How to Adjust Kitchen Cabinet Hinges

How to Adjust Kitchen Cabinet Hinges - DIY

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4 жыл бұрын

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In this DIY woodworking video, I will show you how to adjust your kitchen hinges while you are stuck at home with nothing to do.
This is a basic #easy beginner #DIY #howto that will transform your crooked and out of alignment cabinet doors into perfection.
Perfect free kitchen upgrade to tackle while you are in quarantine.
All you need is a screw driver!

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@FoxyMoxy5314 10 ай бұрын

Watched about 20 other worthless videos before I found my way to this one. Thank you for getting straight to the point and explaining it in laymen’s terms so that anyone can understand.

@Woodworkerexpress 9 ай бұрын

Glad to hear!

@j.d.gregory6160 7 күн бұрын

This was the only video that articulated how a straight arm hinged works

@Stang413 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the clearest explanations I’ve seen. Thank you

@chrissarahmoore6706 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your video. 👍👏 You saved my husband from a lot of stress, and you saved me from seeing and hearing 🙉 his loud frustrations. Thanks again! 🙂

@Sher5238 Жыл бұрын

Everything I needed to know in less than 3 minutes. Thanks for a straight to the point & easy to understand clip.

@Woodworkerexpress Жыл бұрын

YAY! Thanks so much!

@Rayblondie Жыл бұрын

The simplicity is very very helpful. Most of relevant truth is simple.

@MrsKellyoh 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I"ve spent an hour on my media center doors. This tutorial is fantastic. The up / down!!! Ooooooh! :)

@zakiemon Жыл бұрын

I have had a cabinet in my kitchen that I built myself for almost a year now that when closed, the drawer next to it would not be able to close. Tonight, thanks to your video, I now have a fulling working cabinet where everything closes like it's supposed to. Thank you so much!!!

@Woodworkerexpress Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome to hear! Way to go!!!

@brucepostlethwaite9922 2 жыл бұрын

This is great -thanks. Turned what I expected to be an hours long nightmare into a two minute job!

@oliviamayumi 3 жыл бұрын

watched a couple videos explaining this and yours was the clearest by far. ty!!

@Woodworkerexpress 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Very nice to read!

@markboultwood2480 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant to the point short video. Thank you!

@pugnic1 2 жыл бұрын

This was really helpful and easy to follow thank you!

@ffsbrian 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Great help. Easy simple tutorial :)

@jus4027 Жыл бұрын

clear quick and concise thank you - wife now a happy bunny :)

@methodicalmassage 3 жыл бұрын

This video was most helpful as it explains and shows how each screw adjust the door.

@Woodworkerexpress 2 жыл бұрын

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@waterkittychannel 4 ай бұрын

This is so helpful!! Been tweaking the cabinet for about 30mins bfore i decided to use youtube and found this! 😂

@Woodworkerexpress 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

@misottovoce Жыл бұрын

Thank you...to the point info, short and sweet. Solved my problem door!

@Woodworkerexpress Жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@MrCheekymonkey49 Жыл бұрын

Great, clear explanation. Thanks

@eileenbennett3971 3 жыл бұрын

So helpful! Thank you!

@Woodworkerexpress 3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

@michaelfox8349 4 жыл бұрын

Great video

@Woodworkerexpress 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@themusj 11 ай бұрын

Your video has been one of the most helpful I have found. I have the European type hinges. At roughly 2:08 you mention the adjusting screw up and down. Mine have that screw as well. Question, how is that screw going to move up when the bottom screw cannot be adjusted up or down at the exact same time? Mine do not move a great deal up or down (seems they want you to use the slotted mounting screws for that). Still, seems one would not do much good to move unless both could move at the same exact time. Remember Dr. Doolittle and the "Push Me - Pull U?"

@eblockbbc 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, it worked.

@Woodworkerexpress 5 ай бұрын

Glad it helped

@gam1471 9 ай бұрын

Sorted - thank you very much!

@Woodworkerexpress 8 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@tootsrr1 3 жыл бұрын

Many Thanks

@russm535il 5 ай бұрын

Great thanks !

@Woodworkerexpress 5 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@jimfeaster4837 2 жыл бұрын

Super !

