Great few tips there Roger😎 Its always a bit easier, when clipping the hinges on,(when fitted to the door), to do the top one first, as it it 'hangs' there while you line up and click in the bottom one👍
Skill builder is brilliant for people who want to know how to do it themselves Roger and Robin and the rest of the team thank you im a plumber in the north west of England . And like I said its a good channel for people who don't know how to do it and also save em some dosh . Keep up the good work Roger thank you to you and skill builder team 👏 👍
I didn't want those stupid plastic plugs that cover the cams falling off the bottom. It is a utility room so having the cams on the inside it not an issue.
Hinges I have are the old timer hinges. they don't look anything like these do. When they took the doors off to paint them etc. they didn't put them back on the same areas they took them from. So some don't close all the way, off center, leans too low or too high etc. They are a mess!
Something to always check when someone asks you to level the doors on kitchen cupboards is, are the cupboards hung level? Number of times someone's been unhappy with the doors on cupboards, doesn't know how to adjust them themselves, so they call you around, take a level and run it across the top or bottom of the row of cupboards. You can adjust the doors on uneven cupboards to get them to look nearly right, but you'll always have uneven margins on the overhang of the door, to adjust the level of the cupboards themselves is usually just a case of adjusting the screws on the hangers in the top back corners of the cupboard.
Try hanging and adjusting the curved doors, loads of fun. The old joiner I worked with years ago fitting kitchens was eagle eyed, all the gaps and margins had to be identical and everything had to line through (as it should). Nothing worse being in a kitchen and everything’s wonky donkey 🐴
This only works if the units are hung square... and no one's gonna use the adjustable hanging brackets to square off units that have already been screwed together and siliconed to the wall.
One of my least favourite jobs. My old boss was convinced you could make them perfect even on crappy out of square units. He'd have me adjusting them for hours. It's worse nowadays as alot of units are cheaper if they have no blocking behind the hardwood backing. Obviously the customer is gunna choose the cheaper units as it makes sense. I had a run on wall units and all the 1000mm ones would sag in the middle and there wasn't much I could do about it and it irked me no end and pissed the customer off coz I couldn't keep the horizontal door margins between the cornice and pelmet bang on. I now always recommend spending more on the larger units.
Bit of a sad cabinet. But …. If only I could remember which way to turn for in and out. And there is the mystery of why the doors shift when all they do is open and close. Thanks for the video.
usually because the cabinets are just crappy particle board which over time the screws wobble and widen the holes thus causing the hinges to move around
You are right, and everyone loves a pedant, but we tend to try and work out what terms people are searching for and 'wonky' scores more than 'out of adjustment'.
That is quite funny. I was sitting in a diner in New Jersey some years ago talking to my English friend and the lady clearing tables came up and asked what language we were speaking. We told her it was English and she said she could make out the odd word. It is often the phrasing and tempo that makes other dialects hard to understand. English people have great difficulty understanding eachother when they move around this tiny country.
Great few tips there Roger😎 Its always a bit easier, when clipping the hinges on,(when fitted to the door), to do the top one first, as it it 'hangs' there while you line up and click in the bottom one👍
Skill builder is brilliant for people who want to know how to do it themselves Roger and Robin and the rest of the team thank you im a plumber in the north west of England . And like I said its a good channel for people who don't know how to do it and also save em some dosh . Keep up the good work Roger thank you to you and skill builder team 👏 👍
Nice little tip there Rog , thanks 👌🏼🧱👍🏼
Damn, you can adjust the hinge's?! The wife convinced me to buy her a new kitchen! 🤬
Great video
Excellent demo. Thanks a lot.
Oh wow - thank yooouuu for this!
Nice Roger.. 👍🏻. Wren supply a big polystyrene block to store kitchen unit doors on. 😉
Great tips for homeowners Roger! 👍🙂
Who assembled the cabinet with the cam and dowel on the inside?
I didn't want those stupid plastic plugs that cover the cams falling off the bottom. It is a utility room so having the cams on the inside it not an issue.
Well spotted.
@@SkillBuilder Haha, we believe you!
Great video Roger !! Thanks
Roger just want to thank you for your channel. I'm on the dark side, architect, but learning every day. If you are ever in Dubai I'll buy you a pint.
Are you allowed to drink in Dubai?
@@SkillBuilder i think that's the point Roger lol.
As a DIYer love SkillBuilder. Any chance of a video of your master tiler in action?
