Ahh the fun eccentricities of assembling ikea cabinets. I do appreciate how Studpack shows mistakes, changes, or unknowns and what they did to remedy the situation. The Garondo is looking fantastic!

Won’t help for this build, but for those liking to do their own ikea projects 1. Swap the adjustable feet from ikea for Hafele Axilo feet. They come with an adjustment tool that makes leveling after install a snap 2. Swap the included 4mm MDF split backer for your own solid sheet of 4mm mdf. Can get it laminate faced from the store. 3. Those LED instructions to punch through the backer are only for the pax wardrobes as they don’t have the hanging rails. For others you need to go through the top or route the wiring to a corner.

I love how Paul explains everything for the novice viewer like me. He's enthusiastic and interesting. Thanks Paul. You'll probably never read my comment but I had to say it.

I love how Paul is always thinking about a project, even after being “done” for the day! Always catching some way to improve.

i like that you are honest about forgetting a step/running into an issue (the side panels). Something everyone has done (more than once) but so many YT's just gloss over.

I appreciate that you guys have been clarifying your sponsorships, partnerships, and support.

As someone who just installed IKEA cabinets… can’t wait to watch this and see everything I did wrong 😂

To keep the adjustability of the adjustable boxes when using spray foam. Put a barrier on fiberglass insulation around the boxes. Then mask off the fiberglass insulation and boxes. The spray foam will make contact with the fiberglass insulation, not the box. Leaving a pliable cushion between the spray foam and boxes.

I changed my mind on ikea kitchens after living with one in a house i renovated. (Because my original custom kitchen order from somewhere else during the lockdowns was backordered)...I use my M12 Fuel impact for all the parts and put it on setting 1. Its perfect for not stripping anything but faster then doing it by hand. Their design for space savings is unreal. You can have drawers in drawers and basically any Customization you could ever think of. Plus the door faces are cheap and easily replaced if they get damaged for so rental properties thats a huge bonus.

Paul, I have to say you won the lottery when it comes to son-in-laws. Rad seems like such a chill dude, always smiling, and willing to do the "dangerous" jobs! You're a blessed man with such quality kids.

I always dislike putting refrigerators next to walls because the door usually needs to open more than 90 degrees to have full access to the inside due to the storage in the door blocking the interior. I would switch the refrigerator and the pantry.

I really appreciate Stud Pack’s commitment to getting the details right, even when that requires making some changes on the fly. I’ve deal with some contractors that didn’t listen or take any notes during the pre-project walk through that I always insist on doing. It’s usually “no problem” that I hear from them, but then as with virtually all projects (especially remodel projects) there are surprises that crop up during the actual work that require some changes. It is very frustrating when a contractor doesn’t ask before implementing a change that is something easy for them to do, but adversely affects the look of the finished job. In some cases the contractor has agreed to fix it right after I pointed out my issues; other times I’ve either had to pay them T&M to fix it, used a different contractor to fix it, or fixed it myself once they were done. Now that I’m retired, I’m trying to do more of the work on remodel projects myself. It’s slower, but I get what I want. I will say that when I can find a good contractor I stick with them for future projects.

What i learned doing my sektion install was to put any drawer slides and door hardware while the base cabinets were still in pieces. Youre just lining them up with the correct holes on each side. Easier than crouching down and screwing them together once the cabinet is built. Kudos to the comment about the filler pieces for the holes I'm going to purchase those now. As always stud pack is inspiring, informative and entertaining! Keep up the good work guys !

Paul, I love how you always think 3 steps ahead and back! You never rush through and are a master at your craft! Great job with getting those panels in before rushing to get those doors on. 💪🏽🔨

For the adjustable boxes: Wrap the box during installation with a bit of fiberglass insulation. This prevents the foam from adhering to the box but still gives you insulation value and allows the box to move in the wall. Quick, easy, and the foam holds the fiberglass from moving after curing. As a custom cabinet and furniture maker, I absolutely HATE IKEA (and most RTA cabinets), but I get why people use them. Inexpensive, good features, easy to assemble, and somewhat strong enough after they are installed. Maybe it's the maker in me, but I prefer to build my own and get the look and value of a solidly built cabinet that I know is going to last. Even so, you should know that Titebond makes a glue specifically for Melamine that works really well to add a ton of strength to the boxes. (It's even called a melamine adhesive.)

FYI, Roo Glue is made especially for melamine. I built a built-in entertainment center in my previous house out of white melamine, and it worked great.

