How to Hang Cabinet Doors
With a little time and a lot of patience anyone can learn how to hang cabinet doors. Why waste money on having a carpenter come out to your home when with just a few simple tools you can do the job yourself.
There are only a few tools needed to hang cabinet doors:
Screwdrivers, both flat and Phillips head
Measuring tape
Carpenter’s square
Cordless drill with various sized bits
The first step is to attach the hinges to the new cabinet door. Make sure they’re equally spaced from each other so the door will swing freely.
Chances are you’re hanging more than one cabinet door. A good tip to make sure you have a straight line across the entire row of cabinets is to hold the door in place and lightly mark a straight line where the top of the door meets the cabinet.
Now just use the straight edge of the carpenter’s square to extend that line across the entire cabinet run. There you have it a simple reference line to make sure all the new doors sit at the same height.
Once again place the door over the cabinet front. This time use your pencil and mark the hinge locations on the cabinet facing.
Now open up the cabinet door and align the hinges with the pencil mark. It’s a good idea to have a helper for this job as trying to support the door while anchoring the hinges can get a bit tricky. You don’t want the door to get out of level.
With your helper holding the door in place use the cordless drill and a small drill bit to punch out a couple pilot holes. Drilling pilot holes is important to avoid splintering or cracking the cabinet!
Now just grab the screwdriver, and insert a couple screws through each hinge.
Once the door is secure check it’s swing. Hopefully everything works just right and it closes easily. If not just undo and reposition the hinges and try again.
The next step is to install the doorknob and magnetic latch.
Place one of the magnetic latches on the top side of the door opposite the swing side and screw into place.
Next place another magnet inside the cabinet but recessed so that the door won’t contact it. Most magnetic latches will have a keyway that will allow you to adjust the catch back and forth. Find the right placement and the door should swing shut and flush with the cabinet. If it doesn’t catch or pops back open just readjust the magnetic latch.
The last thing to do is attach the door hardware. You’ll want the hardware in the same location on every cabinet door. Use the carpenter’s square to measure off the right location and record the measurements. Be sure it’s exact before screwing in the hardware. You don’t want to have to redo it.
That’s all there is to learning how to hang cabinet doors. Just repeat the process for each door. And you’ve saved money and accomplished a great home improvement all on your own.
Author Jennifer Akre is an owner of a wide variety of online specialty shops including that offer both items and information on how you can easily furnish and decorate your space. Whether it is knobs for your bathroom or cabinet hardware for your kitchen there are many tips you can use to make those spots both functional and beautiful. Click today and indulge your senses.
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