Glueing hinges into kitchen units..

pigpen

yes I am aware this is a very girl question!

I have a larder unit in the kitchen and the hinges have pulled themselves (because it couldnt possibly have anything to do with my babboons swinging on them!!) out of the wood.. B&Q units so not marvellous.. one of them has been glued in using epoxy type glue stuff (see ... girl..) so I know it does work.. but...

The question is.. Do I glob up the craters in the unit and drill the holes for the screws OR do I (trust my insincts..) glob the craters and stuff the screws into the wet glue and leave it to dry then reattach the doors?

The hinges do come into 2 pieces so the latter is possible I am just not sure which way to do it.

loracan1

I'd use copious amounts of wood glue and bits of old matchsticks/cocktail sticks/splinters of wood, leave to dry and re-drill. It's fun peeling the glue off your fingers afterwards too.

Chunks

Same thing happened to me. loracan1 is on the right track. In my case I mixed a PVA wood glue http://www.screwfix.com/search.do?fh_search=Evo%20Stik%20Wood%20Adhesive&cm_mmc=Google-_-Evo%20Stik%20|%20Sealants%20and%20Adhesives%20|%20Brands-_-Evo%20Stik%20|%20Adhesives%20|%20Wood%20|%20Exact-_-Evo%20Stik%20Wood%20Adhesive (kids kraft PVA glue should work if you don't have/don't want to buy the above) with some wood dust (saw/sandpaper a piece of scrap wood and collect the dust). You don't need much but the mix should be quite thick (so, mostly wood dust). Pack it deep into the screw holes you wish to remake, so to speak. Once dry, reattach the hinge and screw in your fixings. Should be stronger that the wood/chipboard itself.

cheers

Chunks

MX5huggy

For a better job use these instead

http://www.screwmaster.co.uk/hinge-repair-plate-cream-or-white-or-bzp---mend-loose-kitchen-door-concealed-hinges-145-p.asp

just screw them over the area ripped out and re fit hinge

Steve_the_fitter

If the unit is butting up to another just use 30mm screw which will screw into both units.
As for using glue i wouldnt have a clue if it works or not but if your going that way just put the screw in the wet glue and let it dry

pigpen

It isnt next to another unit.

We tried the shavings and wood glue and it didnt work which is why we resorted to epoxy last time.. but i cant decide if drilling epoxy will rip it out of the unit so just sticking the hinge in is the best idea.

phill99

Your problem isn't unique. I've been out to a number of customers with this problem. I use a 50mm M4 Nut and bolt inplace of the screw that secures the hinge plate onto the carcass.

Instructions:

Hold the hinge plate in place,
Using a pilot bit in a drill, dmark where the screw holes need to be.
With a 5mm drill bit, drill through the carcass where you have marked.
Put the hinge plate back on the carcass and insert the M4 bolt (using washers) through the hinge plate and through the carcass.
Secure with the nut (and washer).
Cut off any excess bolt with a hacksaw.

The M4 nut and bolts can be got from Wilkinsons for less than £1.50

This is a much more secure fixing than glue etc.

mart.vader

Just a suggestion,

Epoxy putty, £1 from your pound-shop, easy to use.