I worked at a custom cabinet manufacturer that did high end custom work. on the assembly line, I was a base assembler.... I would be able to assemble each box in about 15 seconds.... I'd fly a bunch out as it went down the line for doors, and then guids and drawers (each dept built their parts, drawers, doors, etc...), I would be stacked with a pile of sheet goods and face frames already gone thru build/paint etc... so I would glue the rabbits and then hold up the parts and nail down the back, left/right/bottom, then put in the toe kick and the face frame and send down the line... I could fill the entire line up and have a break waiting for other depts to catch up in about 45 min putting together jobs very quickly.

I did mine in 07. Been through 4 kids looking like it now. I assembled and hung them myself. It was really easy for both. I did glue any dowels. I have the tall uppers with glass fronts and maybe 20'of lowers and 16' of uppers and it was around 4K for the white foil finish at the time with all the accessories.

I watch a concrete guy on youtube regularly, and he is always wrapping patio cover posts with Foam Expansion Joint. It allows the for safe separation between the 2 materials. So if you wrap the box with it and spray foam around that it would give you the freedom to move the box in and out.

Hey Electrician here, Love the videos! ... also for fishing a wire you're spot on! If you want to go a step further tape the wire first so the tape edges wont rub on anything at all when fishing in tight spots.

I still believe in wood glue between the dowel and the interior of the particle board hole. Doesn’t need to grab the melamine if it grabs the particle board and the dowel. Definitely adds strength.

what you do for the adjustable box is? before sprayfoam put a block of wood wrapped in grease paper then you can pull the blocks out after sprayfoam and that will leave you room for adjustable box!

I’ve been a cabinet / furniture maker for 40+ years. Now retired. All the trim and finish details for installing cabinets is what makes the difference between a mediocre install and a pro install. Great work guys!!!!

Dang guys, I think I was number 91 for likes when I started the video, 38 minutes later and you're turning close to 1200! love watching you grow, you deserve it!

I have assembled quite a few of these. I have found that long-term, the studs that the cams lock into like to work their way out. The best solution to this is to use wood glue on the dowels and CA glue on all of the stud and screw threads.

This is the earliest I’ve been to a video but I just wanted to say this whole Garage/ Studio Apartment has turned out so freaking awesome love the work keep it up been here since almost the beginning.

I’ve said it before I know and you’ll probably not see this comment, but Paul, you are an excellent craftsman. So detailed and very good explanations. Jordan, your place is coming along nicely. All the people complaining and saying it looks cheap, I disagree. I think it looks great and also shows what normal people like me could also afford to do. I’m sure the main house will be super custom one off cabinet job!

adjusting boxes w/ spray foam: wrap the boxes in typical fire-rated soft insulation (rockwool) before you spray the foam... then you have a loose margin around the box so it can still move a little, but you don't miss out on insulating that gap.

I did my IKEA kitchen seven years ago and it has held up perfectly. It still looks awesome and I particularly like how the drawers open out completely/the soft close hinges/and their organizer pieces that customize the space. It was many trips to the store getting it dialed by it happens to be local to me here in Denver. When you go back to the store make sure and get the white plugs that cover the unused holes on the interiors of the cabinets. You will need a freakin' boatload with all of those cabinets. The finished look is much much better but your thumb will hate you for making it push them all it.

I did a full ikea kitchen using their software to plan out the build, even did their butcherblock countertops. Measurements all worked out perfectly, it looked absolutely amazing and lasted for how long I stayed in the house. The biggest problem I had was I made at least 5 trips back to exchange incorrect pieces or get pieces that were missed. It's understandable because of the amount of pieces needed. I like your approach and those should last you a long time. Can't wait to see the finished product!

We just finished our Ikea kitchen, so I was really excited to watch what you guys thought of them. The designer printed off the parts list along with the 2D layout for each set of cabinets with exact dimensions...VERY helpful! We had 288 boxes in our living room and totally gutted kitchen. It took us a little bit to fully grasp the construction/feet/rails/etc., but, once we got it we got it! We also added cabinet lights in each drawer (luxury but LOVE them), but our type of kitchen is a bit different than yours and puck lights didn't work with our design. The puck lights in your cabinets look great though! LOVE your videos!!! We love how your attention to detail trumps out getting the job done quickly. It's nice to see when something went wrong or wasn't planned for, we ALL have had it happen. Your honesty and sincerity is refreshing in this "I am perfect on YT and never do anything wrong" age we live in today.

