I'm painting the stick built kitchen cabinets and left SWMBO in charge of
choosing the hardware. She found handles she liked so I gave her the specs
for the hinges (3/8" inset, surface mount) so she could find some to match
the handles. She doesn't want Euro hinges, she wants to see the hardware.

The vertical spacing on the new hinges match the face frame holes perfectly,
but they are half a hole off horizontally. 17 doors, 34 hinges, 68 holes.
I suspect that the existing hinges are original to the house, so they are
over 60 years old. The new hinges are self-closing and the body is just a
little bit wider.

If I use the existing holes, they move the doors over just enough that
the partial inset on the handle side rubs on the face frame *before* the
doors are painted. Unfortunately, I'm already done painting 2/3's of the
doors, so I don't want to alter the doors and have to repaint.

I just spent a thrilling evening drilling and plugging 68 hinge holes so
the new screws will have solid wood to bite into. Luckily my chisels are
scary sharp, so I was able to easily shave off any plug that stood proud.

Great, now I can get back to task I hate the most: Painting.

On Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 10:09:58 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:

Great, now I can get back to task I hate the most: Painting.

68 is a nice number. Think (positively) of it as an early Holiday gift. Got eggnog? I picked up 2 half gallons of Pennsylvania Dutch last night.

Sonny

On 11/13/2019 7:12 AM, Sonny wrote:
On Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 10:09:58 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:

Great, now I can get back to task I hate the most: Painting.

68 is a nice number. Think (positively) of it as an early Holiday gift. Got eggnog? I picked up 2 half gallons of Pennsylvania Dutch last night.

Down here it's Promised Land for eggnog. You can just dip your bread in
it to make french toast.

Dave in SoTex

On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 8:12:09 AM UTC-5, Sonny wrote:
On Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 10:09:58 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:

Great, now I can get back to task I hate the most: Painting.

68 is a nice number. Think (positively) of it as an early Holiday gift. Got eggnog? I picked up 2 half gallons of Pennsylvania Dutch last night.

Sonny

Actually, it's a holiday gift for the "kids". They are all (4 + 2) coming
home for Thanksgiving. I'm painting all the "public" spaces, put new trim
in the living room and the carpet installers just left. One son knows about
the painting, another knows about the carpet, but they've both been sworn
to secrecy.

I've got 1 weekend and 9 evenings to finish the kitchen, hang pictures, knick
this and knack that. It's going to be close. I may end up enlisted a son or
two to help me hang the cabinet doors. I'm too tired to stress about getting
it done before they arrive. We also have to clean out the bedrooms where we've
been stashing stuff during the project.

BTW...the carpet installers said "We rarely install carpet this thick. This
is nice stuff!" My feet are smiling. ;-)

On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 2:21:44 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 8:12:09 AM UTC-5, Sonny wrote:
On Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 10:09:58 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:

Great, now I can get back to task I hate the most: Painting.

68 is a nice number. Think (positively) of it as an early Holiday gift. Got eggnog? I picked up 2 half gallons of Pennsylvania Dutch last night.

Sonny

Actually, it's a holiday gift for the "kids". They are all (4 + 2) coming
home for Thanksgiving. I'm painting all the "public" spaces, put new trim
in the living room and the carpet installers just left. One son knows about
the painting, another knows about the carpet, but they've both been sworn
to secrecy.

I've got 1 weekend and 9 evenings to finish the kitchen, hang pictures, knick
this and knack that. It's going to be close. I may end up enlisted a son or
two to help me hang the cabinet doors. I'm too tired to stress about getting
it done before they arrive. We also have to clean out the bedrooms where we've
been stashing stuff during the project.

BTW...the carpet installers said "We rarely install carpet this thick. This
is nice stuff!" My feet are smiling. ;-)

Sh!t. Add "Trim all doors" to the list. Carpet's too thick for the
doors to fit.

On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 2:00:25 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:

BTW...the carpet installers said "We rarely install carpet this thick. This
is nice stuff!" My feet are smiling. ;-)

Sh!t. Add "Trim all doors" to the list. Carpet's too thick for the
doors to fit.

I had to cut down a dozen or so doors at my parents after they installed new carpet. Having a Festool track saw makes that job much easier. Hardest part was getting the bi fold closet doors back on correctly.

On Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:04:57 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 2:00:25 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:

BTW...the carpet installers said "We rarely install carpet this thick. This
is nice stuff!" My feet are smiling. ;-)

Sh!t. Add "Trim all doors" to the list. Carpet's too thick for the
doors to fit.

I had to cut down a dozen or so doors at my parents after they installed new carpet. Having a Festool track saw makes that job much easier. Hardest part was getting the bi fold closet doors back on correctly.
They ARE a bugger, arn't they? The solid panel type are not TOO bad,
but the louvered ones????? YEW!!!

On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 1:21:44 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 8:12:09 AM UTC-5, Sonny wrote:
On Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 10:09:58 PM UTC-6, DerbyDad03 wrote:

Great, now I can get back to task I hate the most: Painting.

68 is a nice number. Think (positively) of it as an early Holiday gift.. Got eggnog? I picked up 2 half gallons of Pennsylvania Dutch last night.