How to hang cabinet doors correctly. How to install hinges on a cabinet with your own hands

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Choosing fastenings for wooden doors

The modern furniture market offers a wide variety of types of furniture hinges. This can include both four-hinged hinges and simply hinged ones, used since Soviet times. Today even modern furniture hinges sometimes cannot serve as a replacement for those types of door fittings that were produced during the USSR, despite their high level quality.

Let's take a closer look at all the types of furniture hinges that exist on this moment. Universal four-hinged fastenings for cabinet doors can withstand significant loads, having a large margin of safety. They can be installed on doors whose opening angle is in the range of 90-165°. They can be adjusted in 3 different planes.

The accessories for furniture doors includes 2 elements. The first of them is the hinge itself, which is attached to the door, and the second is the mounting strip, fixed to the side wall of the product, connected to the hinge installed on the cabinet door.

There are 4 types of four-hinged hinges used in furniture production, each of which should be used depending on the types of cabinet door fastenings.

1. An overlay used when the door must cover the sides of the niche in which it is located.
2. A semi-overlay hinge used when overlaying 2 doors on the same side panel.
3. Internal (used for internal fastening cabinet doors), which are located inside the side of the niche, and do not cover it.
4. A hinge used to secure the door at an angle of 45°. This type of hinge is used to secure doors. corner cabinets or cabinets.

Before purchasing fastenings for cabinet doors, you should definitely check the type of equipment offered. furniture fittings from the seller. It must be borne in mind that four-hinged types of hinges are attached using 4*16 screws to the side walls of the cabinet. The mounting cup should have a diameter of 26 mm. The holes should have the same diameter.

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Options for glass doors

Specially produced hinges for cabinets with glass doors are reliable when used. At the same time, the collected ready product it will look very beautiful. Using four-hinged types of hinges for glass doors, they can be attached at different angles.

The use of furniture hinges for glass cabinet doors allows them to be adjusted in 3 different planes.

With other types of loops such manipulations are impossible. The only drawback of such hinges is the need to make all the mounting holes at home, which is a certain difficulty.

The design of furniture hinges for glass cabinet doors includes 4 elements:

• mounting strip mounted on the side of the product;
• a loop;
• O-rings for connecting glass and hinges;
• a plug that allows you to hide the loop from the outside.

The choice of the shape of the rings and plugs will not affect the strength of the connection as a whole.

There are piano hinges for furniture that have a simple mechanism that is not very reliable. Such loops include identical strips of brass or steel, connected in the middle by steel wire. This type of hinge is used mainly when assembling furniture for the kitchen, for which the use of other types of furniture hinges is not acceptable.

If it is not possible to purchase four-hinged hinges for glass or it is impossible to install them, you should pay attention to ordinary hinged hinges for glass doors. They include 2 types of elements, the first of which is the hinge itself, and the second is plastic seals fixed into the hole for the hinge and onto the glass.

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Leveling and Adjustment

If there is a need to strengthen and, which may be associated with their failure or displacement during a move, then this is not difficult to do if you have certain ideas about how to do it correctly.

First you need to understand the problem that has arisen. Only then proceed to the troubleshooting step with installing hinges. Basically, it may be necessary to adjust the hinges. In this case, it is necessary to take into account the angle at which the cabinet door opens.

A malfunction when closing the door occurs when the hinges begin to “pull” the cabinet door, which can also happen when using piano hinges. The fastening of the disc hinge must be precise, and the furniture hinge must be attached to the inside side of the cabinet.

For fastening you will need:

• furniture hinge with hinges;
• ring drill with a pointed tip;
• mounting plate;
• screws.

The pointed tip of the annular drill is used as a center guide, and knives are needed to mill the poppet hole. A typical poppet joint has a diameter of 35 mm, so purchasing an annular drill for accurate and uniform milling is necessary first.

