I am impressed with Jeff admitting his mistakes on camera, not many do. It does make these videos more relatable.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

Жыл бұрын

Cheers I am handy..not perfect!

Gotta say the best parts were when he made mistakes. Sooo glad he has a sense of humor and did not edit his mistakes out. I think those were the most valuable parts and gave me more confidence about trying this on my own. His tip about how to release the drawer front was also super useful to know.

I have done 4 kitchens. The instructions are NEVER wrong. LOL

Kid you not, IKEA kitchen cabinets are worth putting in a $500,000 house or under. They're solid construction, very versatile, and look great. Thanks for finally releasing this!

@grahamk3708

4 жыл бұрын

I've got the soft close Ikea ones, work great. I see your most recent video on your channel has you painting cabinets though?

I’m a professional cabinet maker. One thing I would highly encourage people to do when assembling any kind of knock down cabinet is to glue the carcass components together. Because much of the material is melamine, the use of a good quality melamine glue is advised. You’d be absolutely amazed as how sturdy this stuff becomes when it’s all glued together. Works wonders on Ikea furniture you won’t need to disassemble. Glue it all together neatly and you’d be surprised how sturdy the stuff is!!

@myphotossellhomes1435

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! Can you please provide a name or link of what you recommend?

@zuleikafirpo2183

Жыл бұрын

Using glue voids the IKEA warranty.....

@janicetribbiani7535

Жыл бұрын

@@zuleikafirpo2183 does anyone actually ever use the warranty?

@raleighbevill5272

Жыл бұрын

@@janicetribbiani7535 if nobody uses the warranty, then you clearly dont need glue. Also, given how many mistakes i just watched this experienced installer make, i wouldnt dream of using glue.

I love your sense of humor when you realized your mistakes. Thank you for being real on KZread and not the HGTV and DiY scripted shows where everything goes perfect. 👍👍

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

I am what I am. Cheers!

@johnlamlam6675

3 жыл бұрын

Jeff is a real teacher for the DIYers.

Can i get a 10 hr nothing but all jeffs chuckles compilation. That would be priceless

10 years ago when we looked into reno our old kitchen in our first house, went to one of the "well known" brand got a quote for 30k CAD with 8 weeks plus lead time. Went to IKEA and got everything for 5k, installed all the cabinets in one week. even after 6 years of usage, the cabinets were still in top shape, everything held well when we sold it. For price and quality, there is nothing can beat it IMO. Will definitely buy them again when we built our next home.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that. nice to know you had a great resale as well. Cheers!

@inTruthbyGrace

4 жыл бұрын

not my IKEA stuff.. I have children and a very active kitchen and those cabinets barely lasted a year before they started showing their wimpy finish and garbage quality. The particle board door do not survive nicks and bumps. If your dishwasher hose ever fails or you have a bad plumbing day, the micro-layer of finish is not enough to keep the particle board from swelling even 1 spill sitting for over a half hour. If you live in Arizona or a dry area... its even worse. The particle board turns to dust. Unless you have a kitchen just for eating take out and looks (not cooking, raising kids and living in...) spend the extra money on real laminates and / or real wood. I DO highly recommend their counter tops and their appliances. I got a beautiful quartz counter and very hip appliances (made by whirlpool) all my fixtures are IKEA.... it's just their cabinetry that was horrible!

@Cello69.

4 жыл бұрын

I purchased my kitchen at Lowe’s. Spend about $5k. Great cabinets!! I also helped my folks install their IKEA cabinets. They also spend about that much. That was 8 years ago. Both kitchens are still going strong. The important thing here is to just do it yourself.

@Jessicaro

4 жыл бұрын

@@inTruthbyGrace nah i have kids to and a ikea kitchen nothing wrong with it. And the fun thing about ikea is you can just walk in and buy a new cabinet they ain't that expensive. besides they have a ten year guarantee so take it back if it wasn't your fault

@patrickgage1913

4 жыл бұрын

We had our Ikea kitchen installed about two years ago. We too visited the well known suppliers and got absolutely insane quotes. So it was off to Ikea. You measure your kitchen and have a good idea of where you want everything. Make an appointment with one of their design staff. They input your ideas and measurements into a computer and can instantly give you a quote. We went with meter high wall cabinets instead of the usual 80 centimeters, more storage space! Their base cabinets are lower to the floor than standard cabinets, more storage space! We had two drawers installed under the oven for pan lids and shallow oven crockery, more storage space! We used fifty mil worktops instead of the usual 75 mil, cheaper and does the same job. We went with flat white handleless cabinets, looks neater and easier to clean. All doors and drawers have silent closing. Now before your kitchen is installed the fitter visits and checks your measurements to make sure everything will fit. (What? You have never made a mistake with a tape measure.) Two important points about Ikea. They will not try to sell you anything, they will however endeavor to provide you with what you want. Secondly, when the job is done there are always bits and pieces left over, they are individually wrapped with bar codes. Take them back to Ikea and get a refund! We got sixty one quid back, now who else will do that for you? And of course everything has a twenty five year warranty. Would I recommend Ikea? Is the Pope Catholic?

