Hanging Cabinet Doors With Hinges

It really is that easy.

Hanging cabinet doors with hinges.

Hold the hinge in place as a template and score around it using a utility knife image 2. This will keep the wood from splitting as you chisel out wood to flush mount the hinge. Overlay these concealed hinges are retrofitable and allow any level diyer to do away with the heavy slamming of cabinet doors. Use the screws that came with the hinges or use 6 wood screws.

The larger overlay leaves your cabinets with a more contemporary high end look. We used a spacer block to help us get a consistent gap at the bottom of the doors. Always consider hinge placement before installing hinges on any cabinet door. Have someone help you hang the door.

This is the part where you have to move the door and use your own judgment to align the door straight. 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. Affix the hinges to the cabinet using a screwdriver.

Use a vise to steady your work as you install hinges. This comes before the door is hung and standard hinge placement measurements should be used. Drive screws into the screw holes on the cabinet. Designed for a 1 1 4 in.

Once the hinges are aligned screw the cabinet side of the hinge to the cabinet with a power drill. Once the hinges are attached to the doors we can now attach the door to the cabinet.