Fitting Hinges To Kitchen Cupboard Doors

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.

Fitting hinges to kitchen cupboard doors.

First i placed the round section of my kitchen door hinge in to the ready cut hole which i believe is typically done for you on flat packed carcasses. Use a power drill to drive wood screws into the screw holes so they re securely attached. Continue to step by step instructions. I ll be sharing my experience on these very soon but haven t bought.

Install hinge into cabinet door. We also explain how to get your doors sitting perfectly using the internal adjustment screws on the hinges. If you don t have pre cut holes or you are making your own kitchen doors you can buy a hinge cutter like these. This is a pretty easy step.

The hinges are not supplied as standard with screws but kitchen door workshop sell the 3 1 2 mm diameter by 15mm long screws on our website. 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. As long as the hole has been drilled properly the soft close hinge should drop into place with a little coaxing. We ll show you how to put on the hinges and attach the doors to cabinets.

Fit the cup of the hinge into the hole so the screwholes are flush against the surface of the cabinet door. Now pre drill the pilot hole with a 2mm pilot hole taking care not to drill through the face of the door. Installing hinges and doors on a flat pack kitchen is an easy job when you know how to do it.