Fitting Door Hinges On Cupboards

This video tells you everything you need to know about installing concealed hinges european style on cabinet doors.

Fitting door hinges on cupboards. Slide the door back onto the slot of the new hinge and secure the door using a phillips screwdriver. As long as the hole has been drilled properly the soft close hinge should drop into place with a little coaxing. Fit the cup of the hinge into the hole so the screwholes are flush against the surface of the cabinet door. A spare hinge of the same size makes it easy to test fit the mortise and to mark the screw locations.

The hinges have internal screws that allow you to adjust where the door sits on the face of the cabinet. Fasten the screws securing the hinge to the frame. Hinges creak wear out discolor or even break over the years. Before securing the hinge to the door make sure the flap that slides into the slot is completely in the slot so the door butts up tight against the barrel of the hinge.

This is a pretty easy step. Attach the top hinge first followed by the bottom ones. Now that the old hinge has been removed and the 35mm hole has been drilled to the proper depth you re ready to install the new soft close cabinet door hinges. Concealed hinges can go in face frame or frameless cabinets and on any door type including full overlay partial overlay or inset as long as the doors are at.

Screw these half way in and clip the hinges onto the back panels. Use a power drill to drive wood screws into the screw holes so they re securely attached. Otherwise you have to remove a hinge from the door. How to fit or replace a kitchen hinge we take a look at the things you need to know when fitting or replacing a concealed hinge in your kitchen cupboard.

New hinges can update any. How to install new hinges on old cabinet doors. If you love my content and would like t. You can adjust for height depth and angle.

If the door is heavy get someone to support the weight of the door while you do this. Make sure the doors are sitting at the right height and tighten the screws on the back plate. To transfer the hinge locations from the door slip or wedge the door into position with the hinge fully open and make fine knife lines along the top and bottom of the knuckle. This makes cabinet doors fit poorly.

Install hinge into cabinet door. The hinge cup refers to the convex cup like part of the concealed hinge that goes inside of the bored hole in the door. Offer the door up to the cabinet and check that the hinges and the backplates are aligned.