Blind Corner Kitchen Cabinet Hardware - Your Quick Guide

Blind corner kitchen cabinet hardware is all the rage at the moment. However, a blind corner installation can be tricky - so much so that the standard precautions and techniques need to be observed.

You'll first of all need to make sure your track surface is level, and once you've done that, your blind kitchen cabinet hardware will fit right in. If it doesn't, the good news is that even with blind corner installation, you will need to ensure that the corner joints are correctly finished, otherwise you may find that you get stuck with a tiny piece of sheet metal.

If you have curved straight edges, be careful not to scrape or Nick them as you may cause further damage. If this happens, you'll need to make some modifications to the curved edges, as this could compromise their structural integrity. This doesn't happen very often and will only require a little sanding work but it's always worth being careful.

If your doors are too wide for the doors they were originally intended for, you'll find that they often come up too high. If this is the case, your cabinet doors will need to be pulled back from the top of the door frame as far as is possible.

Always use corner brackets to prevent the cabinet doors from swinging out of place or lifting up on to the track. But once you've located the hardware, it's important that you then do a test fit on the track itself, as you'll find it's quite possible to nip something.

Finally, it's imperative that you use the correct way of fitting all your hardware before you bolt it. The door ends need to be put at the same level to ensure that they fit in the track well.

It's a lot easier to get your new kitchen cabinet hardware set up correctly than it is to get the system aligned properly if you haven't done any practice. There are a few simple steps that you can follow, but remember, before you begin, you need to make sure your tracks are straight and that they aren't raised too much off the floor, as this will cause problems.

Remember the more clear you are of what you're doing, the quicker things will run. One of the most important skills you'll need to learn is how to measure correctly, which requires practice and a solid foundation.

Don't try to guess how much space you'll need for your blind corners and doors. You'll need to draw these spaces on a piece of paper first, preferably without any additional furniture in place to help guide you.

Now that you know exactly how much track space you need for your cabinets, you can calculate the size of your cabinet hardware and the perfect fittings for your tracks. If you buy too big a piece of cabinet hardware, then you won't be able to find enough screws to fit the door and the cabinet hardware itself won't be the right size.

Likewise, if you buy too small a piece of drawer slides for your cabinet, you won't be able to fit the door completely onto the tracks. Make sure you pay attention to this point when you are buying your hardware and door clamps and you won't get any surprises when you buy your first cabinet.

By following the advice in this article, you should be able to have blind corner hardware installed with no problem. You'll be pleased to find that your finished results look fantastic.