Would you use them? Are they fussy? Our interior walls are 8″ thick and we are plastering the walls. Seems as if we’ll need to use these hinges to make it all work out well. Any helpful hints out there?? THANKS.
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You mean offset hinges, typically used to give more clearance for a wheelchair or whatever? Or do you simply mean hinges with wide plates so the pin sits out an inch or so beyond the frame, allowing a recessed door to open flat against a wall?
hinges with wide plates so the pin sits out an inch or so .
They're called 'wide throw' hinges, and you will need a little more clearance on the latch side for them to work properly. What you are doing is moving the pivot point a little farther out from the door frame.
If there is not a 1/4" or so relief where the wall meets the jamb, you may need to go to a 'raised barrel' hinge. A good website for reference is http://www.mckinneyhinge.com
Thanks to both of you. With the thick rounded walls, we thought we might need the wide-throws, but while out measuring and drawing, we discovered we didn't. Thanks again for the information and your time.
Just wanted to say: the McKinney hinge catalog is a great resource. Thank you ! Our house is slowly coming together and it's great to get outside help once in awhile. New ideas; new resources. And your patient "tone of voice" is ALWAYS appreciated. sk
Well, welcome to Breaktime!
Please stick around and let us know how things are going in this new house.
Post some pictures if you would. We all enjoy learning from others experiences!
Hope to see you around.
Eric[email protected]
well, thanks. It's just the two of us, and it has taken longer than ANY ONE who posts here ! If I figure out how to post photos, I'll attach a couple.
Search this site for Irfanview.
It is a photo resizer that works great. generally we like to see photos in the 100k range.
It's pretty easy once you get the hang of it.[email protected]
I'll try a photo. Outside of house, facing south.
That's gorgeous!
Let me guess.............high country in the southwest? I see snow guards on the roof.
That's a real nice looking home. You should consider doing a photo essay in the 'photo folder'.
I'd love to know more about the house. I see those thick walls.............[email protected]
Well, thanks. We started with a 20x40 shop out of adobe. It took too long, but it's beautiful. The house (in Wyoming; about 6000 feet)is stacked concrete block. We filled the cores with re-bar and concrete, so the thing isn't going anywhere ! We put 3 inches of foam board on the outside and then, last summer, we learned how to stucco. Yikes. The work is actually quite zen-ish, but kind of hard on older hands and joints. I'll be older than dirt when we finally get around to plastering the inside, but I guess it will keep me off the streets...
Cool picture! Post more if ya got em.
Doug
OK. Here are four more photos: Learning to stucco, the shop (you can see the funky trailer where we live in the reflection on the windows...), house and shop from east, shop and house from north.
Thats one beautiful setting!
Nice work
Doug
krallsa,
That is one great looking house, nice job!
nailer
doorboy
Can you order directly from McKinney?
I often use rubber thresolds (Pemko) for wheelchairs and sometimes offset hinges. But usually I have to go through a commercial door supply house.
Which is fine but I usually do the research and then tell them what to order.
I saved the link to McKinney.
Thanks
Rich
Cargin,
I think you probably will have to stick to your local commercial hardware distributor. You're right though, a lot of times they are just order takers, not much help with special products.
Good Luck
doorboy
Thanks anyway.
Rich
Our interior walls are 8" thick and we are plastering the walls.
What does your wall thickness and wall finish have to do with hinge leaf width ?
As long as your jamb widths equal your wall thickness any standard hinge will work.
carpenter in transition
Take a look here http://www.stanleyhardware.com/default.asp?TYPE=STATIC&PAGE=literature/SAH006_GeneralHingeInformation.pdf
Page 15 has a raised barrel hinge that may be of interest, along with the wide throw.
Thanks for the link. Some of the ones I've found were pretty pricey ans/or way too modern. We just need some simple, well-made ones for interior doors.