Broken Cabinet Door

A catch that no longer keeps a door closed is either broken or out of adjustment.

Broken cabinet door.

The gluing repair with titebond carpenter s glue and jorgensen clamps took 30 minutes mostly. Cabinet doors are typically made in one of two styles. If your door is crooked not square with the cabinet fix that first then raise or lower it to the same height as adjacent doors. So if you need a cabinet door that s 12 7 16 wide by 27 15 16 high that s no problem.

Make a small adjustment then close the door to check its position. Place scrap wood on the top and bottom over the broken area and clamp the scraps together to place pressure on the wood pieces while the glue dries. For crooked doors adjust the side screw on one hinge which moves the door from side to side. A solid or flat door or a panel style door.

After the wood dries use wood filler to fill in any holes. Loosen the screws move the catch in or out and tighten the screws. Catches are fastened with two screws so replacing a damaged catch is simple. Replacement cabinet doors come in 1 16 inch steps to fit any size opening you have.

Quick easy repair to glue cabinet door and restore with stain.