5 Common Repairs Done on Kitchen Cabinets and Doors

It has always been the dilemma of homeowners whether to replace or repair broken cabinets and kitchen doors. It may be reasonable to replace if they are already old enough and inefficient because hinges can’t work on them anymore.

Broken kitchen cabinets and doors should be attended to as soon as possible because in some ways they could be the cause of wasted energy and resources. The following are some of the common repairs that can be done on them:

1.   Hinges

Broken hinges are usual to cabinets and doors especially if you use them very often. The condition of the hinges also depends on how harshly someone closes the cabinet and kitchen doors. In some cases, hinges break off due to rust or chipped wood.

If the wood to which the hinges are attached, is still good, you can just replace them with new ones. If not, then you can move to another side of it, but if it can’t be helped anymore, you have to really get a new door.

2.   Banging doors

It could be that the bumpers of your cabinet and kitchen doors are not functioning well anymore or you did not have them installed in the first place that’s why you hear a banging sound every time you close them.

You can just purchase some bumpers for cabinet doors which will just be stuck like an ordinary sticker. For kitchen doors, a big bumper which has two parts, and needed to be attached with screws at the back of the door and on the wall can solve the problem.

3.   Loose cabinet knobs

Check if your cabinet’s knobs are still good to go and just need some glue, or broken to get new ones. You use these knobs often and having them fixed right away will give you a lot of convenience.

4.   Swollen doors

Once wood swells, it means two things; either it didn’t undergo a good drying process or your atmosphere is really harsh to make it happen.

If you have hand planer, you can make the swollen side thinner to make the door fit to the jamb. If not then you might need replacement kitchen doors.

5.   Scratched, chipped, cracked

The edges of your cabinet and kitchen doors gets scratched, chipped, or cracked depending on their material. Most of the time, the constant closing and opening would lead to such condition.

You do not really need to have new doors for this. Instead, you need refinishing which can be done by professionals.