The Many Benefits of Demountable Hinges

Whether you’re building new cabinets or revamping old ones, cabinet hinges are an important part of the renovation process. Finding the right cabinet hinges is important for many reasons. Certainly, you’ll want them to blend aesthetically with the rest of the kitchen décor. In addition, the hinges add strength and durability to the doors. Both single and double demountable hinges serve a unique function in the hinge line-up.

The demountable hinge was invented by Barry S. Morris and was filed for patenting in 1986. It was originally conceived for use with vehicle doors, but was understood to have far-reaching benefits. Today, demountable hinges are actually very popular with vehicle manufacturers, as they enable mechanics and painters to remove the car doors to gain better access to the car’s interior. Similarly, they are quite practical for kitchen cabinet use and for doors throughout the home.

The main benefit of the demountable hinge is that it can be easily removed, and then put back into place. Between the sections of the hinge there is a pin that can easily be removed for door removal. Many interior doors in the home use either single demountable hinges or the double variety, creating a handy way to get furniture in and out of a room, to paint the room, and more. These hinges are adjustable in three directions, making it easy to install the door straight. Homeowners can either select the single demountable hinge or the double demountable hinge style. The double demountable hinge has two pins that can be removed.

The benefits of demountable hinges are plentiful. They allow the user to quickly remove the cabinet door for painting and cleaning purposes. They are very popular at the moment for retrofitting. When renovating the kitchen space, many people opt to use demountable hinges to spruce up the look of the cabinets, and to offer a practical and functional new hinge type.

Before purchasing demountable hinges, it is important to consider the exact overlay dimensions. Figure out these dimensions by closing the cabinet door and drawing a faint pencil line on the face frame with the edge of the door as the straight edge. Then, open the door and measure from the pencil line to the edge of the opening. This dimension will be the overlay. Make sure, as well, to carefully count how many demountable hinges are needed, and to order a few extra just in case.

Demountable hinges are a great invention, and one that homeowner and contractors can benefit from using in the kitchen and beyond.