How To Fit Kitchen Cupboard Door Handles

Install new cabinet handles.

How to fit kitchen cupboard door handles.

Measure from the top of the door if a base unit door to the centre of the top hole position. Step 1 determine the placement of the handle on the door. While holding the knob or handle with one hand use a screwdriver to tighten the fastening screw. If you re installing door pulls line up the bottom of the pull with the top of the door rail.

Then measure the handle position hold the handle in a position where you think it looks best. My boyfriend and i spent weeks remodeling our kitchen. However some knobs come with a threaded screw attached to them. Avoid over tightening the screw as this can crack or damage your cabinet door.

Place the handle on its side and with a pencil draw a line on the door where the top screw hole position is. For most drawers a the proper place to install the kitchen cabinet handle is in the center of the door panel. Thread the knob or handle onto the screw s. While most knobs and handles come with screws if your doors are very thick or very thin you may want to get new screws so your pulls fit properly.

The location of knobs and pulls isn t written in stone but there are some standard practices. After countless hours scraping paint sanding wood primering and painting doors and staining cabinets we finally got to the last part to complete our kitchen. Installing the final hardwa. Insert the fastening screw s through the backside of the hole.

See the image below. Installing kitchen cabinet door handles. One good rule of thumb is to line up a knob with the top of the bottom door rail. This hole is threaded and accepts a screw or bolt which is turned from the inside face of the cupboard door or drawer face.

Imagine you have a beautiful kitchen complete with new cabinets and polished zodiaq countertops the stainless steel wall oven and dishwasher look at home next to the innovative delta touch2o faucet and the new cooktop is impressive to say the least your kitchen has it all except handles for all the cabinet doors and drawers. Screw from the back into the pull or knob until. The handle or knob is then fitted as shown above.