Kitchen unit door hinges

[durdle]

I need to change a hinge on a kitchen cabinet door of uncertain provenance (in that it's around 10 years old and I've only lived in the house for the past 4). I've experienced the frustration of trying to properly adjust such hinges several times in my life but I've never had one produce such an annoying click before; I think the anti-slam spring has failed. Are these hinges made to any sort of one-size-fits-all standard or do they all have slightly different dimensins depending on who makes them? If they are not reasonably interchangeable, where do I go to have the best chance of finding one that will replace mine without looking too out of place? I would ask Ron for one out of his recently replaced kitchen but I suspect his old ones have all gone to the great kitchen in the sky

[Dolphin]

Originally Posted by durdle

I need to change a hinge on a kitchen cabinet door of uncertain provenance (in that it's around 10 years old and I've only lived in the house for the past 4). I've experienced the frustration of trying to properly adjust such hinges several times in my life but I've never had one produce such an annoying click before; I think the anti-slam spring has failed. Are these hinges made to any sort of one-size-fits-all standard or do they all have slightly different dimensins depending on who makes them? If they are not reasonably interchangeable, where do I go to have the best chance of finding one that will replace mine without looking too out of place? I would ask Ron for one out of his recently replaced kitchen but I suspect his old ones have all gone to the great kitchen in the sky

Yes these are replacable and come in two sizes 20 mm and 35mm and are available from Screw Fix if you dont have a local store they have a postal service.

In fact I have just replaced some on my daughters Kitchen cupboards so it is worth checking their web site out as there are various styles of these.
try www.screwfix.com

[Dolphin]

These come in packs of two and range from £2 00 to £4 50 a pair.

If you have a local store best to take a sample with you so that you can get the same size that you need.


Hope that helps
Dolphin

[durdle]

Originally Posted by Dolphin

These come in packs of two and range from £2 00 to £4 50 a pair.

If you have a local store best to take a sample with you so that you can get the same size that you need.


Hope that helps
Dolphin

Thanks, the 20/35mm sizes presumably refer to the diameter of the fixing hole in the door. I'm very doubtful that any 20mm hinge could necessarily replace any other one so, you are right, I need to take one off and trawl round the local DIY merchants with it. Can't really tell what's what from on-line catalogues.

[Dolphin]

In all probability it will be the 35mm that you will need as that is the Hole Size in the kitchen Cabinet door also they have different metal finishes and different metal thickneses.

And different hinge styles.

[Ron Beard]

Originally Posted by durdle

...I would ask Ron for one out of his recently replaced kitchen but I suspect his old ones have all gone to the great kitchen in the sky

I would have given them to you gladly but the sods who constructed the units used non-returning screws, ie the kind of screws you use when you don't expect ever to want to unscrew them. Again. You drive the screw home and the head grooves shear off. A good idea for security reasons. But on a kitchen unit?

Absolutely mad! And the units looked hideous, too.





Best regards,
Ron.

[durdle]

Originally Posted by Ron Beard

I would have given them to you gladly but ....

The counts that it's thought and all that jazz