Quick easy repair to glue cabinet door and restore with stain.
Broken cabinet door.
A catch that no longer keeps a door closed is either broken or out of adjustment.
Cabinet doors are typically made in one of two styles.
Loosen the screws move the catch in or out and tighten the screws.
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.
Replacement cabinet doors come in 1 16 inch steps to fit any size opening you have.
The gluing repair with titebond carpenter s glue and jorgensen clamps took 30 minutes mostly.
A solid or flat door or a panel style door.
Make a small adjustment then close the door to check its position.
For crooked doors adjust the side screw on one hinge which moves the door from side to side.
Adjustment is just as simple but you might have to readjust the catch a couple of times before you get it right.
After the wood dries use wood filler to fill in any holes.
So if you need a cabinet door that s 12 7 16 wide by 27 15 16 high that s no problem.
Catches are fastened with two screws so replacing a damaged catch is simple.