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What is a Butt Hinge?

By definition, a butt hinge is a hinge that attaches to the abutting surfaces of a door jamb and the door.  These hingesare usually mortised or recessed into both surfaces.  The following picture shows a carpenter chiseling a mortise:
door jam mortise

Butt hinges consist of two rectangular leaves with screws to attach the hinge to the surfaces.  They are joined together by the hinge pin which is a metal rod. 


hinge pin

Most hinge pins are removable, but some are built to be non-removable for security purposes. Butt hinges are available with both removable and non-removable pins.  There are a variety of Butt Hinges including the following:

 Plain Bearing Butt Hinges


Ball Bearing Butt Hinges
Ball Bearing Butt Hinge


Spring Butt Hinges

 

Butt Hinges are also available for both residential and commercial applications.  Most residential butt hinges are built for doors between 1 1/4 inch and 1 3/4 inch thick while commercial grade butt hinges are built for doors greater than 1 3/4 inch thick.

When most people today are looking to purchase hinges for their doors in their home, they are most likely looking for Butt Hinges.  Hinge Outlet carries the most popular sizes and finishes on the market today and unbeatable low prices.  In addition, we carry the hard to find sizes and finishes.

 

Visit us at www.HingeOutlet.com to check out our entire selection of Butt Hinges we have available.

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