I'm overwhelmed by all the help, thank you all for replying and trying to help me out.
@ ayjay - Many thanks. I have tried to separate the two pieces that make the hinge. I screwed the hinges(whole) into the door to begin with, using a level to make sure they are straight. I then unclipped the bit that goes on the inside of the unit, and attached it to the unit (for both hinges). I then tried to clip the door into the unit but it did not work for me, I was on it for ages.
Today I had a few more doors to hang, and I did a much better job. I can't say that my findings are the be all and end all, but I think it comes down to two things based on my experience.
1) when the hinges are being screwed into the doors, they must be dead square. How I achieve this is by using a level, but that alone is not enough. I start with my first screw, doesn't matter which one. I then drive this in about 2/3 of its length, so that it is secure enough not to move, but not so tight that it knocks the hinge out of square. I then do the same thing with the remaining screw on that hinge. I then tighten both screws slowly, and it is as square as it can possibly be. I then repeat the above steps with hinge number 2.
I know for a fact that previously, i was tightening the first screw fully, and this was knocking the hinge out of square, which i believe was impacting on the hinge not being in line with the holes on the unit.
2) When I am screwing the door onto the unit, I am following a similar method with the screws. I put the first screw in the top hinge in, quite far in, but not fully tight i.e. about 3/4 of the way in. I then move onto one screw from the remaining hinge, and drive that in 3/4 of the way in. I then do the the same for the remaining screw on each hing, and then slowly tighten them up with a drill.
The end result is a door that needs adjusting just a touch. I'll be posting again within weeks to come to see if I am getting consistent results.
@ kellys-eye, thank you

I find the idea of template's interesting, and would like to try this method. I would like to try this for doors, and also how to make templates for door handles, because that is the latest thing that I can't get my head around. I don't quite understand the diagram though

do you think you might be able to post a pic of one?
@ fin, cheers. 'i allow a small gap of a few mm between the door and the cabinet'... I'm definately going to bare this in mind. I know sometimes I've not done this and the door doesn't close once they're in lol, and then it comes back to adjusting again.
royaloakcarpentry wrote:The fact that you have a fcuking pr1ck teaching you should be getting you down, not the fact that you are struggling!
royaloakcarpentry wrote:The fact that you have a fcuking pr1ck teaching you should be getting you down, not the fact that you are struggling!
1000 units can often be a pain in the neck to get the doors lining up. They tend to sag in the middle slightly and by a lot over time. That is why 2X500 units are better.
Hahaha, that's kind of annoying me too, but I'm just so inspired that I couldn't care less. I want to just focus on getting myself to the point where I can do the job. My teacher could definately be better, but it's just one of those things, need to bite my lip and crack on. I think I could have definately progressed much further than I have with a better teacher.
I look forward to any further replies
