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Kitched corner cupboard door falling off - screw holes chipped and broken

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SecondaryBurnzzz · 14/04/2020 17:51

So my corner wall cupboard doors have stopped functioning. How can I fix the holes? the double doors are really heavy, so the screw holes have been under a lot of pressure for a while. What can I fill the holes with so I can re-hang the doors. Pics are the top hinge holes, with have broken in the cupboard, and bottom hinge where the wood is chipped in the door.
Hope that's clear. Any advice welcomed, but I need to use something that I can buy online.
Thanks in advance

Kitched corner cupboard door falling off - screw holes chipped and broken
Kitched corner cupboard door falling off - screw holes chipped and broken
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PigletJohn · 15/04/2020 21:30

You need a kitchen hinge repair plate. Buy half a dozen.

They are available in white and a selection of other attractive colours.

www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=kitchen+hinge+repair+plate&_sacat=0&_sop=15&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=1

You will need a drill and some "Euroscrews" which are designed for use with kitchen cabinets made of laminated chipboard.

Buy a bag of a hundred.

SecondaryBurnzzz · 15/04/2020 22:07

Thanks! What about for the other door? (Off now - will reply properly in morning)

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PigletJohn · 15/04/2020 22:21

Blum make a plug that you can insert after drilling out the screw hole to a larger size. I can't see a UK source just now, but they are common.

www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=blum+screw+plug&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&LH_PrefLoc=1&_sop=15&_osacat=0&_odkw=kitchen+hinge+repair+door

The door part is damaged because you didn't repair the other hinge. The large round hole isn't easily damaged.

Is there a hole on the other edge of the door?

If it happens again, take the door off.

SecondaryBurnzzz · 16/04/2020 16:14

Hi PigletJohn We haven't lived in this house for very long, and I have no idea how old the kitchen is or what level of abuse it has suffered in the past.
The holes in the carcass is from the bottom of the cupboard, and the broken holes either side of the large circle are from the middle panel of the concertina door.
I am happy to buy the first item you recommended as that makes sense, but my concern about the second is that the integrity of the particle board seems to have been weakened. Would drilling a bigger hole weaken it further? I wonder if there is a glue or filler I can use first to strengthen the wood?
If i can't fix it, I might just leave the doors off and turn it into some open shelves! Grin
Thanks so much for taking the time to help - i really appreciate it.

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PigletJohn · 16/04/2020 17:30

if you're using the dowels, you enlarge the holes by drilling them out so the dowel will be a tight fit, then when you screw the hinge to it, it will increase the pressure on the wood. I suppose you could drip glue into the hole before tapping the dowel in. Gorilla glue might be suitable. Let it harden before screwing the hinge on. A carpenter might drill them out and glue in a wooden dowel, this is a traditional method. The dowel has to be pilot-drilled for the screw or it may split. Matchsticks are not a suitable bodge.

ir is possible to drill new holes for replacement or additional hinges, but the large hole in the door needs some care and experience. You don't want your drill coming out the other side.

looking at my tall cabinets (1800mm or so) they have four hinges per door.

Doors and cabinets are often drilled for hinges on both sides, so you can turn the doors over to use new holes, or swap with other doors of the same size from another part of the kitchen.

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