Good conversation. No interrupting and still moves the discussion. Topic transition is good. You are improving on your listening and interviewing skills. Video is much eaasier to watch.

"Factory finished" is definitely THE way to go - for more reasons than any one person can enumerate. Great video Matt...as usual.

That Crystal Cabinets guy sure seems knowledgeable.

I guess the one plus of my DIY kitchen renovation was that I was the architect, interior designer, cabinet “maker” (assemble and install), plumber, electrician, framer, tile guy, painter, drywall guy, etc. etc. 😂 Longtime viewer and really enjoy the videos!! Thanks!

The book provides clear illustrations kzfaq.infoUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO diagrams that cover many of the essential topics. The projects at the end of the book are valuable for enhancing your skills and creating your own furniture. A digital platform linked to the book that could offer the plans for other woodworking projects with the cut sheets would have been a nice addition, but overall, the book is excellent.

Hoping you'll do a video with your interior designer. Have owned and remodeled several houses but curious to see what they add to the process. Thanks, house looks great, love the series.

as a retired painter I agree factory is the way to go . I've seen cabinet sets that take the entire house to lay out the doors and at the end one door needs fixed for what ever reason it's a nightmare

Crystal cabinets are great, We install them as well, Their color matching is completely amazing.

Cab guy: if your ceiling isn’t straight Matt: laughs with confidence in his lasers, lvl’s, and floor trusses

I’ve always looked at your builds and loved your mantra behind making things future proof. Unfortunately you missed this with your kitchen. Having grown up in a home that had custom cabinets for the microwave and refrigerator I would highly recommend against custom cabinets that are smaller than standard such as you indicated for your dishwasher. After our microwave died we were able to put a smaller microwave in the spot and only required completing the finish for the cabinet interior since it was not intended to be seen. As for the refrigerator we lived with and kept an inferior fridge alive probably 30 years past it’s prime since replacing it would require major remodeling to fit a modern fridge or using a upscale dorm fridge for the kitchen. I would highly recommend you reevaluate your decision to scale back the dishwasher cabinet and verify your fridge cabinet is compatible with more than one manufacturers product.

Talking kitchens and bathrooms really got my juices going! I have had the opportunity to "do" several nice kitchens and bathrooms. I'm a plumber, as you know, and don't have a license to design a kitchen- bathrooms the state is willing to give me my head. So, I have worked with some certified designers and seeing your mock up, island, wall cabinets and all, really gave me a smile- I don't care who designed a kitchen, Home Depot or a fancy architect/designer- do the mock up! Walk the mock up with your client or primary user. Do this as soon as the wall studs are up- changes are still RELATIVELY CHEAP. Once the cabinets are custom ordered and sized or your prebuilt ones loaded on the truck, the cost goes up big. Satisfaction with the finished product is what sells the next job was a motto I tried always to tend to. Your client today, showing off that new kitchen to friends can sell many jobs for you- I think you apply that to your entire build, Matt, but it is doubly true for kitchens and much the same for fancy bathrooms. That walk in shower that looked so good on paper may be a claustrophobic nightmare- mock it up, too! Loved this one specially, Matt. Thanks, FR

On the other hand, if your Miele dishwasher ever needs to be replaced, you'll only be able to replace it with another Miele, since any other brand will be too big.

I am in the custom cabinetry trade, on all our kitchens we do 42" spacing minimum on all our island spacing, 48" is the norm and up to 54" on bigger kitchens or kitchens with multiple islands. You can never have to much room if you have a kitchen you plan to entertain in. About the only time we do 36 as the standard is in smaller kitchens like in condos and smaller lake home cottages that just don't have the room. I couldn't agree with you more on a lot of the other topics you brought up, I wish more builders put more thought into a lot of these topics.

Needed this info for a kitchen remodel!!! You’re the best, Matt!

I love the lesson of this video. I have already realized that in computer application development, in contract and legislation drafting and in the construction of small things to help make life easier, people think they tell you what they want, but in fact, people don't know really what they want. HOWEVER, they can always tell you what is wrong with something they see or experience. Prototypes and mockups in most endeavors are worth the effort, or at least are worth thinking about to determine the cost (in time, usually) versus benefit of making the effort.

Good stuff. Very interesting. I appreciated your cabinet pro sharing his expertise.

Thanks for sharing the up charge information for inset door cabinetry.

W O W. I'm renovating my 1928 house and I think I'll do the entire thing including adding 2nd floor for cost of this kitchen. Nice to see how big it can go, but really out of the reach of most mortals.

