How To Make Kitchen Cabinets Close Quietly
Whether your slamming door is a result of careless kids wind and.
How to make kitchen cabinets close quietly. Steps to install a cabinet door stopper. How to make a slamming door silent. If the door closes too fast adjust the damper to have more resistance. Line up the plastic piece that goes onto the outside of the drawer itself.
Some dampers attach to the existing hinge. Most older kitchen cabinets were installed with a rubber bumper on the corners of each door and drawer to soften the impact when it closes. For hardwood cabinets use a 1 8 or 3 32 drill bit for a small pilot hole. The dampers catch the door before it hits the cabinet and slowly close it the remainder of the way quietly and softly.
Once both were in place you could try to slam the drawer closed and instead it would melt into the cabinets like butter. Make sure it lines up with the rod. Unfortunately these bumpers wear down and come off over time and most people don t replace them. Nothing can disturb the peace within your home like a door that s constantly slamming shut.
If the door closes too slow set the damper to have less resistance. Close the door as a test. Options for quieting loud kitchen cabinets.