All language subtitles for How To Install PERFECT KITCHEN CABINETS (DIY GUIDE)

hey gang it's paul with sledpack welcome

back to the channel joe and i are back

here at our main project and today we're

going to start installing these cabinets

let's get started alrighty gang setting

cabinets is a lot easier than you think

in fact we have almost everything you

need set out on the table in front of me

let me walk you through each one

obviously i need a way to drive the

screws i've got my impact driver with a

t15 torx that matches my screws i'm

going to show you that in a minute

drill set up with a 3 16 inch drill bit

that's to drill through the face frames

to connect those together speaking of

face frames jordan and i bought this

bessie cabinet face frame clamp it's

going to make sure that the face frames

on adjacent cabinets line up perfectly

it's a little detail but it matters big

time in the end previous videos you've

seen us use these antique clamps i love

those but we want to try this one out

and see how it works i think that's

going to be fantastic and a lot easier

obviously we need some shims i like the

long ones but the store only had these

short ones that's going to be fine and i

got four little packs here's the screws

we're gonna use grk cabinet screws we

like the ones with the white head and

these are number eight by two and a half

inches long that two and a half inch

length works great for us it's gonna

allow us to connect the face frames

together like we talked about just a

minute ago but it's also going to allow

us to connect these to the wall the back

of the cabinet's half an inch thick the

drywall is half an inch thick and the

blocking we put up is an inch and a half

thick those total to two and a half so

there's no reason for us to use a longer

screw obviously a couple of levels want

to make sure everything's plumb and

level and the last thing we got over

here is our cross line laser now you

don't need one you can do this with a

level but if you don't have a cross line

laser it's time to get one now this is a

bosch

gll100g now you don't need a fancy bosch

you go online you can find a lot of good

lasers for a little bit of money and if

you're doing this only one time it's

well worth the investment and we also

have a chalk line because once we get

the laser line set up where we want it

we're going to pop a line on top of the

laser line then we turn the laser off so

it's not on my eyes all the time right

all right you ready bud let's do it all

right

now our first step is we got to find out

where the highest spot of our slab is we

all know that your slab or your wooden

subfloor is going to be crooked right

it's not all going to be level is it

doing this is it doing this or is it

doing that we got to know so the laser

has given us a perfect field to

reference from and we're going to

measure from that laser line to the slab

to the subfloor and find our high spot

and this can be a random dimension here

it can be 24 inches it can be 48 it

doesn't matter it's just a reference

right now so let's find the high spot in

this slab grab our tape measure i got a

pencil too and put the tape measure on

the slab and where are we at 34 and a

half i'm just going to write that on the

wall one last thing i got to remember

and if there's something i don't want to

forget on this project are these

dimensions because they're critical so

34 and a half right there let's come to

the middle of the wall see where we're

at check it out 34 and a half pretty

unusual

all right what do we have over here

34 and a half

all right let's go check that other side

all right what do we have here 34 and

three quarters so we're a little lower

right here i'm gonna write that on the

wall

we'll go right under the window in the

middle of the sink

34 and three quarter

and one more right here

by the peninsula

34-9 sure all right

all right now that all our numbers are

written on the wall which one is the

high spot is it the smallest number 34

and a half

or is it the largest number 34 9 16

well the high spot is the smaller of the

numbers the lower number if you're

having trouble wrapping your brain

around that just hit the pause button

get it figured out hit the play button

now that we have our height established

we're going to use the laser to

establish a working level line on the

wall that working level line is going to

be what we reference when we install our

base cabinets so they're perfectly level

now check it out in the united states

most space cabinets are going to be 34

and a half inches tall

we're going to add an eighth to that and

our working line is going to be 34 and 5

8. why did we add an eighth if it was at

34 and a half the height of the laser

this is what's going to happen it's

going to interfere with the laser beam

and we're not going to be able to see

the laser beam

back here for instance

i can even prove it to you right here

look at that that laser beam is kissing

the top of this cabinet

all across the top plane of it and

that's perfect in fact this cabinet is

looking really nice without any shims so

i think it's going to be pretty easy to

install so now that we know that 34 and

5 8 is our working line all we got to do

is come over here and make a mark on the

wall at 34 and 5 8 and then adjust our

laser beam to those marks then we're

going to grab our chalk line connect the

marks basically replace the laser line

with chalk so we can save the battery

and save our eyes let's snap a chalk

line

good

[Music]

