how to remove pvc kitchen back door

dada44 · 2 October 2012 at 3:06PM

hi , we are looking to move some white goods through the back entrance and may need to remove the door. it isn't totally clear to me how i might remove the door. there are some hinges which have an allen key (see pic). would it be as simple as undoing them ?

Gra76 · 2 October 2012 at 3:25PM

Have you tried lifting it vertically. I've come across quite a few where you lift them straight up off the brackets. The key points are usually for adjustments.

SailorSam · 2 October 2012 at 3:46PM

On the bottom photos, is that the edge of the door. It looks as if there's some sort of plastic cover. If you pulled these away i wonder are there screws attaching the hinges to the door, if there is can you leave the hinge attached to the frame and just remove the door.

dada44 · 2 October 2012 at 6:08PM

thanks. i will give it a try. doing this alone is not so easy

blackshirtuk · 2 October 2012 at 7:14PM

Pic 1,pic 2 and pic 3
The top of the hing is a black cap covering the hinge pin, the grub screw, where allen goes, is to stop door coming off the pin so will need to be loosened/removed.

Pic 4,5,6
hinge piece on front of door, any screws/bolts here will be to adjust the door not to remove hinge.

If it was me i would remove grub screws first, looks like it should just lift off after.

Ectophile · 2 October 2012 at 9:21PM

If it's anything like mine, the parts of the hinges that attach to the door are in two pieces - the actual hinge itself and a decorative cover in the middle to hide the screws. The small screw hole you've found may well be a small screw that holds the centre cover of the hinge on. Once you've got that off, it should reveal the big screws that hold the hinge on to the door.