@richard2720 2 жыл бұрын

Thank u very much now I gotit

@dbcooper9638 Жыл бұрын

Really clear, helpful explanation, thank you. Now got all doors lined up, none 'catch' or bump opening and closing. Thx again Dude PS a VERY minor nit....I might have called the adjustment #1 'Side to side', #2 'in and Out' and #3 'up and Down'. Giving SOD or SID mnemonics

@franceshanna3724 Жыл бұрын

brilliant idea!

@Rayblondie Жыл бұрын

It's taken me thirty years to get here and done in three minutes.

@Entertenment...Pravat 3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@Entertenment...Pravat 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Woodworkerexpress 2 жыл бұрын

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@wendyliu3931 Жыл бұрын

How adjust the hinge be soft close?

@AKSAKS60 Жыл бұрын

Good

@doronavraham907 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, my draying rack cabinet door right next to my head, to my right when I wash dishes and it kept on closing, after this video I took a look and it was slightly unbalanced so I close the first hinge screw for it to be balance- and now the door stays open no matter what position I keep it. So little detail but so annoying- finally got fixed haha

@yakoubmostefaoui876 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Question please What is the difference between hinge concealed 2D and hinge concealed 3D????

@artmargiotta2005 Жыл бұрын

It’s just what I needed also. Thanks so much. I’m guessing all European hinges do necessarily adjust the same, as I needed to loosen the first screw to get the door to move the way you showed it. Thanks again.

@Woodworkerexpress Жыл бұрын

Good deal!

@davewalton1726 2 жыл бұрын

My kitchen cabinet doors won't stay open and partially close. How do I adjust the hinge?

@beachtime9351 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to change the strength/tension? Young ones have difficulty opening/closing. Thx!

@eagleflight53 2 жыл бұрын

I have a couple of cabinet doors that have a round over on three sides and the center of the doors are squared off so that when they close they meet in the middle. What type of hinges do I need to look at so that when they close the round over is flush with the cabinet. Thanks in advance.

@bryantjenks3598 Жыл бұрын

On that last option where you are trying to straighten them out and no middle screw. Do you loosen all three of this screws or just the one you touched? I loosened all three on the top and bottom. I then line up the door, but as soon as I tighten the last screw I am right back to where I was. Two screws are Allen and the one you touch is a Philips. I am wondering if I only adjust that and leave the Allen’s tight?

@ryanb7581 9 ай бұрын

Where can I find the type of hinge and bracket that is on the top in the video? I'm not sure if that type of hinge/bracket went out of vogue recently, but all of the ones I can find now seem to have those plates and I'd like to avoid screwing additional holes into my cabinet door.

@blainewalker4007 Жыл бұрын

How do you get to the base plate to tighten the hinge up so it is not pulling away from the side of the cabinet?

@ricardoruiz6642 2 жыл бұрын

I have Tajmina kitchen cabinet hinges. The hinges worked fine for a about 3 months then the soft closing function stopped working. I saw some videos/instructions online showing small plastic pieces on the hinge to control the soft close feature. However, the hinges that I have don't have those small plastic pieces that adjust the soft close feature. Any suggestions?

@jaredcarrara2012 Жыл бұрын

Which screw adjusts the tension of the soft closing? Mine won't soft close anymore.

@TheMichman63 3 жыл бұрын

I must have some messed up hinges, when I turn the screws inward the doors move toward each other, when I turn them all the way out, they look like they are going to fall off of the cabinet. I can not get a gap between the two doors.

@garthhorne617 Жыл бұрын

You just saved me $100's and kudos from my Wife LOL😃

@perucabana 3 жыл бұрын

Please in any video you should put the order number of the hinge that your are showing as a reference to be easy to order that particular hinge, thank you

@teaglet 3 жыл бұрын

If you adjust on screw, should you adjust the other screw the opposite direction? I am having a hell of a time with adjustments to my new cabinets doors

@Woodworkerexpress 3 жыл бұрын

Possibly, depending on the fit of the door. I would recommend setting all of the screw positions in the middle if that makes sense. Such as, screw them all the way in or out and them guess the in between and then start from there. I hope that helps!

@skokie8231 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. My cabinet door kind of hits the next door cabinet before bouncing into place. How do I take care of this? I took a video but don't see a way to send one.

@Woodworkerexpress Жыл бұрын

Shoot an email to jblack@woodworkerexpress.com

@mariareynolds3718 Жыл бұрын

I need to adjust one door up to line up with its mate. Do I loosen all the screws on both bottom and top hinges to make this change? How much turn of the screw to make a minor 2mm adjustment?

