Full Door Hinge Adjustment

Use the small metal tension rod that came with your hinges when you purchased them.

Full door hinge adjustment.

Open the hinge side gap by spreading the hinges. Install the hinge screws in the door. Insert a tension rod in the rightmost hole in the top hinge s adjustment slot. Adjust the gap by bending the hinges.

A self centering drill bit is a good choice for this task. Self centering bits come in sizes to fit cabinet and full size door hinges. 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. Adjusting the doors ensures that they hang correctly and match up evenly with other cabinet doors.

You can buy them at home centers or online for less than 15. Using a phillips screwdriver you can tighten or loosen the screws moving the cabinet up and down side to side or in and out. I ve seen shims used behind the hinge leaf to adjust the gap but bending the hinge takes less time. Adjust the hinges until they are square to the edge of the door and carefully drill a pair of pilot holes for screws that fasten the hinge cups to the doors.