One of the things I like about the channel, Paul owns his mistakes and always has a solution. Little things like the spacing of the cabinets so doors will open. It’s something IKEA doesn’t explain. But Paul has it covered. Well done Stud Pack. 👍

When doing spray foam at our place, we did a secondary 2x4 inner non bearing wall, and we used wider 2' spacing for our 2x6 outer studs. The foam makes the exterior wall stronger so you don't need 16" OC, and the interior 2x4 wall makes it easy to run plumbing and electrical and to make changes in future. It also means you don't necessity have to scrape foam to put drywall on, you can spray right over the studs, and even to the floor if you want. Just allow for that with a couple inches gap to your interior wall.

For your house build you should use Barker Cabinets. They are the best quality RTA cabinets I have seen. I have used them in a couple homes I’ve owned as have my brother and sister. They are legit custom cabinet quality at RTA prices.

I put up a pretty big Ikea kitchen in a church I converted to a house. It went very well and being flat packed was crucial because I was hauling it from Ikea into a small town in the middle of nowhere. The adjustable legs were great because the slab was not flat, and I really like the upper cabinet hanging rail. When we had a sewage disaster, the lower cabinets were fine because they were sitting up on plastic legs with access underneath, and we were able to get a replacement cabinet to replace the bottom panel in the sink base when the disposal rusted through the bottom and leaked everywhere. When I build them from scratch I make the cabinets out of good 3/4 plywood but for some jobs it is great to have access to the Ikea system, accessories, and replacement parts. They do a good job with helping with planning and parts lists in the store as well. Too bad about the down draft. I have had a couple and if I moved into another place that had one it would be one of the first things I ripped out and put a proper hood.

Love that you show everything and show your mistakes and fixes. You and your team are excellent instructors!

I have installed some IKEA cabinets, but I still prefer custom built. In my area they are still reasonably priced.

You've showed us Studpack OG's that wire fish trick. But it's always nice to get the refresher!

I love how we are now at a point in this project that we are putting in cabinets! Still sureal to think that this was a muddy, crazy situation, and now, a beautiful well thought out structure is there, that will LAST! I cant wait to see the rest of the details and how the start of the main house will start. Always checkin youtube to see if studpack uploaded!

This was a well-timed video. I have been considering IKEA cabinets for a small kitchen. Always good to see more experiences with assembly and installation. Looks like things turned out pretty well here after the mid-stream corrections.

This is exactly what I’d put in my garage apartment kitchen. I spent all weekend assembling the closet version of these cabinets and they’re a good value. I also used glue in the dowels- wasn’t worth it, especially when disassembly due to error.

That is a great idea with the biscuit joiner. That lines and joins them up perfectly. Never saw that before. Keep up the great work gentlemen!

Excellent job - I admire how you all roll with the punches during the install (wrong size cabinets, etc.) - things that can easily send you off the rails. You guys have a solution for any obstacle!

Awesome info. I'm putting in 2 ikea cabinets to finish up our bathroom remodel, and your experience will come in quite handy. I was wondering about the filler panel, and now I know. Thanks!

Little Studpack detail: Much of Ikea's hardware uses what LOOKS LIKE #2 Phillips ; But it's ACTUALLY Pozi-Drive. Get yourself a Pozi-Drive #2 for that perfect fit. Love the channel ! If you need hinges, let me know (I'm in Aerospace Manufacturing).

We did an Ikea kitchen last summer. Paid a little extra to have a rep come in from a company that works strictly with Ikea products. Within 2 hrs completely laid out cabinet design, etc. and placed the order. Could have installed it myself but had so much going on. Same company also has installers as well. Fairly large kitchen and 3 guys put everything together and installed all the cabinets and detail work within 9 hrs. Included clean up and removing all the card board, etc. Ran like a military operation and worth every penny.. As far as the spray foam and boxes go, use 1/4 inch plywood, etc. Put plastic on the side of the wood that will contact the foam and use 2 sided tape to attach to the adjustable box. Once cured, just pull the plywood out. Its a little tricky where the box is attached to the stud. I helped a buddy of mine and this is what we ended up doing. Worked great.

Man this video was great! Loved to see all the pivoting you had to do. Been thinking about an ikea kitchen for a bit so was cool to watch you all. Stoked for the next video this place is coming together great!!

Thanks for the content, guys! Been there, done that. Great way to show all the gruesome details! Thank you!

Dear Stud Pack: I wholeheartedly congratulate you guys in not only finishing but dealing with that whole process without destroying a few cabinets. At least as far as we know. LOL....Cheers and congrats on the house!

