spake thusly and wrote:

This is a very basic beginner question. I need to replace half a dozen
Blum hinges on the kitchen cabinet doors. These are recessed Blum
hinges. They are held in their pockets by two small screws. I am
afraid that when I replace the hinges they won't be held securely since
the screws will go into the existing holes. What can be done to make
sure the new screws hold the hinges securely even though they are
screwed into the old holes?

If you are careful it should not be a problem. It is important
to be careful that you have the exact replacement hinge for your
cabinets. If a hole in the wood is stripped there are several
methods of recovery (I will leave that to the experts here).

When we replaced some broken cabinet hinges I remember that it
was a bear to find the correct exact drop in replacement, so much
of a bear that I bought several extra that I will probably never
need. (but IF I do, I got 'em!)

Steve
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