Adjusting Cabinet Hinges Video

If your kitchen cabinets have adjustable hinges you may need to tweak them from time to time so the doors will close properly.

Adjusting cabinet hinges video.

Six screws are visible on euro style hinges but you can ignore the two holding the door mounting plate in place. I have a similar problem where the one door is lower than the other. Which adjustment do i do to raise the door that is lower in the center and has to to. European style cabinet hinges are easy to adjust using a screwdriver.

Using a phillips screwdriver you can tighten or loosen the screws moving the cabinet up and down side to side or in and out. This is a video to show you all how to adjust the hinges on any cabinet or in this case a pantry cupboard door. Adjusting the doors ensures that they hang correctly and match up evenly with other cabinet doors. I just watched your video on adjusting european hinges and is was very helpfull for for cerrecting a gap in the doors.

If the door seems to be tilting down to the right turn the side to side screw on the top hinge so the hinge pulls closer to the side of the cabinet box moving the top of the door to the left. Stubborn cabinet hinges are almost always the result of abuse. Hinges may start sticking if the door continually gets slammed or closed too hard or. How to adjust cabinet hinges that won t close.

Push the adjustment lever or tab in so that it stays retracted. Adjust the middle screw to move the door up and down. Set the adjustment hinge to a lighter setting if you have smaller cabinet doors. If you have a lever mechanism make sure that it s facing the side wall of the cabinet.

Reach in with a screwdriver to loosen it by turning it counterclockwise. In the case of an adjustment tab make sure that the mechanism is pushed in all the way. Look for the vertical adjustment screw in the center of the hinge usually recessed inside of it. In this short how to video you will be guided through a step by step process on how to adjust a 3 way hinge to straighten out your cabinet door fronts or.

You can adjust most cabinet door hinges quite easily using the screws inside the door. Of the other four two are located on the hinge assembly bar and two are mounted onto the side of the cabinet. Once you have the door where you want it tighten the screw back up. Watch this video to find out which screws to turn to achieve the perfect fit on your cabinet doors.