Hi stud pack, I’m glad I found your channel, I’m in the process of building a 1200 square foot adu. I’m finding your channel super helpful. I’m also going with an ikea kitchen, anyways keep up the great work !

Great step-by-step video showing all the installation details including the issues you had to resolve. I really like the quality of the Ikea cabinets. I haven't used them in my kitchen (yet) but I replaced a couple 30 year old "contractor grade" bath vanities with Ikea bath vanity cabinets and sinks. The Ikea vanities have two legs in front, two drawers with a right angle drain that clears them and the backs mount to the wall. Only slight complication was having to add blocking for the wall mounting clips to have something solid to fasten them to. A great upgrade for a reasonable price and they look so much more modern and high end compared to what they replaced.

Fantastic looking cabinets! I had no idea that they just hung like that before being secured. Can't wait to see the doors go on. Keep up the awesome work!

All said and done, I’ve seen 15 year old IKEA kitchens that are holding up better than customs. Lots of quirks and returns at times, but they’re great.

Hard working family. Love to watch the progress yall r making. GOD bless u all

Looking awesome with the black and LED. Always tweaking needed to get final assembly. Inspiring!

Done this a few times with the older Ikea cabinets. Glue on the dowels, pozidrive bit not Phillips for everything, glue the pack panel and use a pneumatic stapler 1/4” crown instead of those tiny nails.

I love “European” French cleats 😂😂😂

I’ve put a few different prefab kitchens together before including from IKEA and Bunnings. Generally pretty straight forward to put together but like you guys, you will run into some hurdles. Honestly I like them even if you only go for the shells and get the doors/covers later you can save a lot of money.

Great job! The kitchen already looks really nice. I did notice that adding the panel between the pantry and the rest of cabinet required enlarging the holes for the electrical boxes. I’d like to learn more about what you plan to make box extenders & covers fit over the now larger offset openings.

Pretty sure I could assemble IKEA cabinets in about 3 minutes, since I didn't hear you say they had to be correct. LOL

I haven't been this early since the rain created mudpack

I'm most impressed that the cabinets came in boxes!!!! Looks great guys!¡

Guys great video, didn’t know anything about IKEA cabinets before your video. Like the cleat on the wall for hanging & securing the cabinets. Going to look great Jordan .

Paul, you are the most understanding dad to all of Jordan's endless demands, such as special lighting in obscure cracks, crevices, corners, nooks and high in the ceilings. New toilet designs that require extensive installation. Showers that require massive slabs of porcelain and heated floors (really), and so much more. I would have reached my limit with my son by now with all the new gadgets and design preferences Jordan must find on the internet and becomes convinced he must have. Maybe that's why I find your videos so compelling. I l also love the way Paul has an answer or workaround for everything.

Woah, I’ve never watched a video this soon after uploading 😂 My wife loves IKEA… I hate them

you might want to install vents on the side of the ikea cabinet that will house the refrigerator. depending on tight the fit is, the refrigerator requires some airflow to prevent overheating.. thats what happened to my refrigerator, as the fit was tight and not enough airflow, the frig died in about a year.

I put those in my personal kitchen and have been impressed so far. Two years later. I also used my micro pin nailer to secure back panel after squaring up. Good job guys

my uncle installed hundreds of kitchens in his career. he helped his son assemble his ikea kitchen when he was older and he was blown away by the design, quality and easyness of construction. it was more than 15 years ago.

Will you guys do a follow up video to go over all the lessons learned with the IKEA cabinets? Looks good so far though.

Gotta love seeing some renovations before the house is even done

You guys work well together and lots of good memories are being built as well. On a project that size, those little mods are inevitable. Take it all in stride and move fwd. 👏

I don't see why people are saying it looks bad or cheap. First, it's not completely finished. Once drawers, doors, and appliances are added it will look better. Second, it's for the garage. Save money there and upgrade for the main home. Lastly, our opinions are our own. The only thing that matters is that Jordan is happy with it. Looking forward to the next one!

All the IKEA hate makes me sad. I love the look and its priced well and reasonably made.

Thank for all the insight and honesty

Paul, man..... you're just the best! Love the videos. Love the ideas you guys incorporate. Love everything about this build. I'm learning SO MUCH. Sincerely, thank you all.

Before going into business for myself I worked at a cabinet shop in Ohio. Those 1/4 turn cam locks are junk. They break and fall apart all the time. But if you want a cheap decent looking kitchen they work

Now you can say you have premium Scandinavian cabinetry lol.

