Joel Goodman
01-11-2012, 2:55 PM
Two of my grown son's kitchen cabinets fell apart and I want to advise him on the repair. Sadly he lives 3000 miles away or I would just rebuild or replace them myself.
Here's what happened -- the doors and the face frame basically fell off. The doors are hinged to the face frame which was attached to the particleboard or MDF cabinet boxes with glue and a few staples! What crap! The objective is to improve what he's got rather than a complete redo.
Anyway my thoughts are for him to remove the doors from the face frame and tack the face frame in place with a few finishing nails, and then use a Kreg jig and pocket screws to attach it properly. I'm not sure if the box is 1/2, 5/8 or 3/4s. Will pocket screws work in 1/2? Clearance for the drill will be tight but perhaps a right angle adapter will help or a compact drill. Any other ideas for a sturdy repair? I thought of biscuits but am concerned about alignment issues.
Here's what happened -- the doors and the face frame basically fell off. The doors are hinged to the face frame which was attached to the particleboard or MDF cabinet boxes with glue and a few staples! What crap! The objective is to improve what he's got rather than a complete redo.
Anyway my thoughts are for him to remove the doors from the face frame and tack the face frame in place with a few finishing nails, and then use a Kreg jig and pocket screws to attach it properly. I'm not sure if the box is 1/2, 5/8 or 3/4s. Will pocket screws work in 1/2? Clearance for the drill will be tight but perhaps a right angle adapter will help or a compact drill. Any other ideas for a sturdy repair? I thought of biscuits but am concerned about alignment issues.