We appreciate your detailed advice. My husband and I are addicted to watching your videos. You are amazing and a great risk taker for doing this assembly video with so many potential problems and hiccups. We always learn so much from you!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Happy to show the problems as well as the solutions. Cheers!

Great video. I have enjoyed many of your videos and learned a lot of your tricks of the trade. I have installed 2 IKEA kitchens in the past and the instructions you have given are right on. That extra screw you had left over goes on the bottom of the drawer through the back metal piece. It secures the bottom wooden panel to the metal drawer back. Keep up the good work.

Stand up applause for sharing the fumbles! Clap......clap.......clap.....(everyone joins in on the applause)...clap.....cheers!!! One thing I suggest for people watching on using a battery driver, make sure it IS a driver with a strength adjustment, and not a drill or hammer drill as Jeff is using. Jeff is using a variable trigger, and he has expereince on the force and can control it, and if he doesn't you WILL easily damage the panel. For example, Black&Decker has a cheap $25-35 driver, and that set on "2" strength will keep the MDF from stripping so you don't have to worry about over-driving the screws. It has it up to "10" strength AND has a drill setting. FYI, 10 years ago IKEA MDF was MUCH higher quality with a lot of glue that was better than custom ordering from other hardware stores, and it was much cheaper. Our kitchen design from 10-11 years ago was about $2800, vs today. I forget the actual figure but it was something like 2-3.5 TIMES more! So Ikea went to cheaper material, higher price, yet aiming to offer more desirable styles.

damn. i love watching people assemble IKEA stuff especially when it's my favorite people

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers !

I am hoping to do a kitchen renovation this summer, I have spent hours in in kitchen shops doing plans etc, and then realizing everything is coming over budget. So me and the wife looked into the IKEA kitchens which will save us loads and come well under budget. I just want to thank you for you series on your kitchen renovation,MASSIVE HELP!! so informative. I came across you videos a while back which gave me the confidence to build a terrace. Now I’m pump to attack my own kitchen build. Thank you Sir. Respect from Finland🇫🇮

The way you handled the IKEA ordering issue before you realized it was your snaffu and not their's is one of the reasons I watch this channel. Good on you Jeff.

For less experienced DIYers, it's probably best to avoid using an impact driver (as Jeff does here) and use a standard cordless drill with a clutch. Set the clutch very low to avoid over torquing the screw in the fiber board.

@carlcox7332

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I use a little 12v Bosch flex click for cabinets and doors. Way more controlled and you can set your clutch so it doesn't strip out. Especially with particle board. Stuff blows out if you look at it the wrong way

@thezfunk

6 ай бұрын

​@@carlcox7332I use the same one! The clutch set to 5-7 is plenty!

I greatly appreciate your videos! You are an asset for everyone that wants to do renovations but never had anyone to teach them growing up. Thank you for taking the time to produce and post all of your videos.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Michael!

Love the life lessons with the remodel lessons! Watching your videos feels like I'm hanging out with a friend. You make social distance a lot better - THANK YOU!

You may have figured this out already but that extra screw 25:45 was for the back of the drawer. Through the metal back into the drawer bottom.

Another cool thing about being able to easily remove the drawer face is that you can change the look of your kitchen by just getting new pannels; without having to get a whole new cabinet set.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

at least repairs are easy anyway!

Awesome video! Easy, to the point, and also encouraging. In all my interior design I have been staying away from larger Ikea projects because of the popular belief that it's no the greatest. However, watching you install this system in your own home means a ton! In addition, I purchased an Ikea kitchen table with 6 chairs and 2 years with 100+ people using it. It's still standing!!!!

46:04..."somebody's been drinkin..." Nearly spewed MY drink out !!! Seriously GREAT videos. Thanks Jeff.

@morganonawhim

4 жыл бұрын

I busted out laughing! I love that we can always count on at least one of these little gems in every video from Jeff.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Thank you for your channel. You have been of great help. I am so pleased that you are real and make mistakes and show your problem-solving techniques.

Thanks for this Jeff! Love watching your DYIs!! Real Canadian eh? :) I had to laugh when you mentioned to take the time and go to Ikea and put their designers to work. I did that...and when we got to finally assembling the units and putting the doors and drawers on I realized that their system didn't tell me I was missing 1 microwave cabinet door and 1 over the fridge cabinet door....oh and it delivered a 3rd 24" drawer for my 2 drawer pot cabinet. Yet when I purchased everything at the kiosk and payed, I figured great!! Got that all taken care of....The system and / or associate didn't bother to tell me I was missing said doors because they were not in stock? Anyhow, I really don't regret going with Ikea for this kitchen...I enjoyed the design process and learning about the bells and whistles also. Keep up the good work and thanks again for everything that you put up for us!!

