How To Install A Cupboard Door Hinges

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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. Drill on the intersections of these lines. With a large cabinet door it may be useful to have a second person to help hold the door and guide it into place. Place the hinge on the door and mark the distance from the edge.

If you took the hinges off of the door at the start then you should be able to find the original screw holes. 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. Start by disconnecting the two sections of the hinge and screw the door section onto the pre drilled hole. 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.

Now attach your new kitchen cabinet hinge with a few screws and screw the hinge back to the frame of the cabinets. 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. 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. To drill the flat bottomed hole for the cup you ll need a 35 millimeter forstner bit.

Blow out the shavings and test fit the cup to make sure the hinge flanges touch the door surface. Drill the remaining cup holes. Slide the soft close hinge into the mounting plate and then push it into the plate to clip it into place. Line the hinges up with those holes and use a hand drive screwdriver to attach them.

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.