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A small tip to help you install the doors of BESTA furniture from IKEA.
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When mounting the hinges of the furniture, we need the help of another person to line up holes with the screws of the hinge. Due to its difficulty, I give you a step by step advice, which helped me complete the task. I hope it will help you as well.
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Note: Although the photos of the step by step that you see that correspond to the upper and lower hinge of the same door, you should start with the first hinge, and then do the other, starting with the top hinge.
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At first, I tried multiple methods, before eventually arriving at the one shown here.
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We need the help of another person to hold the door in order to line up the hinge with the holes.
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As the IKEA hinge usually comes with the pre-installed screws, tighten 2 or 3 turns of the upper screw of the hinge, WITHOUT FULLY TIGHTENING IT. We only want the screw to protrude from the rear of the hinge, in order to use the tip of the screw to locate the hole more easily.
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As soon as we have unscrewed the upper screws by 2 turns, the hinge has been leveled, and we can proceed to tighten this screw thoroughly, since we will have it lined up properly.
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We will give a last retightening to the lower screw, and with this the hinge is finished. We proceed in the same way with the other hinge.
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The issue of door adjustment would already be the subject of another document in this hinge can be adjusted from 3 points that I mark in red box, as it also has adjustment of elevation and fall.
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