all right now that we've got our

perfectly level chalk line established

on both walls we are ready to set

cabinets now we can start over here by

the microwave where it's high or we can

start over here by the dishwasher where

it's low it doesn't matter as long as

the back of the cabinets are touching

that line and we get them plumbing level

this way we're going to show you step by

step all of that you're going to be fine

it doesn't matter where you start now

while i'm on the subject of where i

start

we're going to take a little pause and

i'm going to head off about half the

comments right now a lot of guys are

insistent that you must install the

upper cabinets first i like to do the

bottom ones for a couple of reasons

number one i got the granite guys coming

they're going to be making their

templates heading back to the shop

cutting sanding polishing all that

granite they're not putting countertops

on the upper ones we don't need those

installed right now i need the lower

ones in place the second reason for me

is i've got a big upper cabinet over the

fridge i have no idea where it goes left

or right until i get this wall cabinet

mounted which is going to line up with

the end of this bottom cabinet sure you

could measure all that three or four

times and hope you're right but there's

little room for error so the main

argument for hanging the uppers first is

so that you don't damage the bottom

cabinets so just be safe careful and use

proper protection

why don't we start right here jordan

this one's going to be easy i say we

start with that get a easy w what do you

think let's do it all right now i know

this wall is just under 12 feet wide i'm

gonna hook my tape over here on the

right

and i'm gonna make a mark

oh

at six feet

i'm to hook it on the left

make a mark

at six feet

now where's the middle of my wall it's

exactly in between there i don't have to

try to get 11 foot 9 and 5 16 and divide

it in half right i just got to divide

that in half so that's like three and a

quarter so an inch and five eighths

right

boom that's the middle now that we have

our center line we're going to put a 30

inch range in there right so what do i

have to do 30 divided by 2 is 15

and i make a mark at 15 right that's the

edge of my first cabinet you're already

doomed check it out see the face frame

right here it sticks out past the

cabinet by a quarter of an inch if i

line this up with my mark this is going

to interfere with the range

how would you like to be the one to tell

your wife hey honey i got to cut the new

face frame on our brand new cabinets

because the range doesn't fit you got to

account for that and we're actually

going to count a little bit more i'm

going to go 15 and 3 8 total and that's

going to give me a little more wiggle

room right here just in case that range

is a little bigger because it got hot or

the insulation expanded or whatever

works for refrigerators too all right 15

and 3 8

right there

erase that one so i don't reference it

and then 15 3 8 this way and you can see

what i'm doing i'm putting 15 and 3 8 on

my center line

i'm just using the pencil i don't even

have to look using the end of the tape

as a scribe like that that should be 30

and three quarters

total width

it is

but remember half of that is made up

of this quarter inch face frame on both

sides so my actual opening out here is

30 and a quarter hope that makes sense

guys you gotta account for the face

frame all right we have our first set of

cabinets on the mark we made to the left

of the range and we're ready to go now

one thing we're having to deal with on

this kitchen remodel is this parquet

floor which is going to remain if you

remember back in the demo there was a

wall here and i have to patch that we

have some resources for this park we

actually have some outside we can take

some from another part of the house but

we are going to have to patch that i'm

not looking forward to it i didn't want

a patch here and the cabinet is sitting

on top of the floor so instead of

removing the floor and having the

cabinet sit on the slab like the rest of

it i just cut this off and now it's

sitting on top of the parched so it's

going to be fine let's get these two

fastened to the wall but first we need

our fancy bessie face frame clamp and i

need to get into this impossible to open

packaging but i have the perfect tool

our friends at klein sent me a klein

pocket knife check it out aluminum

housing stainless steel blade made in

the usa baby and this thing is wicked

sharp check it out

[Applause]

there we go

all right gang here it is check it out

even comes with felt pads that go on the

jaws so we don't damage our finish and

check out the edge here while it's

clamped together it allows you to put

the screw in and then remove the clamp

this little lever flips down and that's

an eighth inch bushing previously we

said we're going to use a 3 16 inch

drill bit well we changed our mines now

we're going to go with an eighth and the

idea is that you drill that hole flip

this out of the way

drive the screw to fasten your face

frames together then remove your clamp

pretty cool design huh yeah let's see

how it works

[Music]

