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How to choose kitchen cabinet hinges

Updated: 23 October 2026

You are replacing a slammed or broken cupboard door, often on B&Q, IKEA or Hettich holes, and the listing leads with 35 mm. That bore is the third check, not the first. How to choose kitchen cabinet hinges means this order: how the door sits, then the cup and the two screws beside it, then the opening angle, then the damper, and only then the pack. The wrong arm will not drop into the old holes, however far you turn the adjustment screws. The eleven amazon.co.uk listings in our [cabinet hinges comparison](/hub/diy-supplies/cabinet-hinges) run from about £4.95 to about £34.99. A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. We did not lab-test them.

You are replacing a slammed or broken cupboard door, often on B&Q, IKEA or Hettich holes, and the listing leads with 35 mm. That bore is the third check, not the first.

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HBL HBL 10-pack 110° full overlay clip-on

Best overall

HBL HBL 10-pack 110° full overlay clip-on
9.6/10about £20.99
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Furniware Furniware 4-pack 110° full overlay

Alternative

Furniware Furniware 4-pack 110° full overlay
9.2/10about £12.99
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GTV GTV standard 35 mm pair

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GTV GTV standard 35 mm pair
8.8/10about £4.95
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  1. 1.Start with how the door sits
  2. 2.Then match the hole and the screws
  3. 3.Angle and hinge type come after that
  4. 4.Damper, plate and how many

Start with how the door sits

Look at the closed door before the price. A full overlay door covers the cabinet side. Häfele’s UK FAQ names that as a straight arm, 0 mm crank. A half overlay door shares the centre panel, and Häfele names an 8 mm crank. An inset door sits inside the opening, and Häfele names a 15 mm crank. Essentials 110° clips are also sold as 0 mm, 9 mm or 17 mm, so those FAQ figures are not a universal stamp. Furnica, on a typical 19 mm side, puts full overlay cover at about 17 mm and about 8 to 9 mm each on a shared stile. A side screw will not bend a straight arm into a half overlay arm. If your doors meet on one stile, the crank is on the full overlay versus half overlay page.

Then match the hole and the screws

Measure the cup already in the door. In a UK kitchen it is often 35 mm, and sometimes 26 mm or 40 mm. After the diameter, measure the two fixing screws beside it. Furnica’s UK replacement guide separates 45 / 9.5 mm, often associated with Blum; 52 / 5.5 mm, often associated with Hettich; and 48 / 6 mm, often associated with Salice or Mepla. The wrong centres will not adjust in. Furniware states a 35 mm cup, 11.5 mm depth and 45 mm hole distance. Honeueuen states a 35 mm bore, 9.5 mm depth and doors of 14 to 18 mm. NANDEYIBI’s 30-pack and PanBeiQi’s pair do not state overlay. If the centres do not match, you are finished with that pack.
HBL HBL 10-pack 110° full overlay clip-on

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HBL HBL 10-pack 110° full overlay clip-on
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Angle and hinge type come after that

Everyday concealed hinges here sit around 95 to 110°. A corner, a blind corner or a bi-fold often needs something nearer 155 to 170°, and that hinge is not among these eleven listings. A 110° pack will not clear an internal drawer just because you want it to. A 90° leaf about 112 x 44 mm is a surface hinge, not a cup. DHSWNNG’s bullets claim full, half and inset on one leaf. That is wording, not three cranked cups. None of those leaves goes into a 35 mm bore.

Damper, plate and how many

Soft close is an oil damper. A standard sprung hinge still pulls the door and can still slam. GTV’s pair at about £4.95 does not claim a damper, and reviews describe a snap. Buy the damper if the bang is why you are shopping. Keep the hinge and the plate as a pair. Two hinges suit an ordinary door. Blum’s CLIP top note uses two hinges to about 6 kg and three to about 12 kg, plus another past about 600 mm. That band is for CLIP top, not an unbranded pack. UK reviews on several listings say the cabinet screws were missing. Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 9, goods have to match the description. Stop and call a joiner for a fire door, a twisted carcass, new cups in a finished door, or a corner or bi-fold. Nothing here is claimed as tested to BS EN 15570:2008.

Common questions

What should I measure before I buy a replacement cabinet hinge?
Measure how the door sits, the cup diameter, the distance between the two screws beside the cup, and the opening you need. Eurofit Direct’s measuring guide is built around matching the hinge in your hand. A listing that only says 35 mm has not given you the screw pattern. If those four do not match, the pack price does not matter yet.
Does a 35 mm cup fit every UK kitchen?
No. 35 mm is the common bore, not a guarantee. The screws beside the cup may be on 45 / 9.5 mm, 52 / 5.5 mm or 48 / 6 mm centres, and those families do not share holes. A 26 mm or 40 mm cup is a different bore. Furniware states 45 mm centres. A Hettich-pattern door can still refuse that hinge, which one UK review of that pack reported.
Why do the screw holes beside the cup matter if the cup already fits?
The cup only locates the round part. The two screws set the family. A 35 mm cup on 45 mm centres will not use a 52 mm Hettich pattern, and opening the old holes a bit scars the door. A hinge can sit in the bore and still refuse to screw down. That is a different part, not a stiff adjustment screw.
Is a 90° hinge the same as a 110° concealed hinge?
Not in this set. The 110° and 105° rows are concealed cup hinges. The 90° rows are surface leaves around 112 x 44 mm, or a close variant, screwed to the face. They do not replace a hinge that lives in a 35 mm hole. A corner that needs a wide angle is a third product these packs do not include.
When should I stop and call a joiner?
Stop if the door is fire-rated or an entrance door, if the carcass is twisted, if you must bore new cups in a finished door, or if the unit is a corner or bi-fold that needs a wide-angle hinge. These listings are cupboard hardware. They are not conformity-marked hinges for a fire doorset, and a Forstner bit will not undo a hole in the wrong place.

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Sources

Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings compared on this page. Prices captured 20 October 2026. Updated 22.10.2026.

  1. Häfele UK, cabinet hinge FAQs (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  2. Eurofit Direct, measuring and fitting kitchen hinges (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  3. Quest Hardware, kitchen cabinet hinge types (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  4. BS EN 15570:2008 via NBS (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  5. DHF/GAI code of practice, hardware for fire and escape doors (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  6. Furnica, soft-close hinge damping (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  7. Blum, number of hinges (retrieved 22.10.2026)
  8. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 9 (retrieved 22.10.2026)