Add Soft Close To Existing Cabinets

The systems are easy to install and can be integrated at any time during or after the installation of your cabinet hinges.

Add soft close to existing cabinets.

Open the cabinet door. Unscrew the hinges from the cabinet doors using the screwdriver. Make sure it lines up with the rod. Drill a starter hole with a 3 32 inch drill bit attached to the electric drill.

This damper is easy to mount in the upper corner of your cabinet. How to add soft close to existing cabinets step 1. If you already have european style concealed hinges on your cabinets you can probably replace them with soft close models. It can be adjusted by the turn of a screw to the desired closing speed and is the perfect retrofit solution.

If the new screw holes don t line up you ll. The good thing is retrofitting your kitchen for soft close drawers is much cheaper than getting new ones and the parts are very inexpensive. Put the bit through the screw. The easy way to update your drawers to make them soft closing is to install rockler soft close adapters to your existing epoxy coated slides and you don t have to replace the slides.

Try any of our soft close systems and end the banging. Even though drawers are harder than the cabinets it still only took about 2 hours to do all of the drawers in our kitchen. Includes installation instructions and screws. Place the new hinges into the mortises from the old hinges.

Blum s blumotion salice s silentia and grass s tec may do the trick. Best seller popular price lowest to highest price highest to lowest. Line up the plastic piece that goes onto the outside of the drawer itself. Soft close pistons built into the hinge cup or onto the arm ensure a slam free closure.

Line up the slow close rods exactly with the drawer slides. Slamming cabinet doors driving you crazy. Hold the soft close attachment up to the top corner of the cabinet door so the flat edge. Stop the slam with this soft close adapter that quietly and smoothly closes cabinet doors.