Tips Hanging Kitchen Cabinet Doors

Hanging cabinet doors on old cabinets with no assistance is not exactly the easiest task.

Tips hanging kitchen cabinet doors.

Start with the wall cabinets and then. 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. Always consider hinge placement before installing hinges on any cabinet door. Hang cabinets to dry between coats photo by brian wilder.

How to hang a cabinet door door hinge placement. Painting cabinet doors is a trade off between perfection and speed. For first time installers it s ideal to go in order. There s often more than just screws holding.

Reinstall the cabinet doors. For overlay doors which cover the cabinet frame adjust the hinges so that the doors hang straight. How to measure openings install hinges hang and align doors. And of course having all the right cabinet installation tools.

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. Using a cabinet hanging system like the eazy hang having the right cabinet installation screws that won t fall off your bit driver. If yours differ just make sure that the overlap. But that s 48 hours of drying time per door one day per side.

John dee a perfectionist prefers to do one side at a time keeping the faces flat so they don t get runs. Here s his method for painting both sides in a day. Lifting and holding upper cabinets with cabinet jacks and hold them with a cabinet claw. Using 1 inch brads fasten the toekick trim to the base cabinets.

Don t take off the wall with the old cabinets. Be sure to cover any surface that you paint over. 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. Most cabinet doors overlap the opening by 3 4 inch.

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