Before you begin aligning the cabinet door, you should determine its exact location. There should be small slots at the top and bottom of the door, which are necessary so that the doors can open and close freely. Holes for screws are placed using templates. Then a dish-shaped hole is made to the required depth and secured mounting plate. Once the door is aligned, the screw should be secured.

The cabinet door is adjusted on the basis of the furniture hinge's tape lever, which is equipped with 3 screws. The hinge is adjusted using the middle screw, which allows the cabinet door to move simultaneously in 3 different planes.

Furniture assembly usually ends with hanging the doors, so it is important to know how to install hinges on the cabinet. How well this is done depends on the lifespan of the product and its appearance. There are various types of hinges on the hardware market. Each of them has its own characteristics. To understand the technique of installing hinges, you first need to understand the differences between each type of fastener.

Types of hinges for furniture

The following types of hinges are used for cabinet doors:

• Hinge fasteners consist of two parts and are connected to each other by an axis. This is one of the most popular types of hinges, which were used in furniture made in the USSR.
• Four-hinged hinges are an improved version of the previous type. They are versatile and suitable for various types cabinets

For mirror or glass doors, special types of hinges are used. Their design includes a decorative overlay and a special sealing ring that is attached to the glass surface.

Furniture hinges are divided into several subtypes, depending on the method of application and, accordingly, the area of ​​application. Let's look at them in more detail:

• Overlay and semi-overlay fasteners are used for exterior furniture doors.
• Inset hinges are designed for internal partitions.
• Corner fasteners suitable for assembly corner cabinets, regardless of their configuration.
• Inverse hinges are installed if it is necessary for the furniture door to open at an angle of up to 180 degrees.

Preparation for installation

A process such as installing hinges on a cabinet involves several stages of work. First you need to determine what tools you will need. For installation you will need to prepare:

• pencil;
• level;
• roulette;
• screwdriver (screwdriver);
• drill;
• hammer;
• fasteners;
• self-tapping screws measuring 4x16 mm.

Installation of fasteners

Marking

First of all, you need to decide on the number of hinges that need to be installed on the door. This characteristic depends on the size and weight of the product. For small ones wall cabinets Two hinges are enough, for large furniture - from three. Compliance with the recommendations below regarding the number of fasteners will allow you to securely fasten the doors:

For marking you will need a pencil, level and tape measure. On at this stage The following tips should be followed:

1. The marking line should be located at a distance of 20-22 mm from the edge of the door.
2. The hinges should be positioned 70-120 mm from the top and bottom ends of the door.
3. If there are more than 2 fasteners, then the outer ones are placed first, and then the rest are evenly distributed so that they are at the same distance from each other.

When installing several fasteners, you should make sure that their location does not get on the internal elements of the furniture (shelves, ends, etc.).

Drilling and installing hinges

After marking, you should proceed directly to installation. Installing hinges on a cabinet door consists of several stages. In order to do it yourself, you should follow the following instructions:

1. In the place where the markings are made on the door, a niche is drilled for the hinge bowl.
2. Fasteners are inserted into the prepared niche and aligned 180 degrees.
3. Places for installing hinges are marked on the surface.
4. Holes are drilled through which the fasteners are attached to the door.

1. The door is placed in the place where it will stand and is well leveled. Markings are made on the cabinet body.
2. The holes are drilled.
3. The counterplate is installed.
4. The parts of the loop are connected to each other.

The depth of the holes for the niche should be about 12 mm. Please note that the standard chipboard thickness equal to 16-18 mm.

Before installing furniture hinges on the cabinet, you should take into account the nuances of the process. The fasteners must be on the same axis, this is the only way they will last long time. Otherwise, the load on the hinges will be uneven, and some of them will quickly fail.

To mark holes for screws, you can use ready-made templates, which will facilitate the process of marking future fasteners and allow you to do it as accurately as possible.

