How to Replace Cabinet Pulls

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Replace cabinet pulls to give your cabinets an inexpensive face-lift.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Cabinet Pulls
  • Paints
  • Rulers Or Tape Measure
  • Variable-speed Drills
  • Wood Filler

Step1
Remove old door pulls.
Step2
Clean under old pulls.
Step3
Patch holes if your new pulls have different hole alignments.
Step4
Mark holes for new pulls - make sure pulls are centered.
Step5
Drill new holes from the front of the doors.
Step6
Hold pulls in place while you drill new screws into place.

Tips & Warnings

  • Painted cabinets can be patched with paint; wood cabinets can be patched with wood filler that matches the door and coloring.

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on 11/22/2005 You can get something called a backplate which is an long oval strip of metal that goes between your handle and the cabinet. Its a nice way of hiding the old holes and any imperfections in the wood.

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