Install New Cabinet Door Hinges

Once the door is installed adjustment screws on the hinge cup move the door up and down and side to side.

Install new cabinet door hinges.

Place a hinge temporarily on the front or back of the door depending on the type of hinge. With a large cabinet door it may be useful to have a second person to help hold the door and guide it into place. With a clip top blumotion hinge all you need to fine tune the position of a cabinet door is a 2 pozidriv screwdriver. Uneven or insufficient gap between adjacent doors or door doesn t align with cabinet frame.

Start by placing the hinges on the cabinet where you plan to install them wrapped around the outer edge of the cabinet wall in the open position. In this video i am doing an update to my previous video where i showed you how to fix the holes on your cabinet doors when you are installing new hinges and. Align the top and bottom hinges using a tape measure. The hinge cups mount on the door with 6 x 5 8 flat head screws.

Align the hinge with the edge of the cabinet door. Set a combination square at the 2 inch mark. To install the door you just snap the hinge cups onto the hinge plates. Use a finish nail or an awl to mark the screw locations.

If you re installing the hinges on the back of the door have the 2 sides of the hinges laying on top of each other instead. Hold the cabinet door with one hand and one of the soft close hinges with the other hand. The hinge plates mount on the cabinet with euro screws. A 2 phillips head can strip the hinge s screws problem.

Position the new hinges an equal distance from the top and bottom of the door. Tap in the hinges and screw them to the door with the provided screws and then set the door in place on the front of the cabinet level it and mark the holes for the hinge screws.