Installing New Cabinet Doors On Old Cabinets

A standard sized cabinet door needs two hinges.

Installing new cabinet doors on old cabinets.

An overlay is how the cabinet doors lay on the cabinet face. Once you ve decided on how you will update your kitchen cabinet doors you will need to decide on the style. After receiving lots of questions about the process we decided to put together a diy. Get the new doors ready to mount on the frames.

Another style that s popular is raised panel cabinet doors which have a raised center panel surrounded by a contour. They can also bend. Select new cabinet doors made from solid wood rigid thermofoil or bamboo. Hgtv experts pat simpson and jodi marks show how to give your kitchen a brand new look by replacing the cabinet doors drawer fronts and hardware.

There are two overlay styles. The process doesn t require removal of the appliances so the kitchen stays functional while the work is being done. Standard overlays also called traditional overlays leave the face of the cabinet box visible around doors and drawers creating a type of frame. New hinges can update any.

It s an easy job and you ll save money because it costs much less than replacing your entire cabinets and drawers. Read on for this easy tutorial plus a video. Whether you opt for brand new cabinets or refinishing your existing cabinets you can save a lot of money by installing them yourself. Carefully place the hinges on the door.

This makes cabinet doors fit poorly. Hinges creak wear out discolor or even break over the years. Cabinet refacing is also a much less involved process than removing old cabinets and installing new ones. Refacing is an ideal option for many people because of its convenience says cheryl.

Hanging the doors involves attaching the hinges to the door determining how the door fits on the cabinet and aligning the door evenly on the cabinet. We recently added a new cabinet to an old cabinet box at the dexter house during our kitchen refresh and i was surprised just how easy it was. You can sand and paint or stain old doors. Then choose your overlay style.