11 Tricks For Perfect Kitchen Cabinets

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Installing kitchen cabinets is precision work, so here's a list of tricks to make sure your final product is level, plumb and square. Bonus tips: how to hang cabinets without a helper! Be sure to leave your questions and comments below. For important links CLICK SHOW MORE ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇
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@riffmeisterkl Жыл бұрын

Many contractors, handymen and tradespeople in my country Australia are not generous with sharing knowledge, because they want to protect their turf and livelihood. You’re a breath of fresh air for people who like to DIY

@jerryweisser3870 2 жыл бұрын

You are the Bob Ross of all handyman work... thank you...

@kevin83FL 2 жыл бұрын

I have done about a dozen kitchens and thought I knew at least 80% of stuff, but every time I watch your videos I learn a ton. My main facepalm in this video is that I have always been taking the 4 screws out of the hinges to remove the doors, now I know I just need to loosen the two screws. That alone will save me so much time. Thanks again for another awesome video.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Kevin! Love the face palm moments. I still get them too!

@codylehr9848 Жыл бұрын

I just noticed that too!

@aaudain1 2 жыл бұрын

I might sound like a broken record, but I will say it again all you video is clearly explained no loud music and distraction in the background, is why I could learn something from you

@therage10 2 жыл бұрын

“Me, I like pain” that one hit home.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Salim!

@catwhite3 Ай бұрын

This video is downright amazing! This was so perfectly explained that, as a woman, I have the confidence to install my cabinets in the laundry room. The instructions are highly detailed and easy to follow. Thank you so much! I can't wait to watch more of your videos!!

@ashleylovepace1941 2 жыл бұрын

You Rock dude. leveling my 130 year old house, doing plumbing, installing cabinets, walls etc. I am so grateful for your knowledge and humor!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help Ashley. You are awesome!

@conradcoolerfiend 2 жыл бұрын

just a tip for the knobs, putting it in the center of the 2 rails actually makes it look off center to the eye. you wanna cheat it up towards the center of the door. stick it on with a piece of tape or sticky tack and have a look before drilling so ur happy with the placement. try a few placements and compare.

@01jbeals 2 жыл бұрын

Good tip! Thanks! I was hoping for a tip like this, we’re about to start this process in the next day or 2!

@BlackAndBlueGarage 2 ай бұрын

I learned you can double check a stud finder with a couple of magnets. You can get a general location with the finder and then find drywall screws/nails with the magnets. Been doing this since I was 15 and I rarely miss a stud 👌🏻

@christianpoynter7971 2 жыл бұрын

I just installed my self-built cabinets a few weeks ago, so when I saw this video I was like "crap, I wish this had come out a month ago!" But then I watched and it turns out I did it exactly the way you did! Phew...

@lonelywolf6608 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are amazing. Please don't stop making these videos Jeff.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that. Our team is committed to building and renovating for as long as I have something to offer . Cheers!

@kelseyhiera9784 Жыл бұрын

I watch most of jeffs videos and he's by far and away the most knowledgeable and clever mentor for anything renovation diy on KZfaq. My fiance and I just bought an 1890 queen anne house and I already know I'll be listening to Jeff every day while I make some necessary repairs! Side note: if you live anywhere with a habitat for humanity re store, a lot of them have the same stuff he uses in various videos for a fraction of the price. For example, rigid core vinyl plank flooring (usually over 100 bucks per box) is 20 there.

@zoomielife 2 жыл бұрын

I've been watching tons of your videos, and I was just about to start mounting cabinets. Your timing is impeccable. Thank you!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@TheChumzo 2 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@01jbeals 2 жыл бұрын

Same here! Haha!

@BenRush 2 жыл бұрын

Every motion you make when doing this stuff looks like you've done it 100 times before. You're so slick at this it's almost infuriating.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 2 жыл бұрын

That's because I have. LOL Cheers Ben. Happy to share my life with you all.

@philisbramlett6890 2 жыл бұрын

It"s Enlightening ❗ We at least know from beginning to end if we follow him , it Is going to work because He has done it 1000 times . He's made the mistakes , the repairs , paid the price , the redos , put in the time , showed us how to repair , replace , reorder ,etc. He gives His Links . His Ideas . The best for you buck . The results you can expect etc. Etc. Etc. If that's not good enough , just ca the professionals , wait ... Pray...pay .... Pray ...settle ... . Etc. Etc. Pray .. Etc.

