Damaged kitchen door

[MATTNCLAIREPOND]

One of my lovely children decided to swing on a fitted kitchen door and ripped the screws and the hinge off the cupboard carcass, which is made out of chipboard. Can anyone advise me of the best way to repair the carcass so the hinge will get a strong fixing again.

Thanks

Matt

 

[Diyisfun]

Re position the hinges
Then just fill the damaged area

 

[MATTNCLAIREPOND]

I can't re-position the hinges as they have to go on a fixed point on the doors.

 

[JohnD]

can you post a pic so we can see how bad it is?
//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=99672

You might get away with just using thicker screws

If the cabinet is next to another one and they are fastened together, you can even drill the holes deeper, so they go part-way into the next cabinet, and use a longer screw. this will not work if there is already a hinge in the other cabinet at exactly the same point. If there is no cabinet on the other side, you can put a block of wood on the outside of the cabinet and use a longer screw into that.

I expect the hinges you have got are fixed into a large round recess machined into the door. But you can also get hinges that are surface mounted, so you can put them anywhere you like (you can also get a bit to make the round holes, but if you are not used to woodwork you might accidentally go right through)

 

[Diyisfun]

I can't re-position the hinges as they have to go on a fixed point on the doors.

Do you mean you cant make the hole to sit the hinge in, you can buy the tool if thats the problem, but as above post a picture.

 

[big-all]

back to back with another hinge use a nut and bolt through both hinges

or use a mending plate
http://www.woodfit.com/product_info..._id=434&Name=Hinge+Repair+Plate+-+Bright+Zinc