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Let's start with the basics: a residential duty hinge can hold between 200 and 400 pounds. A commercial duty hinge can carry between 400 and 600 pounds, a heavy-duty hinge (also called a heavy duty LL) can carry between 600 and 1000 pounds, and cabinet doors? They can take about 80 pounds.
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Often, we don’t stop to wonder how much weight a door hinge can carry until we have put too much weight on it and bent something (teenagers have a tendency to do this with interior doors and cabinet doors). So the question comes: how much weight can a door hinge hold? The answers are fairly straightforward, but there are a few things that we need to address. First, we’ll need to talk about the type of hinge, because different hinges can be used for different things. Then we’ll talk about the type of door, because the weight of the door itself--and whether it’s exterior or interior-- usually matters much more to the hinge than the weight of the coat hooks on the back of it. With that, we’ll need to talk about how much use this door is getting, because some hinges are better for the long haul, and some hinges may be strong, but aren’t made for constant wear and tear. Finally, we’ll look at some things you need to consider when hanging a door.
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Let’s start with a low-duty hinge, because that’s the most basic. If you’ve ever hung an interior door in your house, you have almost always used a low-duty hinge. These are thin and usually made from aluminum. They do not have ball bearings in them (more on that in a minute) and typically affix to the wall and door with three screws in each. A pin typically extends beyond the edge of the door (as depicted in the accompanying picture) which can be removed to take the hinges apart. (You may have needed to do this maneuver if you’ve ever accidentally locked yourself out of a room.) A heavy-duty hinge, on the other hand, will often have ball bearings in it. Think of your hinge like your fist and your knuckles are the protruding slots where the door side of the hinges meshes with the jamb side of the hinge. In these knuckles, in a heavy-duty hinge, there are ball bearings which make the doors open and close more smoothly, easily, and quietly. A heavy-duty hinge is much less likely to squeak than a low-duty hinge because of these ball bearings.
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