Standard Size For Door Hinges

Standard interior door width is 32 inches.

Standard size for door hinges.

This is the minimum width required for a passage door. Most residential doors use a 3 1 2 x 3 1 2 hinges. The height of the door is used to determine how many butt hinges you need. 3 inches 3 1 2 inches 4 inches.

They can come with both square and rounded corners. Some larger residential doors usually entry doors use a 4 x 4 hinge. A 3 1 2 x 3 1 2 hinge will be 3 1 2 high have a center pin and two plates that are approximately 1 1 2 wide. Commercial ball bearing hinges are typically for doors 1 5 8 1 3 4 thick.

If wider up to 48 then scale up to a hinge height of 5. For thicker doors around 1 and 36 wide the hinge will need to be 4. Use two hinges for doors up to 60 inches tall. In general you ll want to use one hinge for every 30 inches of door height.

With very few exceptions all standard door hinges are squares and sized in 1 2 increments ex. For doors between 90 inches and 120 inches use four hinges. Door hinges are measured by the dimensions when the hinge is open and lying flat. Commercial spring hinges are typically for doors 2 2 1 4 thick.

For doors 1 3 8 thick and 32 in width the hinge height should be 3. Residential spring hinges are typically for doors 1 5 8 1 3 4 thick. The common sizes for door residential door hinges are 3 and 3 1 2. If it s a little wider than this up to 36 then bump that hinge height up to 4.