that's it

nice

all right our face frames are connected

together and the white screws look great

now we were so excited about using the

face frame clamp i really want thinking

ahead but these would be better on this

side so they're hidden by the drawer but

they're white and they'll be concealed

even when the doors open but this one is

ready to be attached to the wall we're

on our corner mark right here we've

already checked it for level and plumb

we're good to go so we're going to put a

screw right here to lock it into place

how do i know what i'm going to put it

into check it out way back in the

framing stage we put blocking the middle

row of that blocking the middle of that

row of blocking is at 33 inches if this

is 34 and a half a screw an inch and a

half down will be right in the middle of

that block i've got a two and a half

inch screw ready to go in an impact

driver let's get this one done

and that's why you go to all the trouble

of installing blocking all right our

first cabinet is in it's time to do this

one but as you can see i'm a little bit

below our chalk line now i can't get

under here in the middle to put a shim

to raise this one up so we drove a screw

right there i'm gonna use my s to wing

pry bar

pry it up to the line and we're gonna

dry this screw

nice

all right the top is secure now in all

honesty we got lucky on these we never

have to set cabinets without shims but

i'm sure they're going to make up for it

on that side now because we have these

drawers here there's a possibility that

when you pull the drawers out it could

pull the bottom of the cabinet out right

now we got the parquet floor trapping

our cabinets but you're usually not

going to have that so we like to put a

screw in the bottom now we didn't put

blocking at the bottom but i know where

the studs are how do i know check it out

we have an adjustable depth box right

there

just like this

because of this screw

right here

i know the studs on the left and 11

inches will put me about in the middle

of that stud i'm just going to go down

to the bottom and put a screw 11 inches

from the right hand side of the box

now we do the same thing in the bottom

corner of this one

now we know we have a stud pack right

here right that's actually where our

name came from a pack of studs that's

holding up a beam so let's head down

here and put a screw into that stud pack

all right this one's done just rinse and

repeat for the other side

[Music]

all right this right hand side is done

and even though the time lapse made it

look quick and easy this side was slow

and hard remember we put this side in

with hardly any shims this one we got

shims all over it and that's just the

nature of installing cabinets right we

got our baseline here that's easy for us

to reference but then you got to get it

level this way and plumb this way and

this way and level that way right and

every time you move one of those it

seems to change everything else and one

key thing that jordan i like to do is to

get on the edge here and sight right

down here not just this one but the far

cabinet as well making sure that the

tops line up and the faces line up so

that our stone all lines up and that's

the detail you don't see in kitchens too

much anymore i'm always looking at that

and some of these things look like a

river going down the wall now we showed

you this one in time lapse but tomorrow

we're going to show you step by step how

we install this sink base we've got

these four cutouts to make and we're not

talking about one big window we're going

to cut out of the back of the cabinet

we're going to cut out four precise

holes for the hot coal the drain and the

electric it's going to look fantastic

and it's going to set your project apart

but we got a late start on the cabinets

today because we were spray painting the

cabinets in the back this morning but

we're going to be right back here bright

and early tomorrow and we're going to

show you how we install this sink base

we'll see you then

all right guys it's the next day and we

are ready to install our sink base

there's one or two ways you could do it

right you could cut a hole in the back

of that cabinet big enough to

accommodate all your utilities or we

could cut four separate holes one for

each and that's what we're gonna do

we've already established this working

line we're going to measure down from

that to find the center line of these

three pipes

and then our box and then we've

established a center line right here

using the same method we did on the

opposite wall we set up our laser beam

and then as you can see we've already

put a pencil line there so we can turn

off the laser save the battery let's

shut the laser off start measuring

all right got the center line on the

back of the cabinet center line on the

wall let's start measuring i'm just

going to start measuring with the cold

we're going to the center of the pipe

i am 10 and an eighth inches to the

center of the pipe from the center line

of my wall and come over here

transfer it

boom

12 and 5 16.

we can be that precise right

well i got you a bit that doesn't really

allow for error

13 and 7

hook it on the cabinet

look at that

13 and 7.

13 and a quarter

17 and a half

yep

[Music]

all right

all right we've got all our marks we've

got our hole saws and that's the one

jordan got me for the half inch copper

you must have a lot of confidence in me

bud i do all right let's go

and yes i'm going to stop and finish it

from the other side

[Music]