Wow ! That corner cabinet setup is very interesting , I’ve never seen that before, now I’m going to make one for my kitchen ! 👍great replacement for a lazy Susan

Great stuff, Professor! I was deep in the 80's "European Cabinetry" rabbit hole. I repped a cabinet line out of Minnesota.

I mock up the cabinets using cardboard appliance boxes - the ones that a fridg come in are great. Bob

We just did selections on our house today. When I drew up the plans 5’ between cabinets was a must. Far enough apart so 2 people can work comfortably back to back. Yet still close enough together it don’t feel like your walking a mile to make dinner.

Matt, your home build is really cool. Sure must be nice to have access to all the resources you have. More videos on this project please.

Great video. Your experience shows.

Awesome show as always!

bless your home and thank you for shairing. God Bless

I’m a builder AND I’m building my own house. These are some good tips!

All good info! Based on a recent BS and Beer vlog episode, I'm real interested in your lighting plan.

hi from colorado good job getting cabinet guy there first to go over things it makrs life go fast i did that all the time

I just can't understand why double vanities are so popular in master baths. My wife and I are married over 40 years and still as close as when we were newlyweds. There has NEVER been a time in our marriage when either one of us would want to be in the bathroom with the other. It's just... weird. The second basin is just an unnecessary expense and extra cleaning. The only place I see it being an advantage is where you have 2 (or more) boys or girls sharing a bathroom. JMO

Great information

Frig to sink is through the island. Prep sink on the island would help. More or all drawer base cabs is the current practice. Hope the third Miele oven is plumbed XXL steam.

This bring up an interesting point I’ve been wondering about. I have a thing for all sorts of exotic vintage built in appliance type things. Those blender/mixer/food processors that are in the countertop, toasters that pop out of the backsplash, built in indoor grills. All this sort of thing, probably to some excess. My issue is that most of these will have to be purchased NOS or refurbished second hand, and until I have my hands on the thing I won’t be completely sure on the brand and model, let alone the dimensions. Based on this video, it looks like my plan needs to be to have the appliances (the vintage ones that I’m concerned about) purchased and on hand before cabinet layout phase?

I like to build a double wall behind my refrig and in the front wall frame out a pocket for the frig to recess into. The frig then sets back into the recess and this stops the refrig from sticking out past the counter front edge.

I generally get horrified when people suggest custom sizes for anything. I want all my appliances to be easily replaceable; because that saves time and effort in the long run when I inevitably need to repair and/or replace/upgrade something. I also frown upon cabinets that have many moving parts; that's just asking for something to break. Sure it looks fancy, but I want low maintenance and practical. Then again, maybe I'm odd.

Yo! I work with Crystal and live 15 minutes from the factory, if you need someone to go over there and tell them what you need talk to me! Lol. We actually carry their cabinets in my store, great stuff. The durability and worksmanship is excellent.

Stiiiiilll waiting on the plumbing video

I love site activity noise and all

So now if you want to replace the smaller miele dishwasher with another standard-size brand, it won't fit.

That pocket door is going to make electrical fun, you'll need an outlet to cover that counter space to the left of your cooktop. I'm guessing you're going to have to go with a pop up or an under cab mount like a hubble box or plug mold since you won't have the wall cavity space for a standard junction box.

Taking for ever with the construction

Didn't cover install system? Will there be backing blocks or sheath the entire walls with plywood for screwing the cabinets to? Or will you hang them off a metal rail? Will there be cabinet lighting rough in stub outs? Are you providing both gas and electric power for the major appliances for future flexibility?

be interested to know what kind of industrial finishes this guy is referring to? you can't get much more durable than the new water borne 2k polys, which you can absolutely spray onsite. they probly rollin a wb uv line.

Is this like year three your house now?

I was actually worried you’d buy some awful LQ dishwasher or something. Very glad to hear it’s gonna be a Miele!

FREE VIDEO IDEA !!!! I would like to see a whole video on the differences of your new house and your old house across the street with a thermal camera show casing the difference in insulation. Tell me/us why the insulation system done on the homes is better ect. Also if it is possible to get your neighbors homes looked at with the camera?

Hi Matt In the back wall of your kitchen I noticed one of the LVL studs are cut almost 3/4 through for a pipe to go through is it strong enough?

When the video about home networking ?

Have you considered putting a food warmer cabinet under the cooktop? That could use some of the heat generated by the cooktop...

