How To Measure A Cabinet Handle

Using a tape measure determine the height of each cabinet from base to tip and the depth of each cabinet from front to rear.

How to measure a cabinet handle. You then have the option of placing your pull handles horizontally on the cabinet door or vertically. Your knobs and handles from The Knobbery will set off the entire room when they match the relative scale of your drawers and doors. Or in other words the knob is placed about 2-12 from the bottom of upper cabinet doors or 2-12 from the top of a bottom cabinet door.

Choosing The Right Size Pulls For Your Cabinets. Standard size cabinet pulls can range between 1 inch for small bar and finger pulls and go up to 20 inches for appliance pulls. If this is the case its typical to use 3- or 4-inch pull handles.

For accuracy figure out the depth by measuring from the outside of each cabinet not the inside. Place the drawer pull on a work surface with the threaded posts facing up. Ad Find Deals on Products in Hardware on Amazon.

If you are starting from scratch we recommend placing masking tape on your cupboardsdrawers and marking your holes before drilling. Hardware size as a design element is more specific to pulls. Ad Find Deals on Products in Hardware on Amazon.

Hinges generally have at least 4 screws that come loose when turned counterclockwise. Overall Length the distance from one end of the pull to the other end. The distance between the center of the first hole to the center of the second hole on your handle.

Take down each hinge you plan on measuring and spread them across a flat surface. This includes things like hinges knobs and handle pulls for the doors and drawers. Use a Phillips head screwdriver to remove the screws pinning each hinge to the door.