sized hollow core interior doors use 3 3.5" hinges. Exterior
steel doors, like a Thermatru insulated steel door, would require
3 4" hinges most of the time. The best thing to do is check
with your local door shop that is building your doors. They
should be able to tell you what size and number of hinges you
will need to support the doors you will be installing. Larger
than standard sized doors will likely require additional or
larger door hinges.
Is there a discount for
buying of door hinges for all the doors in my house?
Our door hinge prices are actually set
considering the fact that most of our customers will order many
hinges. The problem we face when we sell door hinges is that
they are very heavy. So the more door hinges you buy, the more
expensive the shipping will be. We do our best to keep the prices
low on the hinges, however unless you are ordering hundreds of
hinges, we can't discount the price further. Any discount we
could have given is offset by the expense of shipping more and
more hinges.
What will I get if I order a door hinge?
Our
hinges are sold complete with both sides of the hinge, the hinge
pin and mounting screws. Some door
hinges are sold individually, but most are sold in pairs. If
you order a pair of hinges, that means you will get two complete
hinges with hinge pins and mounting screws.
