How To Install A Cupboard Door Hinges

Use a pencil to mark around the hinge so you know where you need to bore your hole.

How to install a cupboard door hinges.

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. Drill on the intersections of these lines. Start by disconnecting the two sections of the hinge and screw the door section onto the pre drilled hole. The hinges for flat pack cupboard doors come in two sections the first screws on to the door and the second screws on to the cabinet.

Line the straight edge 1 4 inch from the edge of the cabinet door opening and mark the placement for the hinges 2 inches from the top and bottom. And wa lah new kitchen cabinet hinges. Now attach your new kitchen cabinet hinge with a few screws and screw the hinge back to the frame of the cabinets. The other screws on the hinge allow you to adjust the cabinet door side to side and up a down a bit use your adjustments to get your doors level.

With a large cabinet door it may be useful to have a second person to help hold the door and guide it into place. Hold the cabinet door with one hand and one of the soft close hinges with the other hand. Mark a depth line inch up the side of the bit position it on the center point and bore into the door until you hit the line. To drill the flat bottomed hole for the cup you ll need a 35 millimeter forstner bit.

Use straight edge the easiest way to place hinges in a consistent manner and keep your cabinet doors straight is to use a straight edge. Blow out the shavings and test fit the cup to make sure the hinge flanges touch the door surface. Slide the soft close hinge into the mounting plate and then push it into the plate to clip it into place. Place the hinge on the door and mark the distance from the edge.

Line the hinges up with those holes and use a hand drive screwdriver to attach them.