@Woodworkerexpress Жыл бұрын

If you do not have the cam height adjustment you would need to loosen the screws that hold the door to the cabinet, both top and bottom and then lift the door up and tighten the screws to hold. If you do have cam ht adjustment, then you can slowly turn the screw on the bottom hinge and then repeat for the top hinge until you are happy with the door position. 2mm isnt too much so depending on the hinge type maybe a half to full turn. I hope this helps!

@dennisfountain7925 3 ай бұрын

How to adjust if door is opening to far out the bathroom med cabinet hitting mirror.

@renegomezlucea 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have Soft Self Closing Higes in my kitchen cabinets... And yesterday started to close so fast and it hits to hard the cabinet. Do I have to change the hinges? Or is any way to adjust them again?

@Woodworkerexpress 3 жыл бұрын

That is strange that they all of the sudden started closing faster. You can check on the hinge and see if it has a on/off switch for the soft close. This is generally found on newer hinges. If there is no switch it may be time to order new hinges or add soft close adaptors to the doors that are closing too fast. Please give our team a call and they can help you out! 1-855-993-4968

@christinekathman8438 2 ай бұрын

My cabinet will not close all the way after it was opened all the way! Stuck open 3 inches. I have tried adjusting all the positions.

@gloriacasey4058 3 жыл бұрын

I want to trade out my grass hindges with soft close, what do you recommend

@Woodworkerexpress 3 жыл бұрын

It depends on which grass hinge you have. Do you have the model # of the hinge?

@elchango8862 10 ай бұрын

What about adjusting the tension on the soft close hinges?

@Woodworkerexpress 9 ай бұрын

Some hinges have an on and off switch so you can turn one off and then get a faster close

@Dave-rv4cr 2 жыл бұрын

Our upper cabinets have three hinges on each door. One of the doors does not close smoothly, but kind of pops when closing. Any suggestions for figuring out which hinge is not adjusted properly in order to have the door close smoothly? Thanks!

@Woodworkerexpress 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of trial and error. It does sound like one of the hinges is out of adjustment and causing the pop sound due to binding and not being aligned with the others. You can bring all of the hinges back to the same settings (adj screws all the way in/out) and then slowly adjust the hinges at the same amount if possible. As i am writing this, it is most likely your center hinge that is causing this issue. If you take off the center hinge, you most likely will not have any popping and the door should speed up. I would start with making light adjustments to the center hinge until the problem disappears. I hope this helped!

@Dave-rv4cr 2 жыл бұрын

@@Woodworkerexpress Thanks. Will give it a try and let you know the result.

@Dave-rv4cr 2 жыл бұрын

@@Woodworkerexpress Tried adjusting all as you suggested with no success. Tried releasing the center hinge and the top hinge was popping. Reconnected the center, then released the top and still had the popping. I'll continue tweaking the center and top trying to resolve. Thanks again.

@tedhall2277 Жыл бұрын

I have a couple of doors that don't stay shut. I have tried to adjust them but nothing seems to work. Is it time to replace those hinges?

@Woodworkerexpress Жыл бұрын

It may be. I would take the hinges off the door and see if they snap close without the door. If they do, then they may just need a little more adjusting. I find that if you adjust the hinge and make the door come away from the cabinet it tends to help

@peteroprey6501 Жыл бұрын

Hi there, I wonder could you help. I have a Kitchen cupboard hinge back piece which is screwed on the cupboard, it has come loose, can’t see how to tighten it. Is it possible for this type of hinge to be secured from the carcass side, which i can’t get at? I can send you photos if you would like?

@Woodworkerexpress Жыл бұрын

Please send pictures and i can take a look! Message them to me on our Facebook account

@longdriver2 3 жыл бұрын

The base plate is loose. Hoe do I remove the hinges from the base plate?

@tonyevans5079 3 жыл бұрын

I have the bottom kind what do I do if I run out of up and down adjustments?

@Woodworkerexpress 2 жыл бұрын

You can re install the hinge higher or lower and then adjust as needed. Also! We are having a few Free promos going on right now as well. Here is a list of items that you can add for free using the coupon codes. Limit one per order: Quart (32oz) Titebond Wood Glue- FREEQUART Pocket Blow Gun- FREEAIR Fastcap GluBot- FREEBOT Knee pads- FREEPADS Blum tape measure- FREETAPE Blum Screw driver- FREEDRIVER Blue Light Safety Glasses- FREEVISION

@MrBanguwife 2 жыл бұрын

What if the door dont shut all the way?

