With the GEZE ActiveStop door damper, slamming room doors, trapped fingers and defects in doors or furniture are a thing of the past. They are able to softly stop and quietly close doors. This works in both directions: no matter whether you give the door a little shove or a powerful push – the door damper reliably and safely catches it in the direction of closing and the direction of opening. Controlled opening and holding open for doors Damper models such as the types we see in boot lids, cupboards and kitchen drawers are therefore a more elegant solution for internal applications. When pushed, they are slowed by the draw-in damper just before closing and softly moved into end position.

The GEZE ActiveStop is also suitable for use in doctor's practices, hotel rooms or hospitals (but not for use with fire protection doors). Don’t worry, in the 3 steps below, I’ll give you all the information you need to confidently select soft close hinges that will work with your cabinets. Step 1: Identify your cabinet style.

Most standard cabinets in the US are the face frame style. They’re called ‘face frame’ because a wooden frame is built onto the front of the cabinet. In this style of cabinets, the door hinges are fastened to this frame. When opening, the system moves the door independently and safely as far as the hold-open position, which can be individually set between 80 to 140 degrees, so the door cannot damage the walls or furniture. GEZE ActiveStop brakes the door at the right time and keeps it open safely in the required position. In high quality cabinetry, long arm hinges are typically used. Aside from being more expensive, the only downside of long arm hinges is that they are physically larger and take up slightly more room inside of cabinets. Unless cabinet space is extremely limited, this will not matter much.

All the Blum hinges excelled and seemed to work better than any other brands I tested . Particularly their BLUMOTION soft close hinges. What is BLUMOTION?For a strong, beautiful and minimalist look that is pleasure to use and has been built to last a lifetime, the Design Soft Close Slider Door by Crosswater will be sure to deliver. It features an anodised aluminium frame with chrome-plated fixtures and hinges for an enviably elegant and delicate look that will sure to impress. And with the option to add a side panel, you can also create a sliding door shower enclosure to suit your bathroom layout.

Note: ‘Partial overlay’ cabinet doors are also know as ‘standard’.Partial overlay doors are the most common style in American cabinetry. They just didn’t seem to work well. They only seemed to worked if you shut the cabinet doors gently, and they didn’t work well with larger, heavier doors.The draw-in damping on both sides in the integrated variant can be installed in almost any standard, wooden door leaf, and is almost invisible - meeting the highest demands on design. when selecting the soft close hinge style for your cabinets, I strongly recommend choosing high quality cabinet hinges.

Door dampers perform a better function. They are often integrated into door closers in swing doors, which always automatically close doors after they have been opened. However these are often very loud despite the damping. This step is really a matter of preference, not compatibility. Both styles of hinges will work with your cabinets.All the compact hinges we tested had relatively slow recovery times, but some were far worse than others. The times ranged from about 2 seconds to over 5 seconds! The Blum BLUMOTION compact hinge was the fastest recovering compact hinge. The second step in finding the right soft close hinge for your kitchen is to determine which style of cabinet doors you have. Use the illustrations below to identify which style of cabinet doors you have. Are your cabinet doors: Standard, Full Overlay, or Inset? When converting to hidden hinges for the first time, you will need to drill new holes using a 35mm adjustable depth Forstner bit. How do you measure cabinet doors for soft close hinges?