Are these cupboard hinges "standard"?

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#302216 7-Nov-2022 18:22

One of the hinges on our kitchen cupboard has broken and I need to replace it.

Are hinges "standard" and I can just jump into Mitre10 or whatever and get replacements? Or do I need to get ones that match, and if so what do I measure etc to find matching ones. Ideally I'd like to just use the existing screw holes in the cupboard carcass rather than figure out how to install hinges from scratch as i'll no doubt botch it up.

Aside, if there is a shop or brand that is better quality let me know too, I'd rather not do this again.

And before you mention it, yes I know the drawer is broken too. Its been a slow and painful process across the years of most of the drawers breaking and me having to replace the runners and I have simply not got around to that one. Down to only a few that I have not had to replace - hence the note about wanting good quality hinges.

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#2993245 7-Nov-2022 18:29

Yes standard size,the Hafele ones seem ok,cant see the broken bit in your pic but they also unclip like that as well

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#2993246 7-Nov-2022 18:29

I am going thru the same thing with a corner cupboard not so straight forward getting a new hinge so many options / angles

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#2993266 7-Nov-2022 19:49

They are standard with an endless variety. Take off both sides and head to M10 Mega or Bunnings to get a match bearing in mind customers randomly put stuff back in the wrong bins..

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#2993278 7-Nov-2022 21:16

There are different offsets and standouts on them to let a double door pass the one beside it and not hit when you have 2 doors off a single inside panel, vs when each door has its own inside panel. Also to accomodate thicker doors they will have different geometry again.

The mounting on them all looks the same there are multiple sizes too.

Where the hinge action happens and how far out the door comes when it opens will vary. That is why they have so many available. Then add on soft closing options and theres 20+ types available.

Also the amount of adjustability will vary between cheap ones and good ones. Cheaper ones will not have all the screws to change height of the door and move the door front to back, so depending on how crooked your kitchen is you might not be able to get things to line up with a hinge with fewer adjustments.

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#2993298 7-Nov-2022 22:25

Going out on a limb here, but are you sure they are actually broken?

The photos you took appear to be of perfectly good hinge halves that have just become separated. If that's the case then before you go out and buy new ones check if you can clip the two sides back together. The front end of the door-attached half should have two hooks that hook onto the front of the cabinet-attached half, then the back end should just click into place with a firm push.

Something like this video shows:

EDIT: YT link

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#2993300 7-Nov-2022 22:45

pih:
Going out on a limb here, but are you sure they are actually broken?

Yes , the picture is the hinge that is ok. The broken one disintegrated into many pieces.

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#2993303 7-Nov-2022 23:00

Cool, in that case it looks like you'll need a "Full Overlay" type, this allows the door to sit over the full thickness of the cabinet wall. Something like this should suffice, but take your existing hinge in for comparison as suggested:

https://www.bunnings.co.nz/hafele-full-overlay-110-hinge-nickel-plated_p0736487

EDIT: they also come in soft close variety, and 10-packs if you think you'll be doing a few doors

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#2993340 8-Nov-2022 08:28

I recently had to replace the 'bifold' cabinet door hinges. Which is a tricky hinge, as one door hangs off the other in the corner. Kitchen cabinet probably 30 years old.

It was hard to find one that matched exactly at Bunnings, tracked it down to an old Blum model.

Went to the Blum offices in west Auckland to match it.

They said no problem, and it was free - life time warranty apparently.

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#2993355 8-Nov-2022 09:58

pih:

Cool, in that case it looks like you'll need a "Full Overlay" type, this allows the door to sit over the full thickness of the cabinet wall. Something like this should suffice, but take your existing hinge in for comparison as suggested:

https://www.bunnings.co.nz/hafele-full-overlay-110-hinge-nickel-plated_p0736487

EDIT: they also come in soft close variety, and 10-packs if you think you'll be doing a few doors

If the hinge physically disintegrated it may justify replacing others before they do the same as they'll be the same age/batch. If that's the case and you can justify it go soft close. I wouldn't say life changing but gone are the days of slamming cupboard doors.

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#2993411 8-Nov-2022 10:42

richms:
Cheaper ones will not have all the screws to change height of the door and move the door front to back, so depending on how crooked your kitchen is you might not be able to get things to line up with a hinge with fewer adjustments.

Actually the notable factor about cheap ones is that no matter how much you faff around and fiddle and re-do and loosen and tighten you can never get any two doors to line up straight.

On the remote chance that you can somehow brute-force them into alignment, after a week one will have sagged so it's no longer aligned.

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#2993414 8-Nov-2022 10:43

Need to be aware whether they’re half or full cover. I’ve had major issues for years until this past weekend when I discovered I was putting the wrong hinges on. They kept breaking because we kept forcing them.

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#2993443 8-Nov-2022 11:25

Groucho:

If the hinge physically disintegrated it may justify replacing others before they do the same as they'll be the same age/batch. If that's the case and you can justify it go soft close. I wouldn't say life changing but gone are the days of slamming cupboard doors.

Do soft close handle abuse** as well as non soft close ones?

** aka children

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#2993444 8-Nov-2022 11:27

Handsomedan: Need to be aware whether they’re half or full cover. I’ve had major issues for years until this past weekend when I discovered I was putting the wrong hinges on. They kept breaking because we kept forcing them.

Can you elaborate? I don't know how to tell...

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#2993451 8-Nov-2022 11:37

duckDecoy:

Handsomedan: Need to be aware whether they’re half or full cover. I’ve had major issues for years until this past weekend when I discovered I was putting the wrong hinges on. They kept breaking because we kept forcing them.

Can you elaborate? I don't know how to tell...

When the door is closed, does the hinge edge of the door cover half of the edge of the cabinet, or the whole edge of the cabinet?

Half cover will be on cabinets where there is another door next to it.

I suspect from your image that yours are full cover.

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#2993483 8-Nov-2022 13:37

trig42:

When the door is closed, does the hinge edge of the door cover half of the edge of the cabinet, or the whole edge of the cabinet?

Half cover will be on cabinets where there is another door next to it.

I suspect from your image that yours are full cover.

Thanks, they are full cover so the link someone else posted to the Bunnings hinges look like the right ones.

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