TL;DR
Hinge gauge is the thickness rating of the steel used in garage-door hinges, stamped as a number on the part, with 11-gauge being heavier residential stock and 14-gauge a lighter commodity grade. Hinges are also numbered 1 through 5 or higher by position, indicating how far the roller leaf offsets to track the door's curve; mixing numbers up puts rollers in a bind.
What it means
Hinge gauge is the thickness rating of the steel used in garage-door hinges, stamped as a number on the part, with 11-gauge being heavier residential stock and 14-gauge a lighter commodity grade. Hinges are also numbered 1 through 5 or higher by position, indicating how far the roller leaf offsets to track the door's curve; mixing numbers up puts rollers in a bind. Cracked or elongated examples are routine wear items, and upgrading thin builder-grade hardware quiets a noisy door.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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