Floppy Kitchen Cabinet

papeman

Hi folks, just moved into our first ever house, so am a bit of a DIY novice, so any help you can give will be appreciated!

We have just had the boiler replaced in our kitchen (£££!), and as the new one has been mounted on a different wall, it has become apparent that the old one was holding the side of the kitchen cabinet tight to the (i believe) plasterboard wall. As a result, I now have two floppy doors which are over lapping another taller one, meaning that we can't get everything closed without a bit of force. How can I go about fixing the side of the cabinet tight to the wall so that everything closes flush again?

Photos below.

Chris

tacpot12

You just need to drill some holes through the side of the cabinet into the wall, install some wall plugs and screw the cabinet hard against the wall.

You probably only need four screw/wall plugs if you fit them close to the hinges shown in your pictures. You will need a screw with a large head to stop it going down the hole you have drilled; or you could invest in a few washers to put under the screw heads just to make sure. Use the largest size wall plugs you have or can get.

Don't go mad tightening the screws, it sounds like you just need to move the cabinet a few mm over.

I assume you have looked at the hinges to see if they have any adjustment available to move the doors away from the other door that they are interfering with - the hinges do have adjustment but you may have used up all the available travel - if not, this could be a very quick fix. :-)

ryder72

Hard to see from pics. If the door is only slightly rubbing against the other one try adjusting (outwards) the outer of the two horizontal screws on each hinge. This pushes the door towards the carcase and may give you the clearance you need for the door to close.

If not,the solution will be as proposed by others.

LandyAndy

Nice tiles BTW;)