How Do You Adjust Wardrobe Hinges?

Almost any misaligned wardrobe door can be corrected in about ten minutes with one screwdriver, provided you know which screw does what. This guide explains the three adjustments on a standard concealed European hinge: side to side for the gap between doors, depth for how the door sits against the carcass, and height for lining the door up with the top of the unit. It starts with diagnosis, since reading the gaps properly tells you which screw to turn, and stresses working in quarter turns rather than full ones. There is a recommended order to follow because height adjustment affects the other two, along with a warning about supporting heavy doors so the screws do not strip out of the chipboard. The article also covers the situations adjustment cannot solve, including an out of square carcass, an uneven floor, stripped fixings, bent arms and failed dampers, plus how to prevent alignment drift at assembly....