Putting Hinges On A Cabinet Door

This is the part where you have to move the door and use your own judgment to align the door straight.

Putting hinges on a cabinet door.

The first thing you ll need to do is. The process that follows for installing a no mortise hinge covers typical installation where the door is inset in a basic cabinet. Screw these half way in and clip the hinges onto the back panels. This nesting results in the hinge barrel being offset to one side.

For this door which is part of a cabinet that will be painted i used pennies. Mark the precise end top and bottom of each hinge with a small knife nick in the cabinet. Tighten the screw and close the cabinet door. Use a pencil to mark around the hinge so you know where you need to bore your hole.

Put the hinge on the hinge side of the cabinet door where you marked from the bottom and arrange it so it s in the position it needs to be installed in. If you attach the hinges to the inside of the cabinet the door will have to be open so having someone hold it while you insert the screws will help a lot. Loosen the screw with the screwdriver and pull the door away from the cabinet slightly. Find the in out screw if you have european or cup hinges.

This makes cabinet doors fit poorly. The door im doing is an interio. The in out screw is the screw on the center of the cabinet mount pointing to the back of the cabinet. Make sure the doors are sitting at the right height and tighten the screws on the back plate.

Set the door in its opening on top of spacers of appropriate thickness. New hinges can update any. You can adjust for height depth and angle. In this video i m showing how to fit a door hinges on to the door and on the door frame.

Lay out the positions of the mortises on the cabinet. Have someone help you hang the door. They can also bend. Adding soft close hinges to the cabinetry in a kitchen will make it feel a little more gourmet without breaking the bank.

Repeat the process for the mark you made at the top of the cabinet door. Compared to the high cost of most kitchen renovations this diy project is very affordable. The hinges have internal screws that allow you to adjust where the door sits on the face of the cabinet. Installing soft close hinges on your cabinet doors is an upgrade that you will appreciate every single day.

How to install new hinges on old cabinet doors. This offset is the key to making the installation of the hinge a snap.