Cracked Cabinet Door Repair

Steps to fixing a crack in a wooden door to fix the crack follow these steps based on recommendations from the woodworkers guild of america.

Cracked cabinet door repair.

The frame for one of our kitchen cabinet doors cracked from the kids swinging it too far open. Place scrap blocks of wood on both sides of the door over the cracked area. The blocks should be at least as long as the cracks or longer. Step 3 strip any existing paint or varnish.

2 lay the door on a flat work surface and. Then rinse the door surface well with hot water to expand the crack slightly. Some mounting plates adjust by turning a single screw. This will make the repair look like an intentional upgrade.

Locate the crack and pour baking soda into the crack to fill up the space. I reinforced it with dowels. Place at least two clamps on the blocks of wood. Deep gouges and irreparable repairs can take a bit more effort.

If the door is flush and parallel with other doors but too high or low use the mounting screws to raise or lower the mounting plates. Loosen the screws at both hinges slide the door up or down and tighten the screws. Check the fit of the door after each adjustment. J ultimately ended up using 2 of the mending plates and i m happy to report that the cabinet looks as good as new there is a tiny shadow of a crack but you can only really see it if you re looking for it.

If you need to replace the panel with glass consider doing a companion door if the cabinet uses two doors. Clean the wood surface of the door with soapy hot water and a sponge to remove any grease dirt or other debris. Information on fixing a cracked cabinet door. Remove the hinges from the damaged cabinet door taking the bottom hinge first so that you don t cause stress to the hinges which may damage the door.

If wood cabinets are cracked or split gluing and clamping can make the repair. Repaired panels can also be painted rather than stained if you want to paint all of the cabinets to hide the repair.