Install Kitchen Cabinet Door Handles

A template makes the job go faster increases uniformity and reduces the chance for mistakes across the cabinet set.

Install kitchen cabinet door handles.

If you have more than a few knobs or pulls to install use a template when you install cabinet hardware. If your cabinet doors have stiles also called framing cabinet pulls are usually 2 to 3 inches up from the bottom edge of the door and centered on the width of the stile. I have always been a big fan of cup pulls. And these cups pulls are the nicest ones i have ever had.

When it comes to installing cabinet door handles either knobs or pulls they are always placed on the opposite side from the door hinges. You want all the handles or knobs to be in the exact same position on every door and drawer. The biggest challenge to installing cabinet hardware is keeping everything consistent. They are also available at any home center.

The template shown here costs under 5 at on amazon. Using the ikea fixa drill template i show how to layout mark and drill the holes to install door handles in your kitchen. 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. In fact we have never had a kitchen where i didn t choose cup pulls for the drawers.

The ikea fixa drill jig is availab. You ll specifically want to place them anywhere between 1 and 4 from the top or bottom edge of the door. Drill bit accommodating larger pulls up to 160 mm. How to install cabinet door knobs evenly so they aren t misaligned.

Make installing knobs and pulls a breeze with make installing knobs and pulls a breeze with the align right cabinet hardware mounting kit. I even added new cup pulls to the kitchen and bathroom cabinets in our rental house. This kit includes door and drawer templates as well as a 3 16 in. 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.

Installing kitchen cabinet and drawer handles.