Adjustment

The furniture hinge can be adjusted in a vertical, horizontal plane or in depth. This depends, first of all, on the characteristics of the use of furniture in the future and other nuances. Let's take a closer look at each type of adjustment:

1. In order to press the door closer to the body or, conversely, make the fasteners a little weaker, adjust the depth and fixation of the hinge. To perform the operation, a regular screwdriver is required. With its help, the oval hole is tightened on fastening element. This adjustment method is used if the room where the furniture is located has uneven floors.
2. Vertical adjustment allows you to install the door higher or lower than it is located. Even a perfectly adjusted facade can sag over time, so it is recommended to carry out this procedure periodically.
3. Horizontal adjustment is designed to eliminate gaps between the door and the cabinet body. At uneven surface floors in the room, this procedure is necessary.

To make an adjustment, you must first diagnose the problem that has arisen. Once its cause has been determined, you will need to tighten it more tightly or, conversely, slightly loosen the bolt on the fastener body.

Installing a hinge on a glass cabinet door

Before installing hinges on a cabinet, you need to consider the material from which the furniture is made. The technology for installing a glass facade will have some features. Here are the main ones:

It is advisable to install the glass facade on the cabinet without drilling the surface. Working with thin material requires attention and if you move it carelessly, the door may break.

Installation of hinges on the cabinet is required when self-assembly furniture or in case of part failure. The process does not take much time and is quite feasible even for inexperienced craftsmen. The only thing you should pay attention to is the correct and clear marking. The success of all subsequent actions and the positive result of the work depends on this stage.

You can clearly see the process of installing hinges on a cabinet in the following video.

Or, as they are also called, cup hinges are by far the most common fittings for hanging swing facades. Thanks to the variety of their shapes and modifications, you can install any façade exactly the way you want.

In this article we will analyze the process of installing a simple cup hinge (complex ones with closers, etc. are installed in almost the same way).

From the tools for work, we will need a screwdriver, a pencil with a ruler or square and a drill with a diameter of 35 mm. It is worth mentioning that there are also hinges with a mounting diameter of 26 mm. I have not seen cutters of this diameter, so I drill for such hinges with a simple 25 mm cutter, shaking it around the circumference, thus selecting the missing millimeter.

Doors should not be made too wide and heavy; the width should not exceed 500 mm, otherwise the load on the hinges will be too great. The above diagram will allow you to figure out how many hinges to put on one facade, depending on its size. It’s better to make high doors with a width of 300 mm

We mark the hole for the cup on the facade. To do this, at the desired height, departing from the edge 21-22 mm
(ours will help with marking) we drill a blind hole with a Forstner cutter. You need to retreat at least 70 mm from the upper and lower edges, otherwise you can screw the loop opposite the lower or upper horizons of the box, which is unacceptable. It should be strictly perpendicular to the plane of the facade and have a depth of 11-12 mm. Then we drill a blind hole.

It is necessary to drill on a hard, level substrate so that the cutter's tenon does not push the façade off the face. The drill needs to make small rocking-circular movements (this makes drilling much easier).

I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that most budget cutters are made with a centering tenon 3 mm long, so there is a high risk of drilling through the part. For prevention, you should either shorten the tenon on the emery or grinder (maintaining alignment), or simply fill your hand, training on scraps.

Pay attention to the black pipe lying near the cutter - this is a vacuum cleaner. Collects fine dust and some large sawdust, which has a beneficial effect on the cleanliness of the workplace.

Insert a loop into the resulting hole, aligning it perpendicular to the edge, mark the holes for the screws with a pencil,
Use a thin drill or awl to deepen the markings.

We put the hinges in place and secure each hinge with two self-tapping screws with a countersunk head.

We attach the façade to the stand and align it relative to the vertical dimensions

Mark the attachment points with a pencil. In order for all the hinges to stand level, you can use this method: support them with a long ruler, an even block or the same facade.

Now let's apply finished door to the body in open form and mark the holes for the fasteners with a pencil.

It is advisable to do this when the box is lying on the floor “on its back” - it’s much easier this way.

