| You have probably seen or used them at some point. | | | | to be crawling into cabinets, self-closing hinges are a |
| Self-closing hinges are a great way to make sure a | | | | good idea. It only takes one time of you forgetting |
| door stays shut when not in use. Instead of being | | | | to close a traditional cabinet for the dog or baby to |
| like a regular door hinge that has to be pushed shut, | | | | crawl their way inside and pull out your food items. |
| self-closing hinges automatically do the job for you, | | | | In addition to self-closing hinges on cabinets, you can |
| closing the door once you let go. Think of when you | | | | also have them put on a regular door. If you would |
| are preparing a meal. You are grabbing all the | | | | like to keep certain doors shut in your house, this is a |
| ingredients in your hands, and without a hand to | | | | good way to make sure they go back to the closed |
| spare lean against the cabinet doors to make sure | | | | position once someone goes through. You won't |
| they are shut. With self-closing hinges, you can avoid | | | | have too much of a problem finding self-closing |
| that and just let the doors close themselves. | | | | hinges that match most regular doors as they are |
| While you can't always get a door with self-closing | | | | often made in all the same metals that you would |
| hinges, changing your doors to have them is not a | | | | find in your normal door hinges. |
| major job. When you are thinking of making a few | | | | The key to replacing your current hinges with |
| changes to the hardware, you may want to go | | | | self-closing hinges is to try and find a self-closing |
| ahead and take steps to not only make them look | | | | hinge set that has the same holes as the hinges you |
| different, but also be more convenient with | | | | already have. The more similar they are, the less |
| self-closing hinges. | | | | work you have to do, as you may be able to just |
| While they may work differently, installing self-closing | | | | take off the old hinges, install the new hinges and |
| hinges is not too much different than putting in | | | | enjoy the ingenuity. Just make sure someone helps |
| regular hinges. For the most part they look a lot like | | | | you hold the door up while you make the change so |
| regular hinges. They have two pieces of hinge that | | | | you don't cause undue stress on one side of the |
| are connected with a metal pin like normal hinges. But | | | | door while you are doing the installation. |
| on top of that they have a spring mounting. That | | | | While self-closing hinges are relatively easy to install |
| means after the door is opened, the spring kicks in | | | | and let do their job, they do need a little |
| and does its part, pulling the door shut again. | | | | maintenance. They will last for years if they are |
| If you have a home with animals that you like to | | | | periodically checked on and given oil, as needed. |
| keep out of things, or small children who don't need | | | | |