Adjusting the doors ensures that they hang correctly and match up evenly with other cabinet doors.
Full door hinge adjustment.
Look on the side of the hinge near the top for a horizontal adjustment slot that has a line of holes inside.
Using a phillips screwdriver you can tighten or loosen the screws moving the cabinet up and down side to side or in and out.
Use the small metal tension rod that came with your hinges when you purchased them.
Adjust the hinges until they are square to the edge of the door and carefully drill a pair of pilot holes for screws that fasten the hinge cups to the doors.
Find the hole that s furthest to the right in the adjustment slot.
I ve seen shims used behind the hinge leaf to adjust the gap but bending the hinge takes less time.
Adjust the gap by bending the hinges.
You can adjust most cabinet door hinges quite easily using the screws inside the door.
Open the hinge side gap by spreading the hinges.
Self centering bits come in sizes to fit cabinet and full size door hinges.
Insert a tension rod in the rightmost hole in the top hinge s adjustment slot.
In this short how to video you will be guided through a step by step process on how to adjust a 3 way hinge to straighten out your cabinet door fronts or.