Tips Hanging Kitchen Cabinet Doors

If you have been following me on instagram bentswoodworking you will know that i am currently building come cabinets for a kitchen.

Tips hanging kitchen cabinet doors.

10 kitchen cabinet tips removing the old cabinets. If you painted the doors you may want to use a nail or other thin instrument to gently poke all of the screw holes to. Be sure to cover any surface that you paint over. How to measure openings install hinges hang and align doors.

For overlay doors which cover the cabinet frame adjust the hinges so that the doors hang straight. Using 1 inch brads fasten the toekick trim to the base cabinets. Here s his method for painting both sides in a day. Most cabinet doors overlap the opening by 3 4 inch.

But that s 48 hours of drying time per door one day per side. For first time installers it s ideal to go in order. Start with the wall cabinets and then. Here is a video with tips on measuring cabinet openings finishing and hanging your doors and using hinge adjustment for final alignment of the doors.

If you paint kitchen cabinets with the doors still hanging on the cabinet boxes frames you re liable to miss edges and corners or get paint on the door pulls. For an inset door adjust the hinges so door is flush with the face frame and so there s an even reveal gap around its perimeter. Painting cabinet doors is a trade off between perfection and speed. Hanging cabinet doors on old cabinets with no assistance is not exactly the easiest task.

Reinstall the cabinet doors. Using a cabinet hanging system like the eazy hang having the right cabinet installation screws that won t fall off your bit driver. Hang cabinets to dry between coats photo by brian wilder. And of course having all the right cabinet installation tools.

Don t take off the wall with the old cabinets. If yours differ just make sure that the overlap. Allow the cabinet doors to dry before you hang them up. I found myself needing at least one extra hand at each step one to hold the door steady one to press the hinges into place to keep the holes lined up and one to drill don t get me started on the contortion required for also photographing the process.

How to hang a cabinet door door hinge placement. Always consider hinge placement before installing hinges on any cabinet door. Lifting and holding upper cabinets with cabinet jacks and hold them with a cabinet claw.