measuring wardrobe for doors (Stupid question alert!)

[Trustmeimadoctor]

i need some wardrobe doors making up and ive found a company kitchendoorworkshop that does what i want but i have no idea how to measure for them ive battened around the alcove to make a frame to attach them too but obviously kitchen doors usually extend to cover the carcass. so do i need to measure just the gap or do i need to measure from somewhere else.

cheers

[Slagathore]

Have you decided on hinges yet?

ETA - the type of hinges you want - as the hinge will dictate how the doors are fitted and measured.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

erm no

[kambites]

Indeed, there's probably three different types of hinge you'll want to consider:

Inset: This is where the door fits within the frame (so you can see the frame flush with the front of the door when the door is closed)
100% Overlay: This is where the door sits in front of he frame when closed, covering its full width.
50% Overlay: This is where the door sits in front of the frame when closed, covering half of its width (so two doors can sit on opposite sides of the same frame piece and together, will cover it).

The size of the door will depend on the dimensions of the frame and the type of hinge you want. To add an extra degree of annoyance, some manufacturers specify the doors by the actual door size and some by carcass (frame) size. Also the carcass/frames vary in thickness - a hinge which is 100% overlay for an 18mm carcass won't be 100% overlay for a 24mm one.

Edited by kambites on Friday 30th December 12:35

[Trustmeimadoctor]

fk

basically if used 21x92 (92 is a bit ott now its all done) strip pine to make a frame so doors will clear skirting as thats 15mm iirc

so i think i want full overlay to minimize my carcass being on display i will use edging strip to cover the width in the door colour

Edited by Trustmeimadoctor on Friday 30th December 12:39

[kambites]

If the manufacturer has a customer services number/helpline, call them. If they're any good they should be able to talk you through what they need you to measure.

[kambites]

Draw a top-down picture with measurements on it (doesn't need to be to scale).

[Slagathore]

Flush hinges are really easy to use.

http://www.tandsarchitectural.co.uk/ironmongery-hi...

You can batten out the wall with a 2x2 or similar (or whatever size the hinges are - usually there is a product drawing with dimension on) on each side, and then paint it to match the door colour or wall colour? Or veneer it with something. Youd could build a frame up around all of it, but you only really need frames on the sides for the hinges to sit on. It would look a lot nicer with the from top and sides.

Then use some flush hinges to hang the doors. Very simple to measure for that once the frame is in. Just need to allow a little gap down the centre of the doors and it should all be fine.

If it has to be overlay hinges, then you'll probably want to get the hinges first before the battens/framing, to make sure they are big enough to take the hinge. You will also probably need at least 3 or 4 on each door, depending on weight?

[Trustmeimadoctor]

We are talking 2400x550 ish most probably slightly shorter as I will do a pelmet bit at the top

Edited by Trustmeimadoctor on Friday 30th December 22:13

[Chrisgr31]

It also depends on whether the doors are in the alcove too as need space to open then and allow them to swing