How To Install A Cupboard Door Hinges

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.

How to install a cupboard door hinges.

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. Place the hinge on the door and mark the distance from the edge. Start by disconnecting the two sections of the hinge and screw the door section onto the pre drilled hole. And wa lah new kitchen cabinet hinges.

Drill the remaining cup holes. Now attach your new kitchen cabinet hinge with a few screws and screw the hinge back to the frame of the cabinets. Line the hinges up with those holes and use a hand drive screwdriver to attach them. Hold the cabinet door with one hand and one of the soft close hinges with the other hand.

With a large cabinet door it may be useful to have a second person to help hold the door and guide it into place. To drill the flat bottomed hole for the cup you ll need a 35 millimeter forstner bit. If you took the hinges off of the door at the start then you should be able to find the original screw holes. 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.

Slide the soft close hinge into the mounting plate and then push it into the plate to clip it into place. 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. 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. Blow out the shavings and test fit the cup to make sure the hinge flanges touch the door surface.

Drill on the intersections of these lines.