all right uh

pick it up on the line got plenty of

room just like that

nice

i got the sink base installed now let's

keep rolling forward to the right of the

sink is going to be the dishwasher and

we have this little guy and i think

there's a trash can that goes here but

here's a cool trick for you to get this

dimension always the same in the united

states every dishwasher i've ever

installed needs 24 inches yes there are

some smaller dishwashers but i'm talking

about a standard dishwasher in the

american home 24 inches so here's the

cool trick just cut two pieces of wood

24 inches long and we drilled a pocket

hole in each end one screw on each end

is all you need and we're going to use a

pocket screw basically to put that right

there and that's going to act as our

spacer top and bottom

and then we don't have to worry about

that dimension it's set all we have to

worry about is getting this plumb and

level and this trick would also work for

a 30 inch range a 36 inch range a trash

compactor whatever appliance you need to

put under a cabinet and it's a great

help if you're working by yourself it's

one less thing you have to worry about

all right but let's get these two

screwed our face frames and get this

cabinet set and then we'll work on the

peninsula behind me

all right this little cabinet is done

and these spacers help tremendously and

here's how jordan and i do it obviously

we got our line on the wall the chalk

line

we established the back of the cabinet

on that line

and we put shims in the back to help us

support the cabinet on that line then we

put shims in the front and we get it

plumbed this way and level and we're

checking it this way it's a big dance

your house is going to be a little bit

different right because your walls are

not the same as our walls but the goal

you want level front to back side to

side and i even do it this way

and this way last thing we always do

sight down the face of your cabinets

make sure this space frame is perfectly

aligned with this face frame

now that that's all done

let's come over here and work on the

peninsula what if you have an island or

a peninsula and you don't have a wall to

attach your cabinets to well you got to

attach it to the floor in our case

concrete floor let's show you how we do

it we're using a 36 inch wide three

drawer base as our peninsula and we have

it where we want it where do we want it

we want it so we don't have any crashes

right we don't want this drawer when we

pull it out to hit the knob or the

handle on this door if this were a

dishwasher and you open the door we

don't want that door to hit the handle

on this drawer that's what we're talking

about and jordan i measured not once not

twice not three times i think we

actually measured four times and got

these two distances where we wanted once

we established that we put a framing

square here and made sure the two units

are square our next step is to attach

this to our concrete slab if this were a

wooden subfloor it'd be easy but this is

going to be a little bit tougher how

we're going to do that we're going to

put a line on our floor right here in

the front and the back we may even use

blue tape because we have a finished

floor here then we're going to remove

the peninsula and mount a block on the

slab half an inch in board of our mark

why am i going half an inch inboard

because this plywood is half an inch

thick we're going to set this over the

block and then fasten our cabinet to

that block let's make the marks on the

floor get started

[Music]

might as well just go to 16.

that's an idea what it's going to look

like but we have our floor to deal with

instead of cutting this floor away we're

just going to notch the block so it's

sitting on the slab right here

[Music]

boom that's what we want how we're going

to attach it to the slab i like to use

these split nail anchors there's all

kind of ways you can do that a ram set

tap con use what makes you happy let's

grab our rotor hammer and get these

fastened to the floor

[Music]

cool

there we go guys pretty slick huh

and you'll notice we put a piece of tar

paper between our blocking and the slab

to prevent any wicking because we didn't

have any pressure treated here and

you're probably saying good job sled

pack way to think ahead but let me ask

you this

how come we don't put tar paper under

all these shims or how can we don't put

tar paper under a pocket door that's

sitting on a slab

now attaching the peninsula to the

blocks we're going to do it in two

different ways on this side since this

side of the cabinet's going to be

obscured it's going to be hidden we're

going to just go right through the side

of the cabinet into the block but over

here we don't want to see any fasteners

over here because it looks super clean

when the cabinet is sitting on this

parquet floor no quarter round in other

words correct no quarter no shoe no

caulk nothing like that we would never

do that we actually use these clips that

came with the cabinet we got like 500 of

them right we're going to put one there

one there

now we're going to fast them to the

block set our cabinet then we're going

to reach in under the toe kick right

here and going to the side of the

cabinet kind of a pain to reach in there

with a drill but it's only four screws

and it's going to look killer

and clean on the outside

all right let's put the peninsula back

where it goes using our tape on the

floor as a reference

that was painless

all right

now for the back too

going in

get it yep

yeah am i in

[Music]

the other three were so easy you got to

come up you're pressing you're

committing to

too hard too early get in and then press

right there you go there all right get

it

let me try from over here

yeah maybe you can push yeah

that would be hard it'll be so worth it

[Applause]

nice

now you'll notice down here

we intentionally cut the block a little

short

so we could get our shims in there and

they wouldn't hit the block

got to think ahead all the time

dude this is ever like a hurricane i'm

going to hide in this cabin

cool man our base cabinets are in and

this is starting to look like a real

kitchen right we got our dishwasher

opening all our cutouts in the back of

the sink base our rock of gibraltar's

peninsula right here and all of these

other cabinets all the cabinets are

plumb level and square six different

ways so pick yourself up a line laser

practice on your like button make sure

it's plumb level and square six

different ways smash it for me and

jordan ask a question drop a comment

most of all please subscribe and we will

see you on our next video

[Music]