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title: "What Is Hinge adjustment? Cabinet Glossary | Innovation Cabinetry"
description: "Hinge adjustment is turning small screws on a hinge to move a door up, down, in, out or sideways until the gaps are even."
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publisher: Innovation Cabinetry
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Installation

# Hinge adjustment

Hinge adjustment is turning small screws on a hinge to move a door up, down, in, out or sideways until the gaps are even.

A cabinet door can sag or sit crooked after install or after months of use. You can fix most of it with a screwdriver. Hinge screws shift the door in set directions.

A 6-way hinge moves in six directions, so you can line up the gap on every side. Adjust one hinge a little at a time and check the door after each turn. If the door will not align, ask your installer or dealer.

The 2023 catalog says its soft-close glides "have been tested over 50,000 times" and its 6-way adjustable hinges twice that many. The Profile and Endura brochures also list concealed 6-way adjustable hinges. See the [assembly videos](https://innovationcabinetry.multisites.ai/assembly-videos), the [Diamond Difference](https://innovationcabinetry.multisites.ai/diamond-difference) and [soft-close hinge](https://innovationcabinetry.multisites.ai/glossary/soft-close-hinge). The [full overlay](https://innovationcabinetry.multisites.ai/glossary/full-overlay) entry explains why gap evenness is so visible.

[Related pageAssembly videos](https://innovationcabinetry.multisites.ai/assembly-videos)

## Related terms

-   [Soft-close hinge](https://innovationcabinetry.multisites.ai/glossary/soft-close-hinge)
-   [Full overlay](https://innovationcabinetry.multisites.ai/glossary/full-overlay)
-   [Drawer glide](https://innovationcabinetry.multisites.ai/glossary/drawer-glide)
-   [Cabinet scribe](https://innovationcabinetry.multisites.ai/glossary/scribe)

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