Regarding your adjustable electrical boxes , I would build a "C" box enclosing that electrical box with a 1x4 or 1x6 whichever size studs you used for that wall and then insulate around it. It would be alot more work due to the wiring.

dang what a great dad!! happy fathers day paul!!! your awesome!!

I looked into the ikea system, but ended up going a local place for a flatpack setup, glad I did, not only was it about half the price, looking at this, it was a lot better quality. none of those stupid stud/twist things, just glue and screw. also every cabinet had a solid back. all the hardware provided was also blum, some of the best hinges and drawers I have ever used and for a very cheap price.

Great Video but Ill stick to my RTA cabinets theyre better built and sturdier than Ikea

I built my wife an IKEA closet system for our bedroom. It was easy, but there were some issues with doing it solo (one panel may have fallen and tore out some material)! Great video, as always! Well done, boys!

Thank you for this informative video. Love IKEA and the world they open up to us DIYers. 👍

I installed an Ikea kitchen about 10 years ago and it was totally worth it for a sub-$200k house. I think I paid around $12k total and installed it myself. I did have a snag or two when I forgot to buy some trim or whatever. The other advice that EVERYONE needs to know with Ikea is to immediately go through each and every box ON DELIVERY and make sure all the parts and hardware are there and undamaged. They will not help you if you come back weeks later and tell them you're missing something.

careful with clear glass doors. No one's cabinets ever look like what you see in magazines. Better off with obscure class, like frosted, fluted, etc. I'd also do your counter up more than 36". 39" is a good #, I'm tall, I'd do 40". Lastly, you may be bothered by having the oven and micro, next to a wall. Usually there's space around these appliances for "working room". Trust me on this.

Back in 2015 I built my entire kitchen with IKEA cabinets and countertops, and sink. I had no experience and it didn’t stop me. I loved the anti slam doors and everything fit like glove and was easy to install.

In regards to setting the depth of the boxes, I always set the depth when I install the boxes with a sample piece of drywall (1/2 or 5/8).

My 12' of Ikea kitchen arrived in 69 boxes...wish I was kidding.

I’m pretty sure the word “IKEA” is Swedish for “particle board”…

Lot of work for an easy small kitchen. Been there so many times. I love being retired sooo much. Now I can take weeks to do a one-day job if I feel like it...and I often do feel like it. Gives me plenty of time to avoid mistakes and to notice better ideas.

I use roo glue (melamine glue ) as I assemble, the particle board will break before the glue joint fails. Also a bead of silicone on the interior seams will prevent water damage.

Mdf cabinetry hurts my soul.

compared to every other thing in this house those cabinets are way under quality I wonder what the reason was for choosing it?

For melamine : Construction adhesive and careful sanding of the glued areas. PL Premium and Sika (Polyurethane) for the courageous ones who want it to actually stick! and a liquid nails or Loctite no more nails (the acrylic-latex water based construction adhesives won't hold as well but many dry white or transluscent)

Another great video! You guys are the best!! I had the same issue with spray foam locking in my adjustable box when I was renovating my bathroom. All I did was put a piece of thin foam like the weather stripping around the garage door around the box to prevent the spray foam from sticking to it. The only issue I had then was trying not to get spray foam behind the box. I screwed up on one of them but on another I double it up to make like a dam to block it and it worked. I was able to adjust the box no problem. Eventually worked for me, there might be an easier solution out there. Just need to prevent it from bonding to the bix

Ikea cabinets are awful. I installed one kitchen with them before and Never again!

IKEA is most commonly spelled: S-U-C-K-S What were you guys thinking seriously?. You get better quality at Builders-Surplus or even Seconds & Surplus. Hell even RTA Mail-order is better than IKEA. Did I mention how to spell IKEA properly?. 🤦‍♂️

I juat did my whole kitchen remodel with IKEA cabinets and caught the cover panel issue you had before I got that far (luckily). Explaining it to my wife took awhile and I think she eventually just trusted me. You can actually run the cover panel all the way to the floor if you prefer that look.

I have an idea for the adjustable electrical boxes. Might not work but what if you put air filled shipping pillows around them before insulation. They will either pop or can be popped after insulation. This may give you adjustment room. IDK just thought it when you asked.

I stopped buying IKEA ready to assemble furniture and cabinets when I watched a documentary on TV showing how all the particleboard forests in Sweden have been decimated. There’s almost no old growth particleboard anymore in Sweden! 🤪