Can someone tell me how much of the door opening is taken up by the mounting inside the door jam? a I have a left handed hinged door,do I need a LH?
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I haven't installed this one yet. Installed similar at prior home. Should be able to mount from either side. With the door open at a 90 degree angle, it should take no more than 1 additional inch of the remaining opening.
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Yes, you need a left hand unit. The mechanism will take up about 2 inches on the hinge side. Hardly noticeable.
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I concur with DeVille. The spring just pushes on the arm and the arm pushes on something. By default that's the door which is hinged and swings on the hinges. If your "door" opened from top to bottom, you might be able to mount it perpendicular, but be aware that the force of of the spring really is only enough to help a door already intent on closing to actually finish the job (and latch, for instance)
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You could mount appropriate hinges in a stud and the side of this or similar unit. It only needs mounting as shown if you're using the door hinges.
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The previous poster is right - the door handle is the same on both sides. It's not a big deal, you'l need to get a differen handle., which is not a big deal
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I purchased this item for my left hand swing door (door hinged on the left side as seen from the inside of the house)
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You need to put the top, bottom, back and sides together. The back in nailed on and the sides and top are attached with pins and screws. The doors are a bit tricky to install. I had to attach the hinges loosely before installing as the hinges are european and they are a very tight fit. Once you get the mounting screws installed, then tighten the hinge mounting screws. If you put the hinge on as directed, you can strip out the hinge mounting predrilled holes. If you damage the holes, you may not be able to tighten the screws. Also, the hinges need to be adjusted so the doors line up properly. Hope this helps. You need to put the top, bottom, back and sides together. The back in nailed on and the sides and top are attached with pins and screws. The doors are a bit tricky to install. I had to attach the hinges loosely before installing as the hinges are european and they are a very tight fit. Once you get the mounting screws installed, then tighten the hinge mounting screws. If you put the hinge on as directed, you can strip out the hinge mounting predrilled holes. If you damage the holes, you may not be able to tighten the screws. Also, the hinges need to be adjusted so the doors line up... » Read More You need to put the top, bottom, back and sides together. The back in nailed on and the sides and top are attached with pins and screws. The doors are a bit tricky to install. I had to attach the hinges loosely before installing as the hinges are european and they are a very tight fit. Once you get the mounting screws installed, then tighten the hinge mounting screws. If you put the hinge on as directed, you can strip out the hinge mounting predrilled holes. If you damage the holes, you may not be able to tighten the screws. Also, the hinges need to be adjusted so the doors line up properly. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Robert is right. The hinge takes up 1" of usable space. Make sure you line up the door with the lower door. Mine was 1/4" difference.
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The hinges are on the left when you look at the unit. So door opens on the right. Opposite the way far right door opens. :)
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Buy a 1 x 2 piece of wood from a hardware store and screw it into the bottom edge of the door opening. I would talk to someone at the hardware store and verify with them what size screws are needed to hold ? pounds (whatever the max amount that the jumper will hold) make sure you are screwing into the beam on the door opening. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK AS IT IS A WORK AROUND.
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Mine did this after some use. Here's what I did. Open the door all the way and use pliers to move that flimsy hinge at the bottom slightly to the right. Gently. It's really of poor quality. Now the door closes all the way. Clever me.
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I didn't read my response before I sent it. Sorry. My friend had to replace his door and used the part on the new door. He had the old door hinge break off and the old door could not be reused. I hope this makes more since.
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If I'm the cabinet the hinges are on the right and the door opens left to right. If I'm looking at the cabinet, the hinges are on the left and the door opens right to left. Because the cabinet comes as a "kit" that you have to assemble (which takes quite a bit of time) I don't believe you can put the hinges anywhere but where the instructions indicate; the manufacturer should be able to answer this question.
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My installation was a two-piece door that was hinged along the length of the door. In addition, the hinge was at the corner of the cabinet.The only adjustment that my installation required was a 1/8 inch relief in the mounting surface where the Blum hinge attached to the cabinet wall; which I accomplished with a Stanley SurForm file. It would be helpful if a picture of my installation could be posted.
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That's exactly what I did because I needed the door to open to the left. I also replaced the latch with a magnetic one and a simple knob.
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It doesn't limit the door from opening all the way UNLESS you don't leave enough space for it. In the directions they recommend you leave at least 3.5 inches between the HINGES you are going to mount the item on and the wall behind it. If you leave less space than this, the door will not be able to open all the way. Also check the wall behind the door for molding (ex: chair rail) that may leave less than 3.5 inches, because these also will get in the way.
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I used #8 X 3 1/2 inch wood screws to mount the bracket. I pre-drilled the holes about 2.75 inches deep with a 1/8 inch drill bit. Hope this helps. (used long screws to penetrate both door studs) I also added the #8 X 3 1/2 inch wood screws above and below the bracket in the door jam, at about 12 inch intervals. I don't believe anyone can kick my door in now.
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My unit is attached to a single door 14.5 inches wide. In it's original configuration, the door opened on hinges on the left; it now pulls directly out. If I understood your question correctly, I believe you can do the same. The only extra step that I can see is attaching the two doors together to make a single unit then attaching it to the Rev-A-Shelf hardware in the standard manner.I've owned the unit for almost one year and have been very pleased with it.