Adjusting Ikea Cabinet Hinges

This is a video to show you all how to adjust the hinges on any cabinet or in this case a pantry cupboard door.

Adjusting ikea cabinet hinges.

This video shows how to adjust the ikea utrusta hinge and cabinet doors on an ikea kitchen. Part 4 of our ikea kitchen cabinet course covers the building and installing of the drawers rails hinges and soft closes. Keep making minor adjustments to center the door on the frame and reduce any gaps between adjacent doors. Opt for a medium hinge setting if you re adjusting a regular cabinet door.

This is a very common problem when cupboard. Aim for there to be a 10 millimetres 0 39 in gap between the tab and the actual hinge. Ikea s hinges have three screws that control the height depth and width by loosening or tightening them. When you are adjusting the doors you should never touch the screws that are used to attach the doors to the frame.

This is the fun part of the proj. Turn the adjustment lever clockwise so that it faces the cabinet ceiling. The up and down adjustment is done by the screw that is on the hinge mounting plate. There are three screws on the hinge that are used to adjust it.

If your hinge has an adjustment tab instead use your fingers to pull the tab forward a moderate amount. Instead focus on the screws marked in the illustration. Ikea utrusta hinge adjustment youtube. For example adjust the screw to move the door over.

One screw adjusts left and right one screw adjusts in and out. Turning it counterclockwise moves the door back toward the hinge. The sideways door overlay a.