We drill them out with a thin drill. If the cabinet is already standing, and the facade is too large and it is inconvenient to place it vertically, then we mark and drill holes on the body for the overlay strip, according to the drilling map. In our case, we use a strip without Euroscrews. We mark the axis of the hinge, along it in depth we mark 37 mm (in the case of an overlay facade) and 37+16 mm (in the case of an inset facade and 16 mm on both sides of the axis.

We fix the counter plate with self-tapping screws.

We install the facade itself, to do this we insert the shoulder groove under the fixing screw of the strip, while making sure that the notch on the adjusting screw takes its place in the groove on the counter strip.

Tighten all screws.

You can start adjusting the facade.

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Now you need to hang the door with hinges on the body of the product.
The procedure is as follows.
1. We carry out hanging by first placing the product on its side. At a distance of 36 - 40 mm. From the edge of the body part on which we will hang the door, draw a line parallel to the end of the part.

We draw lines opposite the intended installation locations of the loops. Line length is approximately 70 - 100 mm. The main thing is that the line protrudes beyond the dimensions of the loop installation area. This installation platform is also called the counterplate. At what exact distance in the range of 36 - 40 mm. drawing a line depends on the type of loop. The main thing is that the transverse adjustment range of the hinge is not completely selected. In the photo this adjustment range is indicated by an arrow.

For this type of loops:

The optimal distance is 39 mm, as can be seen in the top photo.

For more precise positioning, press the striker firmly with your finger against the body part of the product.

5. After this, we install the hinge counters on the body part of the product, aligning the centers of the oval holes with the fastener installation points obtained using a core or an awl.

Either Euroscrews or 4*16 self-tapping screws are usually used as fasteners.

Euroscrews are used when installing massive doors. Before installing them, it is necessary to pre-drill the mounting points with a drill with a diameter of 4.5 mm. seats about 10 mm deep. Do this operation carefully so as not to drill through the chipboard. Euroscrews provide a strong connection between the massive door and the body of the product. But there is also a drawback. Due to their thickness, Euroscrews almost completely “eat up” the vertical range of door adjustment after hanging it. Have you noticed that the holes in the strike plates of the furniture hinges are oval? These oval holes allow you to adjust the door in the vertical direction after hanging, and thick Euroscrews almost completely fill these ovals and make subsequent adjustment difficult.

If the door is not very massive, then you can use ordinary 4*16 screws as fasteners. They provide a fairly reliable connection and maintain good scope for adjusting the door in the vertical direction.

In the example given, the door was not heavy and I used 4*16 self-tapping screws as fasteners. When fastening, make sure that the screws are in the center of the oval holes in the strike plate.

7. Then we attach the door to the body part of the product and assemble the furniture hinges into a single whole, aligning the corresponding slots with the fixing and adjusting screws on the strike plates and the rotating parts of the hinge.

Pay special attention to ensure that all the slots in the strike plates catch on the heads of the adjusting screws on the second part of the hinge. When assembled, these caps are located at the bottom and are difficult to see. But it is necessary to insert them into the corresponding slots on the strike plates. Otherwise, the door will be skewed and it will not be possible to adjust it in the opening in the horizontal plane.

8. All doors are hung.

All that remains is to adjust it with the appropriate adjustment screws in the opening and erase the marking lines.

Fittings are an important element of any furniture. It determines the quality and service life, especially when it comes to cabinets. Its ability to perform a number of actions depends on how high-quality it is used: opening, closing, etc.

Door hinges: what are they?

The most important element of cabinet hardware is the hinges. They not only help to attach the facade to the body, but are also responsible for opening the doors. Moreover, the last procedure can be performed at different angles, which is very convenient during the operation of this type of furniture.

The choice of hinges that are used when assembling furniture is quite large. They differ both in their design features and other indicators. This greatly complicates the process of choosing them. To do it correctly, you need to know what types of furniture hinges there are, their purpose, and how to secure these elements to the cabinet door. This information will help you do all the work yourself and ensure long service product.