Whaaaaat??!! Who knew this was so easy to fix?!! 😂 Thank you!!!
Only good if the cabinets square.
Thank you : )
Thanks for the lesson Roger, as usual you've made a bit of a nightmare job look easy.Horses for courses 'eh.
Your information is beautiful and helpful I hope to be health and safety
Now that is a wonderful tip, I am gonna give it a go tomorrow
Roger was that you that went past Robins job in a Ferrari F40 in Sunday’s video??😉😎👍
Are they still friends 🤔
Hinges I have are the old timer hinges. they don't look anything like these do. When they took the doors off to paint them etc. they didn't put them back on the same areas they took them from. So some don't close all the way, off center, leans too low or too high etc. They are a mess!
Putting Handymen outtta business this channel. 🙃😁
Something to always check when someone asks you to level the doors on kitchen cupboards is, are the cupboards hung level? Number of times someone's been unhappy with the doors on cupboards, doesn't know how to adjust them themselves, so they call you around, take a level and run it across the top or bottom of the row of cupboards. You can adjust the doors on uneven cupboards to get them to look nearly right, but you'll always have uneven margins on the overhang of the door, to adjust the level of the cupboards themselves is usually just a case of adjusting the screws on the hangers in the top back corners of the cupboard.
Try hanging and adjusting the curved doors, loads of fun. The old joiner I worked with years ago fitting kitchens was eagle eyed, all the gaps and margins had to be identical and everything had to line through (as it should). Nothing worse being in a kitchen and everything’s wonky donkey 🐴
Yes nice one done ours at weekend but don't know how to do the corner floor cupboard is it the same or should I get someone in to do it?🤔
What kind of corner door is it, two separate ones or bifold? Either way if they have cabinet hinges then adjustment will be the same.
yes it is the same deal
@@johnmackay7789 it comes out from the right if that makes sense
Got a trick of the trade to stop the hinge fixing screws coming loose?
Nice
This only works if the units are hung square... and no one's gonna use the adjustable hanging brackets to square off units that have already been screwed together and siliconed to the wall.
Don't forget to put your locking screws in to secure your hinge once you've adjusted your height 🔨
It’s like you’re spying on me! This is my next job thanks 👍
The front screw on mine keeps coming out like it's not long enough
One of my least favourite jobs.
My old boss was convinced you could make them perfect even on crappy out of square units. He'd have me adjusting them for hours.
It's worse nowadays as alot of units are cheaper if they have no blocking behind the hardwood backing. Obviously the customer is gunna choose the cheaper units as it makes sense.
I had a run on wall units and all the 1000mm ones would sag in the middle and there wasn't much I could do about it and it irked me no end and pissed the customer off coz I couldn't keep the horizontal door margins between the cornice and pelmet bang on.
I now always recommend spending more on the larger units.
Clunk click every trip! Nice one Richard
Roger getting very fond of chippy work.🤔
Bit of a sad cabinet. But …. If only I could remember which way to turn for in and out. And there is the mystery of why the doors shift when all they do is open and close. Thanks for the video.
usually because the cabinets are just crappy particle board which over time the screws wobble and widen the holes thus causing the hinges to move around
I've been adjusting people's kitchen doors for years, so sorry Roger, I nearly doors'd off there.
Why are the cam locks on the inside of the cabinet, top and bottom? Dodgy
Doesn't wonky mean loose, wobbly, and unstable?
These seem firmly attached; just are out of adjustment.
You are right, and everyone loves a pedant, but we tend to try and work out what terms people are searching for and 'wonky' scores more than 'out of adjustment'.
Dictionary definition of wonky: "not straight; crooked or askew"
No. It means wonkey.
Great tip just wish he could speak English! I'm from New Jersey! Lol
That is quite funny. I was sitting in a diner in New Jersey some years ago talking to my English friend and the lady clearing tables came up and asked what language we were speaking. We told her it was English and she said she could make out the odd word.
It is often the phrasing and tempo that makes other dialects hard to understand. English people have great difficulty understanding eachother when they move around this tiny country.
@@SkillBuilder I'm just waking up for coffee taylor ham egg and cheese on a bagel and you are having tea and fish and chips with vinegar yuk! 😆
Wonky, l set doors at a Jaunty angle🤭
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I’d have a word with your mate who works for the council because I think Tiny Tony beat you this week.. 😬.
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