The hinges in our kitchen cabinet door became loose (the screws are loose and don’t attach properly). I put

December 18th, 2007 | by admin |
spyra asked:

wood filler and rescrewed them again but after a couple of months they went loose again. The kitchen cabinet is made of chipboard. Any great ideas?

Question posted courtesy of: Andre
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    1. 8 Responses to “The hinges in our kitchen cabinet door became loose (the screws are loose and don’t attach properly). I put”

    2. By maz22 c on Dec 18, 2007 | Reply

      You could try filling the holes with no more nails, or something similar, attach hinges leave overnight to go off and then attach doors

    3. By mark j on Dec 21, 2007 | Reply

      toothpicks, Break off some toothpicks in the hole add wood glue to the screw when reattaching the hinge lets stand over night then replace in the morning for a life time of proper operation.

    4. By Jon F on Dec 24, 2007 | Reply

      This works great with full size doors so i assume it will work with your cabinets. you can use a small dowel that you sharpen like a pencil or believe it or not golf tees work great, put some glue on the tee or sharpened dowel tap into the hole with a hammer and then take a razor knife and cut off the extra. wait till the glue dries drill new pilot holes and reinstall your hinge

    5. By spook542 on Dec 25, 2007 | Reply

      I’d aggree with Mazz but I’d use Araldite it’s much stronger.

    6. By jamand on Dec 28, 2007 | Reply

      Best option (aside from toothpicks or matches) is to open the holes out with a 6mm drill - be careful not to go right thru the door - when the hole is clean - drop/pour some wood glue into the hole and then place a 6mm wooden dowel (from DIY store - £1.00) into the hole - push into place until the glue seeps out - wipe away excess glue and allow to dry overnight - redrill correct size hole for the screws using the hinge as a guide and tighten.

      Should last a good long while

    7. By jtasker1@rogers.com on Dec 28, 2007 | Reply

      take the smallest drill bit you can find,carfeulully clean out the holes being carefull not to enlarge the holes,then take some wooden match sticks,coat the match sticks with wood glue and insert as many as you can into each hole,tap in gently with wooden mallot,let glue dry over night,sand the ends of the match sticks so that they are flush with surface,then drill new holes carfully into the newly plugged holes and apply new screws…works well..

    8. By Kathy S on Dec 29, 2007 | Reply

      Any solution using the existing holes is likely to be temporary and the screws will work loose again. I suggest you resite the hinges elsewhere on the opening edge and neatly fill the troublesome holes.

    9. By badassbiker1974 on Dec 30, 2007 | Reply

      I agree with Mazz and Spook,, adhesive is the best way to go.

      Fill the hole with your chosen adhesive, and fit the first half of the hinge. The adhesive will fill the hole and bond with the chipboard side, fitting the hinge straight away will create a new thread for the screw and hey presto,, Job done!

      No More nails, Araldite, PVA or even a good superglue will all do the job…

      Putting cocktail sticks and matches into the hole is for screw holes in timber not chipboard side panels of a kitchen unit…

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