Re-hanging cabinet doors
 

I recently purchased an older home and removed all my kitchen cabinet doors to re-paint them. I used the old hardware and hung back in same positions but they are uneven. I know they are in the same location because the kitchen cabinets were homemade and all doors are different sizes and have latches in different locations. Some doors are tight at bottom but have gap near top. Others one door is higher than another and another is so tight that both doors have to be closed at same time and the paint is rubbing off from the friction.

What can I do to get these doors to hang level? (I think they were level before I took them off.)

Thanks,
Evelyn Neese

Re-hanging cabinet doors
 

On 10/5/2015 8:49 PM, wrote:

I recently purchased an older home and removed all my kitchen cabinet doors
to re-paint them. I used the old hardware and hung back in same positions
but they are uneven. I know they are in the same location because the
kitchen cabinets were homemade and all doors are different sizes and have
latches in different locations. Some doors are tight at bottom but have gap
near top. Others one door is higher than another and another is so tight
that both doors have to be closed at same time and the paint is rubbing off
from the friction.

What can I do to get these doors to hang level? (I think they were level
before I took them off.)

Are you sure the hardware are *identical* -- no manufacturing variations?

If you've used the same fasteners as originally installed, try removing one
hinge/latch/etc. and examining the size of the fastener wrt the size of
the opening (hole) into which it fits. E.g., chances are, there is some
slop between the fastener's diameter and the hole diameter. So, depending
on where the fastener happens to be IN THAT OPENING when it is tightened
can shift the door up or down a bit.

The same sort of thing will apply to latches that may be pulling the
door *in* tighter -- or not (flexing it in the process to make it
seem more or less "flush").

Re-hanging cabinet doors
 

On 2015-10-05 11:49 PM, wrote:

I recently purchased an older home and removed all my kitchen cabinet doors to re-paint them. I used the old hardware and hung back in same positions but they are uneven. I know they are in the same location because the kitchen cabinets were homemade and all doors are different sizes and have latches in different locations. Some doors are tight at bottom but have gap near top. Others one door is higher than another and another is so tight that both doors have to be closed at same time and the paint is rubbing off from the friction.

What can I do to get these doors to hang level? (I think they were level before I took them off.)

Are the hinges adjustable? If so you should have used the same hinge in
the same door/cabinet.


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Re-hanging cabinet doors
 

Love these 15 year old threads.

Re-hanging cabinet doors
 

On 10/5/2015 9:21 PM, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:
Love these 15 year old threads.

The post was recent. The fact that it was tagged onto an old thread
is immaterial.

Re-hanging cabinet doors
 

In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 5 Oct 2015 20:49:48 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:


I recently purchased an older home and removed all my kitchen cabinet doors to re-paint them. I used the old hardware and hung back in same positions but they are uneven. I know they are in the same location because the kitchen cabinets were homemade and all doors are different sizes and have latches in different locations. Some doors are tight at bottom but have gap near top. Others one door is higher than another and another is so tight that both doors have to be closed at same time and the paint is rubbing off from the friction.

What can I do to get these doors to hang level? (I think they were level before I took them off.)

Thanks,
Evelyn Neese

I"m not too surprised at this. How many screws hold each hinge to the
cabinet? Each hinge to the door? I'm very curious but whatever the
answer is, it will be up to you to figure out how to adjust them.

By putting either kitchen matches** or round toothpicks (which are
harder) in one side of the hole and the screw in the other side of the
hole, you may be able to reposition either the hinge and door or just
the door, depening on which hole. I've never used anything else,
but I usually do this to tighten up loose screws, not to reposition a
screw in a hole. If your hole is already tight, and your really can't
get a kitchen match and the screw in the same hole, even when turning
the screw with a screwdriver, you might also use flat toothpicks (softer
than the round ones) or small wood matches (which used to be available
when leaving some fancy restaurants. I'm not sure where you'd get them
now. Google? Amazon? Ebay? or just forget it and use the flat
toothpicks.

If you need room in the hole to get the screw off center, a smaller
screw might work, but that's a last resort.

You may need someone to hold the door while you put at least the first
screw for each hinge in.

Good luck.

**For sale in the supermarket, 3 boxes at a time.

Re-hanging cabinet doors
 

On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 11:25:21 PM UTC-5, Don Y wrote:

On 10/5/2015 9:21 PM, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:

Love these 15 year old threads.

The post was recent. The fact that it was tagged onto an old thread
is immaterial.


Why not just start a new thread instead of dredging up
an o l d one?

Re-hanging cabinet doors
 

On Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 7:33:57 AM UTC-5, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:
On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 11:25:21 PM UTC-5, Don Y wrote:

On 10/5/2015 9:21 PM, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:

Love these 15 year old threads.

The post was recent. The fact that it was tagged onto an old thread
is immaterial.


Why not just start a new thread instead of dredging up
an o l d one?

That makes too much sense dear. Have you ever tried to herd a gaggle of cats? ^_^

[8~{} Uncle Unruly Monster

Re-hanging cabinet doors
 

On 10/6/2015 5:33 AM, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:
On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 11:25:21 PM UTC-5, Don Y wrote:

On 10/5/2015 9:21 PM, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:

Love these 15 year old threads.

The post was recent. The fact that it was tagged onto an old thread
is immaterial.


Why not just start a new thread instead of dredging up
an o l d one?

No idea. Ask the "n-OP" (new-).

I suspect folks just see something that pertains to their
(current) problem and tack on their own comments -- without
considering dates, etc.

I'm more amused that there are NNTP servers that *retain*
posts for that long! Most groups on the servers that I use
expire articles pretty quickly.