hinge for furniture door for integrated fridge unit

[Claydon Lad]

I fitted a Baumatic Int F/F last year.
I don't remember struggling to get the shelves out, but I do recall having to screw the hinges on the carcass first. I fitted the doors on and adjusted them to suit. Took them off again, then slid the appliance in, and finally attach the door fascias. A bit of a struggle on your own, but it all worked fine when installed.

[theNovice]

Hi Novice and welcome.

Your problem here is the hinges themselves.

The hinges you need are the old slide on type but not just the regular ones, these are very slim and probably only stand about 10mm off the carcase edge including the hinge plate. You get very little left to right adjustment with these but you don't actually need much. As Marc said you need to ensure the appliance is as far right (in your case) as it will go and the front of the appliance doors should be flush with the carcase edge.

It might be worth taking a trip to B&Q or Homebase to see if they've got any of these hinges as I think Homebase are still selling kitchens with slide on hinges

BTW, if I'm not mistaken, the shelves pull out as far as they will go then you lift the front edge vertically and it drags the back edge forward - looking at your pics. Go on try it!!

Thanks Stretch. Will take a shot to local Homebase and check it out.

I did try your trick on the shelves, it works on the middle, but not enough play for the top or bottom. Like you say, I'm trying to do the job with the wrong hinges.

I will look for the sliders you mention with a small arm height or thin profile (not sure what you call it) and larger opening.

ps. I'm really digging the forum.... once I've gotten through this kitchen, I'm off to do a self build... this will undoubtedly throw up some more queries!

[theNovice]

Thanks Claydon Lad and all others. I really appreciate the advice. If I ever get it completed I'll post pics of the completed job. Other than the fridge (and the diswasher that is still giving me agro) I'm fairly chuffed for a first effort.

[Stretch]

No worries, we're always happy to help here!

Once you've been registered a few days and got a few more posts you can upload pics to the forum's Photobucket account (see main page for details) then we can see your pics full size in your posts!

[marc1106]

Thanks Claydon Lad and all others. I really appreciate the advice. If I ever get it completed I'll post pics of the completed job. Other than the fridge (and the diswasher that is still giving me agro) I'm fairly chuffed for a first effort.

wonder if the decor door is catching on the plinth or the appliance wont go into the gap fully!

[Stretch]

Thanks Claydon Lad and all others. I really appreciate the advice. If I ever get it completed I'll post pics of the completed job. Other than the fridge (and the diswasher that is still giving me agro) I'm fairly chuffed for a first effort.

wonder if the decor door is catching on the plinth or the appliance wont go into the gap fully!

Hmm, tell us what your dishwasher problem is and we'll use our collective braincell count of 2 to see if we can help you! :Lol:

[theNovice]

Thanks Claydon Lad and all others. I really appreciate the advice. If I ever get it completed I'll post pics of the completed job. Other than the fridge (and the diswasher that is still giving me agro) I'm fairly chuffed for a first effort.

wonder if the decor door is catching on the plinth or the appliance wont go into the gap fully!

Hmm, tell us what your dishwasher problem is and we'll use our collective braincell count of 2 to see if we can help you! :Lol:

You're right, the door is catching on the plinth. From my nose around IKEA last weekend and another higher end kitchen shop, it seems that it is standard practice to 'adjust' the kick by cutting 3/4 - 1 inch off it at the door.

The other 'novice' hurdles are:
1) the furniture door requires the lower 'catches' to be recessed in the door slightly (1-2mm) - it's not a huge issue i'm just a bit nervous of taking a router or chisel to the door to do this (as I've got no skills with either) and
2) I've yet to find the sweet spot on the door alignment. It seems I can't do this w/o having the weight of the furniture door attached and I'm nervous to carve the door to attach the fixings if the appliance door won't properly align anyway.

Again, inexperience and a bit of trepidation standing between me and a finished job.

[nskitchenfitting]

Thanks Claydon Lad and all others. I really appreciate the advice. If I ever get it completed I'll post pics of the completed job. Other than the fridge (and the diswasher that is still giving me agro) I'm fairly chuffed for a first effort.

wonder if the decor door is catching on the plinth or the appliance wont go into the gap fully!

Hmm, tell us what your dishwasher problem is and we'll use our collective braincell count of 2 to see if we can help you! :Lol:

you shouldnt need to recess the brackets. they normally sit internally on the d/w.

You're right, the door is catching on the plinth. From my nose around IKEA last weekend and another higher end kitchen shop, it seems that it is standard practice to 'adjust' the kick by cutting 3/4 - 1 inch off it at the door.

The other 'novice' hurdles are:
1) the furniture door requires the lower 'catches' to be recessed in the door slightly (1-2mm) - it's not a huge issue i'm just a bit nervous of taking a router or chisel to the door to do this (as I've got no skills with either) and
2) I've yet to find the sweet spot on the door alignment. It seems I can't do this w/o having the weight of the furniture door attached and I'm nervous to carve the door to attach the fixings if the appliance door won't properly align anyway.

Again, inexperience and a bit of trepidation standing between me and a finished job.

[theNovice]

you shouldnt need to recess the brackets. they normally sit internally on the d/w.

I could have it completely wrong, but the brackets I'm referring to are two square metal plates (for the bottom of the furniture door) that have a 'hook' - like if you cut a tab from the middle of the plate then bent it: (i can't represent the bend in my artwork!)

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From the technical drawing it looks as though you're supposed to fit the bracket flush on the furniture door (meaning the thickness of the bracket is recessed or routed out).

The bracket secured to the furniture door then slots into the d/w door front.