Fitting Soft Close Door Hinges

Curved door units are a stylish addition to a sleek minimalist kitchen and you will need to use hinges that are designed specifically to be used with them.

Fitting soft close door hinges.

Installation tools supplies. King s cabinets shows you how to install blum soft close devise on your hinge. The positioning should allow the rubber tipped closer arm of the hinge to extend approximately 9 mm to 1 2 cm 3 8 to 1 2 inch beyond the cabinet face. Combines the advantages of the tip on mechanical opening support system with soft close blumotion.

Soft close hinge pack for integrated handle. Bestå soft closing push open hinge. With the push opener you don t need knobs or handles and can open the door with a light push. Tip on the mechanical opening system for doors and lift systems.

You can choose to use either the soft closing or push open function. Position a soft close hinge just below the upper cabinet door hinge aligning the front edge of the hinge s metal assembly flush with the cabinet face. Some projects are best left to the professionals but this is the perfect kitchen upgrade for any diyer with basic hand tools and a drill. We are a new zealand distributor for the high quality salice soft close hinge range developed and made in italy including full overlay half overland bifold blind corner crampon reverye sprung zero protrusion and more.

If you re installing a new hinge you should drill a correctly sized hole on the door using one of our hole cutter attachments you ll need to measure 21 5mm inwards from the edge of the door this leaves the hole 4mm from the edge of the door then the hole will need to be 12mm deep for the hinge cup to sit flush. When fitting soft close hinges if the hinge sticks out slightly then you will need to remove your it and reposition it accordingly to prevent this. Similarly should the hinge not slow the door down enough to prevent it from slamming then you will need to reposition your hinge so that the stopper sticks out from the door slightly further. Partner curved cabinets with our soft close curved door hinges to maintain a linear design.

How to install soft close hinges.