Finish sheen, whether floor, wall, cabinet, furniture or whatever, is actually expressed in percentage...not degrees. That percentage of light reflection is stated as a number between 1-100. There is a tool called a gloss meter (really!) that measures amount of reflected light from a known, usually included, source. The differential between the direct light and reflected light describes sheen. Practical range runs from around 15%, which is dull to around 80% ,which is gloss.

I remodeled my kitchen a few years ago with inset cabinets. I love the look but there is one downside to keep in mind. As the frame is always exposed you need to be careful taking things in and out so you don't bang up the frame as the door doesn't hide it. Also pricing was comparable to full overlay of the same quality.

Matt, question? How square is your walls in your bathrooms? The reason I’m asking when I replace the cabinets in my mastering found out how out of square the walls where. It almost got ugly.

Will your window open with your tap ?(faucet)🤣

Hi Matt, I have question that I haven’t seen in your videos. Or I maybe missed the video. But my question is vapor barrier. What’s the best practice to use. I’m in WI. So ya cold winters and gets humid summers. What’s the practice u use or what’s the best for me. I was taught with 6mil poly. But I’ve been hearing more and more of a vapor barrier latex primer. What’s your thoughts. Thank You

I guess I'll wait for the final product, but why was the fridge height different from left to right?

the only comment i would add about flush inset drawer fronts is loss of storage. if you add up all the horizontal sticking in most kitchens it would be around 6" of lost height. which is an entire silverware drawer

A lot of great information. I do like 48'' between counters. 36'' is just too small.

I noticed that for each sink (bathroom and kitchen) you have two drain lines to each. Are the lower ones going to be used as cleanout access or something else?

It sounds like you’ve been hanging around your contractor well he’s talking through the plans with the inspector for a permit 😂

Typical, I put my in cabinets weeks ago. I just finishing with lighting, why don’t you make a video on that, so I can see my mistakes after the fact.

Off topic question - You've got Ramboard down while you're still in rough-in. Are finished floors already in, or is that just keeping your subfloor pretty?

I think you need tolook at SPAN Smart Panel. I know you probably already have an electrical panel, but this tech is the future for an awesome house like yours.. Please look it up. KZfaq videos available too...

I would not base cabinet locations on non standard appliances. Appliances will all die by year 6 and you’re not going to want to get the same unreliable one to replace it. I would choose very standard size appliances whenever possible. Also I think child safety is a critical issue: to this end I highly recommend induction cooktop/range, microwave drawer, and full height refrigerator doors (no half doors to hit kids in the head), also plan a place for chemicals that is not under the sink! IKEA style trash pullout under the sink is the best though.

Can you post the blueprints to your house so I/we could get an idea of layout..?

Why does you master bathroom have dual plumbed drains for each sink?

Are you adding any extra support between the studs to hang the cabinets up?

Agh, the problem with us still using imperial for kitchens... Cabinets are all moving towards the 32mm system that hardware manufacturers follow. That on top of using Euro appliances like Miele. Blum - Hafele - Grass all mm based. Time to change.

I thought code didn't allow a horizontal vent until it is six inches above the flood line. The kitchen sink dwv violates that.

I would have never known about you without the video "renovating an abandoned mansion" made by my favorite youtuber "OffTheRanch" You should really start doing more videos with him. It would really make people want to look at your channel more.

So I've always been taught to spec out cabinet sizes in 3" increments, this still true or are all these custom widths?

Why is there ram board already down? Did he do finish floors already?

First it was 2 by 4, then it was 4 by 4, then in the early 1980s it is 2 by 6, then it is 2 by 8 (in Lousiana the joist of an elevated house is 2 by 10) and someone mentioned 3 by 6 so that they can use two 3 by 6 to form a 6 by 6 post. Why don't you settle in using the same size dimensions of the posts and beams as the studs spaced apart by 12 inches to 5 feet, and the joists using the same size dimensions of the beams in a crisscrossing pattern and use a double shell studs using the same size dimensions of the posts to which the joists using the same size dimensions of the beams in a crisscrossing pattern. Treat them with TAR or with plasticized asphalt from the inside-out using a high vacuum-ultrahigh pressure (2,200 p.s.i) vacuum assisted impregnation treatment chamber, so that the interior of the wood has the same saturated protective treatment as that on the outside surface. And using 2 inch thick planks on the outside walls and 1.5 inch planks on the inside walls and 2 inch planks on the floors.

