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How to install hinges on a cabinet: instructions and recommendations

Assembling furniture usually ends with hanging doors, so it is important to know how to install hinges on a cabinet. How well this will be done depends on the duration 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 mounting hinges, you first need to understand the differences between each type of fastener.

Furniture hinge design

The following types of hinges are used for cabinet doors:

  • Hinged fasteners consist of two parts and are interconnected by an axis. This is one of the most popular types of hinges that 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 of cabinets.

Types of hinges: hinged (left) and four-hinged (right)

Furniture hinges are divided into several subspecies, depending on the method of application and, accordingly, the scope. Let's consider them in more detail:

  • Overhead and semi-overlay fasteners are used for furniture exterior doors.
  • Insert hinges are intended for internal partitions.
  • Corner fasteners are suitable for assembling corner cabinets, regardless of their configuration.
  • Inverted hinges are installed if it is necessary that the furniture door opens at an angle of up to 180 degrees.

Types of furniture hinges depending on the method of application

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

Installation of furniture hinges: what is required

First of all, you need to determine 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 wall cabinets, two hinges are enough, for overall furniture - from three. Compliance with the following recommendations for the number of fasteners will securely fasten the doors:

  • For products up to 100 cm and weighing no more than 9 kg, 2 furniture hinges are enough.
  • Doors measuring 100-150 cm and weighing up to 15 kg - 3 fasteners.
  • For facades up to 200 cm and up to 20 kg, 4 hinges are used.
  • Products 200-250 cm with a mass of more than 20 kg will withstand 5 fasteners.

Installation of furniture hinges: how much is needed

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

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

Marking the cabinet door for the hole for the hinges

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

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

Mounting the hinge on the cabinet door

  1. The door is attached to the place where it will stand and is well aligned. Marking is done on the cabinet body.
  2. Holes are drilled.
  3. The back plate is installed.
  4. The parts of the loop are connected to each other.

striker fastening

Before you install furniture hinges on a cabinet, you should take into account the nuances of the process. Fasteners must be on the same axis, the only way they will last a long time. Otherwise, the load on the hinges will be uneven, and one of them will quickly fail.

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

The furniture hinge can be adjusted vertically, horizontally or in depth. It depends, first of all, on the peculiarities of furniture operation 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, to make the fasteners a little weaker, the depth adjustment and fixation of the hinge are used. To perform the operation, you need a regular screwdriver. With its help, an oval hole is twisted on the fastener. This adjustment method is used if the room where the furniture is located has uneven floors.
  2. Vertical adjustment allows you to set the door higher or lower than it is. Even a perfectly adjusted facade can sag over time, so it is recommended to periodically carry out this procedure.
  3. Horizontal adjustment is designed to eliminate the gaps between the door and the cabinet body. If the floor surface in the room is uneven, this procedure is necessary.

Adjustment and fastening of the furniture hinge

To make an adjustment, you must first diagnose the problem that has appeared. After its cause is determined, it will be necessary to tighten it more strongly or, conversely, slightly loosen the bolt on the fastener body.

Before you put the hinges on the cabinet, you must consider the material from which the furniture is made. The glass facade installation technology will have some features. Here are the main ones:

  • As with a regular door, at the first stage, a place for fasteners is selected and markings are made.
  • Using a drill, holes are made on the wooden frame of the furniture.
  • A loop is installed in the niche and fixed with self-tapping screws and a screwdriver.
  • The glass surface is connected to the fasteners through clamps.
  • The surface is placed in a loop.
  • Between the fastener and the glass there must be special rubber gaskets that will protect the surface from damage.
  • Fasteners are securely fixed with bolts.

Kit for installing furniture hinges on a glass surface

It is advisable to install the glass facade on the cabinet without drilling the surface. Working with thin material requires attention and careless movement of the door may crack.

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

You can visually get acquainted with the process of installing hinges on a cabinet in the following video.