I have a kitchen that was remodeled in the late 80s. All the doors (30+) were hung using european style 100 degree hinges. Many of them now have problems. Not shutting. Not staying open. Loud snaps when opening and closing. I've concluded that in most cases the problem stems from some sort of plastic part used inside the mechanism that either wears or breaks. This in turn might cause other problems like bent metal inside the hinge. I've replaced a couple from hinges bought at the BORG. They seem ok but light. I looked up what I thought were the same hinges at Lee Valley and they cost about four times as much. Blum hinges I think. They're obviously well made. Is there a middle ground? I don't really want to spend several hundred replacing hinges, but I don't want the cheap ones either. Thx.
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17 years ago