Hinge on kitchen cupboard door

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  • GT60
    GT60 Posts: 2,324 Forumite
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    AliceBanned wrote: »
    Would it be best to just screw the hinge higher up?

    If you were to do that you would need a special drill bit to make a new hole or get an independent /one man outfit kitchen shop to do it for you


    another idea is what someone said about filling the screw holes with saw dust and wood glue paste or something, then screw some thicker screws NOT longer in
    or
    you used to be able to get purpose made small "raw plugs" to fit in the screw holes
    Spending my time reading how to fix PC's,instead of looking at Facebook.
  • TheCyclingProgrammer
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    Try and fill all the surrounding damage with a good two part wood filler, making sure to leave the hole for the hinge cup. It doesn't have to be perfect but trying and get it as flush as possible to minimise sanding. You can get coloured fillers that will stand out less.

    Once dry (it doesn't take long) sand down, positing the hinge in the cup hole so it's square to the edge of the door and mark the two screw holes. Drill a small pilot hole where you've marked (only needs to be about 5mm deep) then screw back in.
  • flashg67
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    I had this problem. If you're handy, buy a 'forstner' drill bit of the correct size (cheap on ebay) and r-edrill the door hole in a different place. This drill bit makes the flat bottomed hole needed for the hinge on the door.
  • AliceBanned
    AliceBanned Posts: 3,048 Forumite
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    Thanks everyone. Will try and get time to look at it properly this weekend and will report back with results/questions.:)
  • AliceBanned
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    [IMG]http://C:\Users\Tracy\Pictures\2017-04\IMG_0284.JPG[/IMG]


    I am only just back onto this! I have tried to post a pic of the non-damaged bit of the door - where the top hinge was. I don't know what these grey things are but without them the holes are too big for the screws for the hinges.


    I didn't expect this. I have tried to repair the bit of wood with wood filler as suggested, and have bought the right hinge but now needs these grey things?


    Thanks for any advice, I find hinges quite tricky (and any DIY really).
  • AliceBanned
    AliceBanned Posts: 3,048 Forumite
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    How do I post a pic from my PC please? I don't know how to access the URL of the photo.
  • AliceBanned
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    https://www.dropbox.com/s/lr32m1i5ofihs9m/IMG_0284.JPG?dl=0
  • Le_Kirk
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    It looks like someone has attempted a previous repair by filling the old screw holes (which presumably had had the screws ripped out) by using "those grey things". I think you need to take them out and fill the holes with a 2-part wood filler as suggested by the Cycling Programmer in post #13
  • AliceBanned
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    Thanks Le Kirk I just went to ask in B&Q and they said try gluing hinge on as clearly someone did that before. That is the other hinge not the top one in the pic above with the grey things😬.

    I think it is a bit of a lost cause this cupboard door. It would be hard to add the hinge in a new place myself and get it to hang right. So I'll try the glue as it might last a while.
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
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    inset nuts are the way to fix this.


    you might need to go to a specialist for the size as places like screwfix may not have the size you need(too long for doors)

    M6 is often right for hinges.

    used them to fix a full height mirror door on a wardrobe.
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