Ouch I got a headache looking at all those fractions :o

The Miele gas cooktop cutout (KM 348) is 42 1/2" wide, how will that fit into a 41 3/4" base with drawers on either side? Hopefully I'm wrong and you're right. Btw, 12" overhang is enough for knee space on an island. Flush inset doors are the way to go for sure. Order white oak doors rift sawn, if possible, if you like that look. Be careful where you make up for the extra total countertop height (37 3/4"). You want the bottom of the dishwasher, or panel, to be at the same height as the bottom of the base cabinet face frames if possible. Hopefully that will all work out ok.

I would be worried about having the refrigerator on the opposite side from the sink... doesn't that break the golden kitchen triangle rule?

Thought, instead of a pocket door, put in a double or triple pane sliding glass door. Can block sound when closed and always lets in more light and always see what’s on the other side.

You need a Galley sink in that house!

What are the dimensions of your kitchen? Thanks!

If you flip the island over to cut the legs to level, won't one axis be reversed? If you flip it over left to right, those won't be the same sides right side up.

Quality is superb, but I still dont understand low and small windows. The house seems so dark. Small windows were common in Mid-century design because people were cutting down on energy costs. Today with advances in technology there's no reason to cut down on views.

why not plug strips under upper counter and get rid of outlets on wall above counters

Matt, feel like tackling what may be the worst air envelope violator? The dried out p trap, either in a utility floor drain, a guest bath, etc. So...is there a good trap primer solution with access to the primer valve? Do you do it on all traps? Can a sprinkler timer (sprinklers going on and off) trigger the trap primers? Maybe floor drains have primers in the nearby wall with panel access, sinks all have tailpieces with drain connection connected to primer. With a minor positive pressure in the house, a simple oil filled differential manometer smile.amazon.com/dp/B009PAN3C8 between the inside and outside, maybe in front closet, should "see" an open drain, or prove air tightness continuously. The air exchanger seems like the candidate to keep a positive pressure house.

Lots of differences between how this is done between the US and UK. Unfinished cabinets would probably be almost impossible to get unless custom made by a joinery workshop - even then site finishing would be incredibly rare.

Why the ramboard laid down at this stage of building? Just wondering

Matt it looks like your island is breaking the work triangle.

Gonna be a sick kitchen! Personally I'd stay away from all custom appliances. Especially the slightly smaller width dishwasher. Will be a major pain in 20 yrs if the company goes out of buisiness. Also I highly prefer stained and polyd cabinets. Painted cabinets just never hold up to life, kids, and dogs and wipe clean like a stained/polyd cabinet will. Then there's also all those people that refuse to use the handles and get that paint stained with hand oils and grime.

That's how the pro's do it

Bilotta cabinets are the best in the world

Love your videos. Really looking forward to low voltage wiring and the hub. I wish I had HDMI cable throughout the house. Would prefer the capability to have synchronized video/audio in several rooms to enhance sports.

1: it's not a late change until the sheetrock is painted. 2: so, where are the receptacles getting mounted for the island? 3: island pendants should be 6'6" AFF to the lowest point on the pendant. that's low enough to be an accent, but not low enough to feel like a head knocker. - I personally prefer my dining fixture at 6'-6'6", but the industry standard is 5'.

The problem I have found with builds for non standard appliance measurements is when it come time to replace them years down the road. If you are still the owner, it is your pain to have. If there is a new owner, he will curse you when trying to find an appliance to fit.

Cool :)

Is that normal in the USA, that the cabinet drawings aren't finalised before building permit? These are all done and sorted before slab down in Western Australia.

*that is a great idea* ... the wife's office in the laundry space... perfect...

So I guess the plumbers don’t know that you can’t use a double wye in your trap arms for your sink? You might want to tell them that they can only rise 1.5 inches from the the vent to the trap. The way they ran it, they are beyond the 1.5 inch rise as soon as they get to the top of the 45 off the double wye... not good boys...

Acceptable abbreviations for a refrigerator: - Fridge That is all.

Love Dr Christy's videos! Every time you say, "my wife" I think, wow, you're married to a KZfaq star - Dr Christy!

I never come this early. Promise!

--TWO people?? With all that counter & island space, THAT kitchen is a minimum 4-butt kitchen, possibly even a 5-6 butt! You construction folks obviously have your own measurement systems, but cooks have a different system. A "butt" = 126 gallons (usually of wine), so the space for a keg that large, plus stretching out your arms to either side, will give you an average workable space for a kitchen...aka, more casually known as, "How many people can work comfortably in this kitchen before we butt up against each other/get in each others' way!"

Hey wait, Why you using those can lights- those are like $400 each with installation. The new LED J box are like $20 each with install.