@denisesalamone7339 6 ай бұрын

Suggestions please... First time hanging kitchen cabinets. Old plaster walls, we have put 1/2 in drywall over for remodel to level walls. Even without it's difficult to find studs or they are not strong What is best to attach the boxes

@wbmerrick 2 ай бұрын

⁠falcon 9 20

@soupysoup931 2 жыл бұрын

like I swear to God, Jeff makes construction a perfect world when he works with anything, even though none of it is close to being level or perfect to begin with

@takeniteasyfriend 2 жыл бұрын

The alignment arm you put at the top of the second cabinet was brilliant. Better than clamping alone! Thanks ⭐️👍

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Cheers!

@justlooking4771 8 ай бұрын

Jeff is the “Bob Ross” of home improvement! 🙌

@life_is_adventure 3 ай бұрын

Very informative. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

@NashPotatoesOutdoorShow 2 ай бұрын

Bro, your drywall patches are amazing...I've never seen that before!!

@Earl3 Жыл бұрын

My manager and I got curious recently about the phrase "there's more than 1 way to skin a cat", and we learned that they're referring to skinning a catfish, not a feline. Made me feel so much better about it, lol.

@richeyrich2203 26 күн бұрын

I heard it’s actually a mark Twain quote, in response to the older saying “more than one way to kill a dog”

@bjessome2945 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative as always,I've found when I was installing cabinets I used my reversible squeeze clamp to raise the far corners of the boxes. Cheers

@NickGrow-ld8mb Жыл бұрын

Came here for cabinet hanging. Had my mind blown by a California patch. Incredible.

@RicardoHernandez-zr1pw 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thanks for all you have done for the subscribers!

@SophiaAphrodite 2 жыл бұрын

I have been working on my trailer using your techniques. I am just about to close on a house built in 1883 that needs a lot of work but is just too good of a deal to pass up. These videos just became as valuable to the Nth power. That being said your help will likely get a much higher sale price for my trailer than I would have on my own. Thank you so much.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Well Done and congrats on the new project!

@Bri-tg6xr 2 жыл бұрын

I literally just had kitchen cabinets installed a few days ago and now I'm kicking myself over doing it myself,. Well at least I'm doing everything else that I've watched you do videos on!

@majen66 10 ай бұрын

this was by FAR chaulked full of the most helpful tips I've seen in a long time! Even stuff i didn't think i needed to know your dropped in the mix. HIGHLY recommend watching this video peeps!

@iasonas1284 2 жыл бұрын

at 25:00 i always use a ice-pick and make a "preedrill" in soft woods works perfect!!! ps: why iam return from vacations and watch a cabinets install?? hahahaha

@richardwilliams3302 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for straightening the learning curve. Much appreciated.

@DavidSmith-ne5cv Жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff. I'm not really handy, but I sit here watching your videos with tons of admiration and respect. Thank you for all the great content; your knowledge and ability is truly impressive. Cheers from Huntington Beach, California.

@adamritchey4209 4 ай бұрын

So glad ive been a sub since around 200-300k. Every time i go to do something to my home i think "I'm sure Jeff has a video on that" and sure enough, there is.

@Badenhawk 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos, I also love that even if I think I know how to do these things that you are showing, there's always little tricks I can pick up that can make me that much more efficient in the future. Knowledge is power!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Never stop learning. Cheers!

@davidelliott6995 Жыл бұрын

i have had great success mounting a single french cleat to the wall and then individuals on the back of the cabinets. If the cabinets are short enough I even sometimes join two on a cleat. Bit of care when attaching and they just go up level and you can push side to side to centre.

@Bruceifered 2 жыл бұрын

This is great info. I installed kitchen cabinets at my last house and they came out fine cuz I knew what I was doing. Or so I thought. These tips would have made them that much better. Next time. Keep up the good work!

@gardenrose264 9 ай бұрын

Now the hole trick is good! The amount of holes I have filled and still had a slight bump no matter how much I sanded? I like that!!!!! 😊

@jmorv8866 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff! There were a lot of great tips you showed that will come in handy for me.

@integralsun 3 ай бұрын

Worth watching for the CA Patch technique.

@TeamAllahyari313 Жыл бұрын

I'm a cabinet maker for over 12 years of experience. I like your methods. You're amazing.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY Жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks!

@JeffTheFarmer365 2 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous cabinets

@MajorTendonitis Жыл бұрын

Regarding worrying about hitting electrical, if I have open walls I take pictures before it gets drywalled. Did this with my shower so I could hit studs with my Kerdi board . Also had a tape measure against the studs so I could see the measurements in the future . I know this may not typically be an option,but thought I’d mention it

@maidenstrat1 Жыл бұрын

Thought I'd check out your video.someone asked me to fit 2 x cabinets in there kitchen, I didn't have clue how to. Watching your video, and your tips ect I feel I can take on the task. Thank you. Your videos are great and very informative.

@ing-alim-2 18 күн бұрын

honest and educative video

@sjacko1066 2 жыл бұрын

My goodness you make it look easy!! Awesome work as usual!!