@kayw.4689 10 ай бұрын

yes, I'm looking at my cabinets saying that!! They won't close! Mine are really old and don't look like that.

@Woodworkerexpress 10 ай бұрын

Please send me a picture of your hinge and door, maybe i can help! jasonr.wwe@gmail.com

@nickwyatt3243 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, but how do I remove the door completely? The door is too wide for the space available, and if I adjust it so that it actually closes, it fouls the cabinet next to it. So I need to remove the door, plane it down very slightly and then re hang it.

@Woodworkerexpress Жыл бұрын

There should be a button or lever on the hinge arm towards the rear of the hinge inside the cabinet. Unless it is one piece then you would unscrew the 2 screws located on the cup of the hinge

@InnerChildCalling Жыл бұрын

how to put the two pieces of the hinges together

@teaglet1 Жыл бұрын

the one hige looks like Menards Klearvue hinge, I have them, they are terrible to adjust

@Woodworkerexpress Жыл бұрын

No Menards hinges here, these are Blum and are a delight to adjust

@edwardcestaro7374 Жыл бұрын

How do you restrict the swing

@Woodworkerexpress Жыл бұрын

Depending on the type of hing brand www.woodworkerexpress.com/hinge-angle-restriction-clips/

@grumpy67ify Жыл бұрын

when i close the cabinet door it does not sit flush with the cabinet. There is a space between door and frame. How to adjust.

@Woodworkerexpress Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you would need to use the screw adjusment that brings the door away from and towards the cabinet. if the space is on the hinge side of the door you just bring the door closer to the cabinet, if the space is on the handle side of the door you would adjust the door away from the cabinet.

@maryparker8663 2 жыл бұрын

I want to know how to get my cupboard doors to open wider than 90 degrees.

@Woodworkerexpress 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mary! You would need to replace your hinges with hinges that have a greater opening degree. We have 90 degree, 110 degree and 120 degree hinges that allows the doors to open 120 degrees

@PanamaSticks Жыл бұрын

what if the whole thing is LOOSE?

@tomziolkowski5634 2 жыл бұрын

How do the 2 parts attach?

@Woodworkerexpress 2 жыл бұрын

The hinge clips onto the hinge plate for most of them. Some of the less expensive hinges are one piece

@bloodragon.gamingyt7197 Жыл бұрын

Please show inches how to fix it

@antonioarcano7989 2 жыл бұрын

Mine only has 2 Screws, helpppp.

@meh-87 7 ай бұрын

Heh, would be great if mine weren't put in wrong to begin. Can't adjust my way out of it

@chriskausch8876 7 ай бұрын

we sprung our hinges by falling into the door while fixing plumbing

@Woodworkerexpress 5 ай бұрын

Ouch!

@majorstrife 2 жыл бұрын

Better if demo was on a full cupboard

@dr.robertjohnson6953 Жыл бұрын

nope. Wrong type of hinges. How do you adjust the doors that DO NOT have adjustable hinges.

@waitersluvhjy66 3 жыл бұрын

I will try to do it with Stodoys plans.

@Woodworkerexpress 2 жыл бұрын

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@jenimbusy6765 3 жыл бұрын

I figured out how to adjust mine. Undo the 2 screws, and THROW THEM AWAY!!!!! AWFUL JUNK!!!!! Apparently the "Blum" I ordered, were BLOOMING FAKES from Amazon 😡 They do not close, at all. They stick out, away from the front. They range from 80⁰ to 100⁰ open, and no matter what ya do, you cannot line them up😡. So after discussion, we are going back to historical hinges. As, is my thought, old ALWAYS WORKS!🤣

@Woodworkerexpress 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, sorry that happened to you. And i agree! Those knock offs are just terrible!

@nyogrson1 3 жыл бұрын

I thought changing my hinges to soft close would be simple....full overlay, half overlay...wtf ...Just want soft close n be done with it already

@Woodworkerexpress 2 жыл бұрын

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@squirt12 2 ай бұрын

I have a question. Heard a pop when I opened a cabinet door. Soft close door wont stay closed any longer. Stays open now. Broken hinge probably?

@Woodworkerexpress 2 ай бұрын

Sounds possible. I would reccomend taking the hinge off the door and see how it operates. It may just need to be popped back into place. I have seen them pop out due to misalignment