Putting Hinges On A Cabinet Door

Lay out the positions of the mortises on the cabinet.

Putting hinges on a cabinet door.

Adding soft close hinges to the cabinetry in a kitchen will make it feel a little more gourmet without breaking the bank. Screw these half way in and clip the hinges onto the back panels. For this door which is part of a cabinet that will be painted i used pennies. The hinges have internal screws that allow you to adjust where the door sits on the face of the cabinet.

Have someone help you hang the door. Use a pencil to mark around the hinge so you know where you need to bore your hole. The door im doing is an interio. This nesting results in the hinge barrel being offset to one side.

Tighten the screw and close the cabinet door. Hinges creak wear out discolor or even break over the years. Set the door in its opening on top of spacers of appropriate thickness. This is the part where you have to move the door and use your own judgment to align the door straight.

Repeat the process for the mark you made at the top of the cabinet door. Or simpler how to hang a door. Mark the precise end top and bottom of each hinge with a small knife nick in the cabinet. New hinges can update any.

This offset is the key to making the installation of the hinge a snap. 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. They can also bend. Make sure the doors are sitting at the right height and tighten the screws on the back plate.

Compared to the high cost of most kitchen renovations this diy project is very affordable. Affix the hinges to the cabinet using a screwdriver. The in out screw is the screw on the center of the cabinet mount pointing to the back of the cabinet. 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.

Find the in out screw if you have european or cup hinges. The first thing you ll need to do is. How to install new hinges on old cabinet doors. Loosen the screw with the screwdriver and pull the door away from the cabinet slightly.

In this video i m showing how to fit a door hinges on to the door and on the door frame. The process that follows for installing a no mortise hinge covers typical installation where the door is inset in a basic cabinet.