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Door Weight Calculator and Hinge Selector (Pivot or Swing)



Step 1. Enter Door Dimensions

Height (in)
Thickness (in)*
Width (in)

Step 3. Enter or Calculate Door Weight

Door Material
You can also directly enter weight, if known.
Door Weight
LBS

Step 2. Door Design/Application

Hinge Type
Application

Step 4. View Compatible Hinges



Do you use two or three hinges? How about four? Using a closer?
Learn more about 3D Concealed Hinge Weight Capacity

We have the best prices for millworkers, OEMs, or the trade (apply for TRADE DISCOUNT).


PIVOTA 3D Concealed Hinges

PIVOTA 3D adjustable hinges are the 'go to' hinge for European OEMs and millworkers; made in Germany. This hidden gem provides superior engineering and is an excellent value. Hinges for doors up to 770 lbs. Bonus: all come with magnetically-fixed concealed screw cover plates!

Simonswerk TECTUS Series

Tectus 3-D adjustable hinges for doors up to 660 lbs, clad doors with wide throw requirements or doors in recessed frames, and doors with 3-hour UL listing requirements are all available in this collection. Plus, these come in a wide variety of beautiful finishes!

What’s the difference between all these hinges? Learn more about PIVOTA hinges, the go-to hinge in Europe by Door Manufacturers and Master Millworkers

JNF Pivot Systems

Engineered and manufactured in Portugal, JNF pivot hinges are made for high-end flush doors of all sizes. From light interior doors to heavy entry doors, JNF has a solution. And all the higher capacity hinges support power transfer through the pivot. And glass solutions too!

 
JNF IN.05.204
W System: a high capacity free-swinging center pivot, without open hold open or damping.
JNF  IN.05.214
200 Plus: for doors up to 200 kg and provides hold open and daming to each 90° position and soft close.
JNF IN.05.215
350 Plus: a heavy-duty dual-acting system with closer and adjustable closing speed, hold open, and backcheck functions.

FritsJurgens Systems

Engineered and manufactured in The Netherlands, our three FritsJurgens pivot hinges are made for high-end flush doors of all sizes. Very tall and very wide doors are no problem, and each system can handle doors up to 1,100 lbs.

 
FritsJurgens System M
System One: a high capacity free-swinging center pivot, without open hold open or damping.
FritsJurgens System M
System Three: primarily for center-mounted pivot doors (i.e. space partioning) and provides hold open and daming to each 90° position.
FritsJurgens System M
System M: a heavy-duty dual-acting system with closer and adjustable closing speed, hold open, and backcheck functions. Good news: there is an ADA compliant version too!


PIVOTA 3D Adjustable Concealed Hinge

High Performance Concealed Hinges

We offer only the best hinges for flush doors, clad, and standard doors. Our team can help with specification and large project pricing. Learn why PIVOTA 3D Concealed Hinges are the OEM and Millworker favorite in Europe. Because 3D Concealed Hinges are adjustable in 3 dimensions, large and heavy doors can be installed with precision, saving money for the millworker and installer.

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JNF Pivot Hinges

Why use a PIVOT hinge?

Our PIVOT hinges are fully mortised into the door and not the floor. Gone are the days that you have to dig into a beautiful floor in order to use a pivot hinge. Fully finish your floors and come back at the last minute to install the door by just adding a floor plate and top pivot. For heavy doors, this can be cheaper than installing three or four heavy duty concealed hinges. JNF pivot hinges offers tremendous value and performance.

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Athmer Automatic Drop Seals

Why use an Automatic Dropdown Door Seal?

Door Drop Seals (learn more here) finally made it to the US market. They are used everywhere in Europe. No Seal, No Door. That's how the Europeans see it; when the door is closed it is meant to separate two spaces. That means: no sound leaking through, no unfortunate smells wafting, no smoke, no light spilling from underneath, no water/wind/weather seeping through, no costly heating or cooling $ escaping. Put one on every door.

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Tectus Energy

Power Transfer

TECTUS ENERGY Hinges preserve all the technical and visual features but adds a 16-wire integrated ribbon cable with plug connection. The tamper-resistant cable is compatible with most technologies for current electric locks, media devices, LED displays and other powered fittings.

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Coastal / Marine

Coastal and marine environments pose challenges for architectural hardware. The TECTUS hinge system features solid stainless steel models with ultimate corrosion resistance. Simonswerk can even deliver these in 316 Series Stainless for a . TECTUS TE 526 3D and TE 626 3D A8 hinges are UL rated to 3-Hours. PIVOTA offers the DXE 100 3D ENOX stainless steel hinge.

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AGS Frameless Door System

Frameless Door Solutions

This is a very unique hinge engineered for that frameless door look. The TE 541 3D FVZ provides a wider throw which allows it to be mortised into a recessed frame so your doors can be flush with the finished drywall.

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