Corner cabinet question

[Mick72]

Hi, I am currently in the middle of building a new kitchen and am very close to ordering the doors. I am wondering what the calculation is for the two doors on the corner cabinet. What effect does the thickness of the door play in calculating the door sizes? I am aiming for a 2 mm gap between doors and end panels throughout the kitchen. Thanks

[elanjacobs]

The catalogue/spec sheet for whichever hinges you get often has planning/layout dimensions, so might be worth checking there first. Different manufacturers may need different clearances, even if the products look the same.

[Mick72]

Thanks for the reply. Checked out the hettich site and was unable to find what I was looking for. Doors will be 18mm thick. To give clearances I was thinking door opening -23mm would be adequate. Does this sound right? I am looking for 2mm clearance between doors and between doors and side panels.

[elanjacobs]

Thanks for the reply. Checked out the hettich site and was unable to find what I was looking for. Doors will be 18mm thick. To give clearances I was thinking door opening -23mm would be adequate. Does this sound right? I am looking for 2mm clearance between doors and between doors and side panels.

Half the fun is working out what to look for. Did a google search for hettich corner hinge layout and found this: http://www.hettich.com/fileadmin/con...termat_ENG.pdf Page 57

[Mick72]

Hi, thanks for the link. When would you use one option over the other? It looks like the option on the left may be a neater look with the option on the right having a 5 mm gap between doors if I have understood it correctly.

[elanjacobs]

Hi, thanks for the link. When would you use one option over the other? It looks like the option on the left may be a neater look with the option on the right having a 5 mm gap between doors if I have understood it correctly.

Not sure why you'd use one setup over the other, kitchen cabinetry isn't really my strong point. Definitely agree about the left option looking neater.