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Kitchen Cabinets Binding in Center

September 10, 2019, 01:56:51 pm

I loosened the hinge screws and there's no side adjustment available. I'm concerned that binding when closing will eventually loosen screws. What's the best way to adjust?

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Re: Kitchen Cabinets Binding in Center

Reply #1 – September 10, 2019, 02:02:03 pm

Are the hinges even slightly bent? Should be tight to the wood on the side of the door.
There is no built in adjustment or adjuster

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Reply #2 – September 10, 2019, 02:14:09 pm

Thats what I thought I might hear.  The hung bases are flat against the wood but I'm thinking the part of the hinge from the pin to the cabinet face might be bent.  Not sure how that could happen.  Guess that means taking hinge off and attempting to bend it to pull door in at center?  What about the other side?

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Reply #3 – September 10, 2019, 02:37:01 pm

In the pic above it appears that the hinge is bent inward.  You can try bending it back,  getting a new hinge or swapping that hinge for one on a overhead cabinet door. By putting that bent hinge on an overhead cabinet door there will be no other door next to it causing an alignment problem.

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Reply #4 – September 10, 2019, 02:47:13 pm

FWIW, yes, the hinge leaf is bent effectively moving the door to the center.
 Straighten the leaf or swap out.
 If you go new the finish may not match.

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Reply #5 – September 10, 2019, 02:48:07 pm

You might try to take the hinge off and clamp the side that screws into the cabinet in a vice and then tap the hinge part down to make it a 90° angle.

Don't hit it very hard so go a bit at a time

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Re: Kitchen Cabinets Binding in Center

Reply #6 – September 10, 2019, 07:16:40 pm

Just go to the nearest home center and see if you can match the hinge and replace them.
John M.

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Reply #7 – September 10, 2019, 07:29:47 pm

Thanks to all.  Tman's swap suggestion has improved the situation til we get home can can try the vice suggestion or replace.  FWIW, these doors are the ones the garbage bags hang on...and may have for nearly 20 year.  We installed 2 command hook to do the job going forward. 

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