@jbb5470 2 жыл бұрын

great video Jeff! I like the detail you have included. I am considering building and installing new cabinets in our kitchen and your video came out at just the time. Always great stuff, Thank you for posting!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers JB

@SBJCREATORS 2 жыл бұрын

watching your video 😍 Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

@bryanlemonte8829 2 жыл бұрын

When I install 3 cabinets above the sink i flip them upside down on a level floor and screw them together adding shims to create perfect gaps. Put my ledger board across the bottom of the longer cabinets. Screw it to the wall. That way no adjusting to wavy walls! Perfect everytime!

@dollyhadbraces9361 Жыл бұрын

cool , im gonna do a bunch of units and i want to step up , thanks B

@krismarks9769 11 ай бұрын

You answered so many questions! Thanks!

@natewarner 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Thank you!

@natusfreedom472 Жыл бұрын

Jeff your a genius , guess u staying on utube is our gain and tv’s loss .. just straight good useful content , without the b.s Thxs u

@rolfbjorn9937 2 жыл бұрын

TLDR: Always pre drill, (it prevents 14:34 where cabinets separate and surface damage) especially for important stuff like cabinets, different pre drilling and countersinks depending on screw type. For the "cabinet" or "pocket" screws with a flat washer head, you can pre drill with a forstner bit: flat bottom hole, and easier to conceal the screw. All you need is the thickness of the head, no more. For the regular countersink screws, pre drill with a countersink, makes them flush without damaging the substrate: We all know how fragile particle board especially melamine or laminate coated is.

@myrondean902 6 ай бұрын

The cat in the expression “there is more than one way to skin a cat” refers to a catfish 😅😂

@01jbeals 2 жыл бұрын

I cannot tell you how excited I am to see this video!!! That’s literally what we are getting ready to do tomorrow! It’s like you read my mind …. Wtf Jeff, get outta my head, man!!!! 😜🙌🏼

@matthewrick 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips! Thanks for this one!

@anyat686 Жыл бұрын

😮 I don’t know anyone on this earth as smart as you are, when it comes to all these things I really need to know. !

@gardenrose264 9 ай бұрын

Great tip putting a piece of wood in the cabinet to balance into the other while your hanging the next.. And the clamp. Never seen this technique before. Handy!! 🤗

@ezequielraya5308 Жыл бұрын

Great Job 👍 thanks

@speckdratz Жыл бұрын

Best location for fastening one cabinet to another is directly underneath the hinge mounting plates. If you use shelf location for concealing your screws, adjusting these shelves will expose those screws. Hinges are much more permanent.

@robertoneil8266 2 ай бұрын

Excellent Info ! Thank You

@TheSparga 4 ай бұрын

This is the best KZfaq DIY video I have ever seen (and I’ve seen a LOT!). Thank you for sharing your expertise in such a generous and clear way.

@darodes 2 жыл бұрын

Holy crap it’s like you knew what project I was doing today!!!!!!!

@LadyAstolat 2 жыл бұрын

HAH! Came here to say the same thing 🤣

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Glad to help!

@MichSouthAfrica 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy and appreciate your videos and great advice - thank you so much! Your experience is evident and always very inspirational (even if a little intimidating, sometimes 😅) Best wishes from South Africa ❤🇿🇦

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers to South Africa!

@miguellombardo4 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, perfection is very important.

@teresa4417 Ай бұрын

Super video and great instruction of step by step cabinet install!!

@user-hu6kv3qz9r 7 ай бұрын

the information you provided is really good, and in-depth. thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience

@caroles5258 2 жыл бұрын

This is so helpful

@jaimesaal 11 ай бұрын

So much knowledge to learn in this one video, I'm amazed, thanks.

@paultrigger3798 Жыл бұрын

16:22 This is how i feel when I'm doing projects with the tools i have

@JNtolm 2 жыл бұрын

You sir are a wealth of knowledge!

@ppeaster 2 жыл бұрын

Learned so much from this video.

@azysrael1111 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful job

@gjgunning4769 2 жыл бұрын

Been watching for years…. I so enjoy watching and sometimes learning new tricks thanks!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Cheers!

@MRTransactionEngineer Жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@bryson5134 2 жыл бұрын

Once again, your video comes at the perfect time. About to put cabinets in my laundry room

@Mixwell1983 Жыл бұрын

Got some of the "topper cabinets" that are 30x12 that usually go over the range for $5 each from my job (Lowe's) on clearance for my garage and installed them super quick. I have a green lazer level i got for $30 onal amazon from a youtuber who posts amazon tool deals with promo codes.. used that level for my height and my stud finder along with my magnet stud finder in conjunction to mark them.. I used a 3ft section of dog eared fence picket as a ledger and man it was a breeze.. I used a few washers on mine for my deck screws as i donr trust MDF to not just rip out . Gave me much needed space and looks pretty good. The nice thing with my lazer level is it has a vertical lazer also so once i found the studs I just positioned the level so the vertical line was inline with them and i still had my horizontal line which worked wonders..

