Tips & Ideas
Cabinets
Installing kitchen cabinets
1. Replacing Cabinet Doors and Drawers
We can easily change old cabinet doors and front panel of drawers. All we have to do is remove the hinge screws and place the new ones with a drill. Let’s follow the steps below and replace our old cabinets.
 
Skill Level
Easy, Medium, Hard
Required Skill
Basic carpentry skills, usage of power tools
Time Required
Experienced - 30 min
Handy - 1 hour
Beginner - 1 hour 30 min
What You Need
Materials
Hinge cup, screws, cabinet hardware, new cabinet door, false front
Tools
Phillips screwdriver, drill, set-square/ ruler, pencil, tape measure
Hint
Time Saver: While removing the cabinet doors, unscrew the hinges starting from inside the cabinets, not fron the screws on the door. This way, removing the door will be easier and time efficient.
Steps
1.
Removing an old cabinet door: With the use of a Phillips screwdriver let’s begin removing the screws of the hinge cup inside the cabinet. Once all the screws are out, we simply take out the cabinet door.
2.
Putting the hinge cup on the new cabinet door: After removing the old cabinet door, let’s now place the hinge cup into its place on the door. We should make sure to check with a set-square/ ruler that the hinge cup is set in the correct angle. Now let’s screw the hinge cup onto the door with a drill.
3.
Installing the new cabinet door: By using a drill, let’s screw the hinge cup on to the cabinet chest.
4.
Removing the old false front: In order to remove the false front from the drawer, we begin by removing the screws with a Phillips screwdriver.
5.
Installing the new false front: First, let’s center the false front on to the drawer. Then with the use of a drill, we carefully screw the false front on to the drawer.
6.
Drilling holes for the cabinet hardware: Let’s measure the place for the holes with a tape measure and mark the points with a pencil. After the points are marked let’s drill them.
7.
Installing the cabinet hardware: Our next step involves screwing the cabinet hardware to the drawer with a Phillips screwdriver (We will repeat this process for the cabinet door hardware as well).