Hanging Cabinet Doors With Hinges

Score all the way around three sides of the hinge.

Hanging cabinet doors with hinges. Drive screws into the screw holes on the cabinet. Always consider hinge placement before installing hinges on any cabinet door. This is the part where you have to move the door and use your own judgment to align the door straight. This comes before the door is hung and standard hinge placement measurements should be used.

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

Have someone help you hang the door. 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. Designed for a 1 1 4 in. Overlay these concealed hinges are retrofitable and allow any level diyer to do away with the heavy slamming of cabinet doors.

It really is that easy. Use the screws that came with the hinges or use 6 wood screws. Once the hinges are aligned screw the cabinet side of the hinge to the cabinet with a power drill. This will keep the wood from splitting as you chisel out wood to flush mount the hinge.

Hold the hinge in place as a template and score around it using a utility knife image 2. 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.