Hanging cabinet doors is easy for most three-handed people: One hand keeps the door plumb and flush to the cabinet frame, one keeps the bottom of the door at the right height above the bottom rail (so that there is no binding), and one screws the hinges in. For those of us with two hands, the jigs I use help; both work well for lipped or overlay doors. I rarely hang cabinet doors before the units are installed on the site, although I do fasten the hinges to the door. It's common practice to prehang doors in the shop, remove them for transit, and then rescrew the hinges. I see little gain in pre-hanging, for there are always adjustments to be made after the stress of moving racks the frames slightly. I prefer to do the job once.
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