After the door frame is assembled, you need to hang the doors. To do this, you cannot do without a special mechanism that will ensure they open and close. Loops act as it. When installing cabinet doors, hinge or four-hinge fasteners are mainly used. They differ in their appearance and functionality. So, the first ones are presented in the form of two parts, which are connected by an axis.

This type of loop has been known for a long time. It has been used in furniture assembly for over twenty years. It is easy to install and convenient to use. Over time, this type of loop was improved. Thus, they have become universal and can be used in assembly different types cabinets and they got the name - four-hinged.

But for glass and mirror doors such loops will not work. When assembling them, you need fittings equipped with a decorative overlay and a special ring that helps seal the structure. Such hinges are installed directly on the glass surface.

Door hinges: application method and area of ​​application

Except design features, hinges can be installed in different ways. Thus, they distinguish between overhead and semi-overlay fittings, which are mainly used when assembling furniture with external doors. Another option for hinges is inset hinges. They are well suited for partitions located inside the product. If the cabinet is corner, then corner fasteners are required when assembling it. However, they come in different configurations.

As you know, door hinges provide their ability to open and close. Basically 90 degrees is enough. But in some cases it needs to be increased. Traditional hinges will not allow this. Therefore, to open furniture doors up to 180 degrees, it is necessary to install special fittings. Hinges that provide this ability to furniture doors are called inverse.

How to install a hinge on a cabinet door?

Installing hinges on cabinet doors is a simple procedure. If you assemble furniture yourself, then this procedure will be within your power. The main thing is to know its features and prepare properly. All other work will be done quickly and easily.

Before you begin installing the hinges, you need to prepare the tools without which this task cannot be solved. Their list is small and can be found in almost every home. Therefore, there will be no cost to purchase them. So, you need tools such as a pencil, level, screwdriver or screwdriver, screws, tape measure, drill. Well, and, of course, the fastening element itself.

Installing hinges on cabinet doors: stages of work

Once prepared necessary tools, you can move on to the main work. The first stage is to carry out markings. It is carried out taking into account the interval, which is 80-130 mm, between the holes. It is necessary to mark their center on the facade of the product. As for the number of hinges, this indicator depends on the height of the doors themselves. So, two or more loops can be used.

An important point in carrying out this work is maintaining the distance to the edge of the facade and shelves. Otherwise, the door will not close and it will not do well. It is generally accepted correct distance from the edge of the facade to the center of the hole 20 mm.

In order to make an opening, you will need a 34 mm drill. This will allow you to drill a hole. required depth. Typically this figure is 13 mm. To do this, the drill is inserted into the drill. When carrying out work, hold the tool at an angle of ninety degrees. If you change this situation, then the inevitable appearance of cracks, chips and other things that can ruin the appearance of the furniture.

Once the hinges are secured, you can begin installing the doors. But it is worth paying attention to how the fasteners are located. They must be on the same axis. This will ensure that the doors are placed evenly and the load is evenly distributed. If this is not observed, the product will quickly fail and will require repair.

Hinge adjustment

Loop adjustment is the final procedure in this process. At the same time, it requires an equally responsible approach, since it affects the quality of the mechanism.

Adjustment in progress different ways depending on how the furniture is used. If the door needs to be pressed against the door or, conversely, moved away from it, the fasteners are clamped or loosened. The adjustment process is carried out according to the depth and fixation of the fittings. You can use a screwdriver to do this job. This adjustment method is mainly necessary in rooms with uneven floors. It will ensure the opening and closing of the furniture door.

As practice shows, doors on furniture sag over time. Will help correct the situation vertical adjustment. She is responsible for placing doors along the height of the facade. You can adjust this, make it higher or lower.

If gaps appear between the door and the body, horizontal adjustment will help. It will eliminate them and ensure a tight fit of all furniture elements. It is mainly used for furniture that is located on uneven floors.