Kitchen cabinet DIY help . . . . .

MehulLakhani

MehulLakhani

MehulLakhani

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Hi All

I have some kitchen cabinets which were installed about a year ago.

The door hinges upwards on gas struts . Unfortunatley, the hinge has broken where it is secured into the wood of the cabinet - i.e. ripped the wood.

It is now damaged, and due to the way the hinges are mounted into the frame and the door, I cant just move the hinge along and drill some new holes.

Just wondering if anyone had some advice ? Thanks . Mehul

( here are some pics , which also show another 'good' cabinet )

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Measure the carcass, chances are it's a standard Ikea/B&Q size and you can replace it for about £20. I doubt there's anyway to do a decent repair using the same hinge.
 
Do you have access to the top of the cabinet, and is it above normal head height? If so, you could just stick a couple of nuts, bolts and washers through it.
 
I'd use good quality 2 part wood filler, skimmed as flat as possible and then redrilled - giving it plenty of time to cure first.

Cheap wood filler is fine for non load-bearing stuff but it isn't really up to that.


Someone mentioned No More Nails and believe it or not, it will probably work. On my old bathroom door the handle screws stripped out and the handle came loose, So I taped it in place and NMN'd all the way around the handle itself. Took the tape off after it cured and the "repair" has lasted well over a year. I'll be changing the door anyway when I redo the hallway so there wasn't much point doing a thorough repair.
 
Mikeyboy said:
Do you have access to the top of the cabinet, and is it above normal head height? If so, you could just stick a couple of nuts, bolts and washers through it.
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Now I realise it's a top cabinet, not a side door one I agree with Mikeyboy. Fill it all you want, it'll happen again as filler won't hold through much use.

I still doubt it's custom mate - looks like a bog standard carcass and awefully like the Ikea ones in my kitchen.
 
As already suggested if the top of the cab is above your eyeline then nuts and bolts would get the job done.
In the top picture though it appears the cabinet is surrounded by another carcase so maybe some suitably lengthed self tappers into the outer carcase would work.
 
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