@gabrielo8922 2 жыл бұрын

I have used the scissor jack from the trunk of the car with some blocks of wood to assist in adjusting the height of the cabinet to level it on the wall.

@jbarker365 Ай бұрын

Man you give great instructions, easy to follow and very helpful. You explain everything, that's why! Thanks.

@justlooking4771 8 ай бұрын

So many “a-ha!” moments in this video! Hand to Gawd, Jeff is the only KZfaqr I trust when it comes to my DIY projects! Just a (48) year old lady who’s not that handy lol! 🤷🏻‍♀️ Good luck other DIY’ers! You got this!

@crazydoglady5 2 жыл бұрын

great video..I learned alot.

@warona2906 Жыл бұрын

Am I the only one seeing the hole on the wall magically filled?

@nallyhillcoff7759 10 ай бұрын

You make it seem so easy, great job 👍

@marioramos9006 Жыл бұрын

I freaking love this channel. Thanks man!!

@philisbramlett6890 2 жыл бұрын

I really Enjoy Learning All Your Tips And Tricks .🤔 I moved into my home " misaligned kitchen and I've got the bumps , nicks & scrapes to prove it ! 😖😳😬😲🙃 The overhead cabinets overlap the sink . The Electric Stove sits below the Window and cabinets fronts came from " 7 Ways to Skin a Cat ". to Miracles . I'm searching on Your DIY with my $ budget ! You Do A Great Videos ❗ Teaching Us Without Spending $$ We Don' t have . I appreciate It As Do So Many Others . Your Smiles and Chuckles Are Always Illuminating Hints To Us All🤔 Thanks .

@kseattle79 Жыл бұрын

❤ you're great teacher

@davidmiller180 Жыл бұрын

Watched quite a few of your videos. Very light hearted and very informative! Put into easy to understand terminology. FYI " Skin a cat" is actually referring to catfish.

@BoneStack117 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of good tips, screwing the board on top of the cabinet to help with hanging is a tip I learned way too late in my career. It really helps for solo installations. I’m also kind of weird and I prefer doing the bases first. I have one of those big Dewalt toolboxes and it seems to work with my height so that I can stand on it and put one leg on top of my base units and rest the uppers on my knee to help free my hands so I can focus on keeping the gables flush and screwing. Just have to be careful where I am stepping (my raised leg would be on the gables of the base units. Obviously this was a pretty simple example, it can get a lot more complicated with wall-to-wall runs, corners, Gables for appliances, lining up hood fan, fillers, etc. but these are great fundamentals

@AshEndDust 2 жыл бұрын

"...Ways to skin a cat" I had a math professor figured it was cat fish. Made more sense.

@4philipp 2 жыл бұрын

That’s some real cool tips here. About those knobs… what about a routered groove in the bottom of the door? Then you don’t have to worry about centering anymore

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 2 жыл бұрын

your have a point you just have to wash the door a lot more often.

@kenyonamurphy6606 7 ай бұрын

When he did that California patch I became a fan ..

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 7 ай бұрын

Cheers

@ohshititsalive Жыл бұрын

"Me? I like pain" haha so fitting

@skrenz55 8 ай бұрын

"Me? I like pain." Lol (16:23) 😅😂 Another great video. Learned a lot!!

@soupysoup931 2 жыл бұрын

Jeff is crazy, so much you can learn from one simple goofy video

@meezanaze 9 ай бұрын

Thank you brother I got too much idea from you. Thanks a lot I appreciate God bless you. I live in Fremont. Thanks.

@reecesatran9623 10 ай бұрын

Love the tips and tricks for this one, came across this gem just before hanging my own cabinets.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@austin2842 Жыл бұрын

That California patch blew my mind.

@jaypoole8056 2 жыл бұрын

04:08 "I'm screwing blind." This here is meme gold here!

@MSeroga Жыл бұрын

Skinning a cat is about skinning catfish :) Cheers!

@Mixwell1983 Жыл бұрын

When I mounted my cabinets I used 3 washers going from smallest to largest because i didnt have a small diameter hole washer with a larger diameter surface, I think it actually benefits me since my deck screws have a bugle shape at the head which would be non existent after using 3 washers. Its kind of ghetto using a small washer then another larger one and larger so that I could build up the surface area but it worked and the cabinets feel pretty damn solid if i say so myself.