Install Kitchen Cabinet Door Handles

They are also available at any home center.

Install kitchen cabinet door handles.

In fact we have never had a kitchen where i didn t choose cup pulls for the drawers. You want all the handles or knobs to be in the exact same position on every door and drawer. For upper cabinets this is the lower corner. If you have more than a few knobs or pulls to install use a template when you install cabinet hardware.

Using the ikea fixa drill template i show how to layout mark and drill the holes to install door handles in your kitchen. This home improvement tutorial shows you the tools and techniques you can use to install. I even added new cup pulls to the kitchen and bathroom cabinets in our rental house. You ll specifically want to place them anywhere between 1 and 4 from the top or bottom edge of the door.

This kit includes door and drawer templates as well as a 3 16 in. Drill bit accommodating larger pulls up to 160 mm. The ikea fixa drill jig is availab. In addition handles are even more demanding because they require two holes.

A template makes the job go faster increases uniformity and reduces the chance for mistakes across the cabinet set. The biggest challenge to installing cabinet hardware is keeping everything consistent. How to install cabinet door knobs evenly so they aren t misaligned. When it comes to installing cabinet door handles either knobs or pulls they are always placed on the opposite side from the door hinges.

Cabinet knobs and cabinet pulls are typically installed between 2 1 2 and 3 inches from the corner of the cabinet doors furthest from the hinges. If your cabinets have slab doors without stiles cabinet pulls are usually 2 to 3 inches up from the bottom edge of the door and the same distance in from the side edge. I have always been a big fan of cup pulls. The template shown here costs under 5 at on amazon.

And these cups pulls are the nicest ones i have ever had.