Hanging Cabinet Doors With Hinges

Overlay these concealed hinges are retrofitable and allow any level diyer to do away with the heavy slamming of cabinet doors.

Hanging cabinet doors with hinges.

Use a vise to steady your work as you install hinges. This video shows the steps from measuring for new cabinet doors how to install blum hinges hanging the cabinet doors on the existing cabinet and finishes. We used a spacer block to help us get a consistent gap at the bottom of the doors. Have someone help you hang the door.

If you attach the hinges to the inside of the cabinet the door will have to be open so having someone hold it while you insert the screws will help a lot. The larger overlay leaves your cabinets with a more contemporary high end look. This is the part where you have to move the door and use your own judgment to align the door straight. This will keep the wood from splitting as you chisel out wood to flush mount the hinge.

Always consider hinge placement before installing hinges on any cabinet door. Hold the hinge in place as a template and score around it using a utility knife image 2. The hinge is designed to cup the face frame and it s just a matter of position the door drilling pilot holes and attaching the hinge to the face frame. Score all the way around three sides of the hinge.

It really is that easy. This comes before the door is hung and standard hinge placement measurements should be used. Drive screws into the screw holes on the cabinet. Once the hinges are aligned screw the cabinet side of the hinge to the cabinet with a power drill.

Affix the hinges to the cabinet using a screwdriver. Make sure the screws are fully inserted so they re flush with hinge and are sticking out of the screwhole.