Wow did this bring back memories. We installed our IKEA kitchen nearly 5 years ago. 10 base cabinets, all with the 3 or 4 drawer configuration except for the sink cabinet. 4 uppers, and 48” of wall unit. It’s a huge kitchen. Each and every time I questioned their engineering was due to my own wrong assumptions. I made pretty much the same ones you did Jeff. It’s just a brilliant kitchen for the DIY’er to build. As for the durability,... we put in the soft close drawers and doors through out and all of the hardware has held up perfectly. There has also been no deterioration of the wood where the hardware connects to it. (I think the soft close helps with that.). The white finish we bought has held up without any mars and it is easy to clean. Our visitors are still just blown away by the beauty and function of this kitchen especially when I tell them it is IKEA. The only thing I would do different is the handles. We are always hooking our garments on them which is annoying. The SEKTION cabinets were fairly new when we built so there weren’t many video’s on KZread yet. Your experience will help so many new IKEA DIY’ers.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing a real life experience. very helpful indeed. Cheers!

@someonethinking4237

4 жыл бұрын

Do they have predrilled holes for hardware?

@42Opa

4 жыл бұрын

Carmel Klein yes. Just as the video shows. Each cabinet box has holes for every possible drawer or door/drawer combination.

This was the best video yet especially with the tips that weren’t obvious. Never realized that IKEA stuff was so fancy.

This is insanely helpful, especially seeing all the "maddening" hiccups. Thanks!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

cheers, we can all persevere!

Jeff, it's after 2am and I have to go to work in the morning but I'm here watching you put kitchen cabinets together. I'm watching the ads too because you deserve whatever income you get from them for having the patience to talk into a camera and give instructions throughout this long process! Thank you so much for being here on YT doing all the stuff you do!

This video was just absolutely wonderful for anyone considering IKEA Kitchen Cabinets. Thanks for the considerable effort you guys put into this video.. !!!

We are installing an IKEA kitchen at the moment - we've been pleaseantly surprised 🙂

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

cheers to that!

man, you have no idea how happy I am that you made these IKEA kitchen install videos, life savor😁 And thank you for answering all my little detail questions like the size and length of screws needed to fasten the cabinets 🤪😁 THANK YOU!!! After watching most of your videos - from drywall + plaster install to stairs etc. I got the courage to finish up renovating my house by myself.

Thanks for these videos! By happenstance, I just bought a few cabinets from ikea before you released these videos. They've been a great reference, and I feel so much better about getting it done.

We are in the beginning process of planning our kitchen renovations & I appreciate you showing us the ins & outs of Ikea cabinets. My husband & grandson love puzzles. And have installed lots if kitchens. But this'll be their 1st Ikea. I'm sold.👍☺

Watching you makes me feel like an expert. Once you get the concept it seems easy as long as you organize the kits. I don't have a power drill nor a proper leveler or I would consider doing this as a job.

Watching this video was like deja vu. I installed an IKEA kitchen two years ago (after this was filmed) and watching this brought me right back. I had to figure out how to release a drawer front by myself. IKEA is 700 kilometers away. I did some things a little different, mainly with the side panels. It all turned out great for me. I hope you are happy with your kitchen. (By the way, we picked the same fronts)

It’s nice to no that things go wrong for you and not just us normaltons that don’t do it for a living

Tip from someone who did their own install: DO NOT trust the Ikea employees! They can’t possibly understand and recall all of the pieces and compatibility issues. Instead USE AND TRUST the designer tool on their site. It is programmed with all hardware combinations and will protect you from doing something wrong, like getting the wrong top drawer. Don’t try to override the system. You will regret it... trust me. The designer tool is pretty easy to use and will make building your kitchen super fast and easy. And it’s 3D render gives you a very good view of how it will all look. Best of all it builds your order for you and cost.

@lizcademy4809

4 жыл бұрын

Best to use the designer tool AND the employees, AND your best judgement when they don't agree. And still expect to need to go back to the store at least once.

@SR98889

4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. I used 100% the Kitchen Planner and had NO problems with inventory. Everything worked out perfectly. No chance of employee error that way.

Making this assembly look easy. Thanks for sharing the problems.So glad I found your channel before I ordered. Beautiful cabinets.

Wow! What timing!! I drove 2 1/2 hours to our nearest IKEA store to check them out for the very first time on the same day this video was posted! Maybe it's a sign I should have bought more than just a cutting board and floating shelf! lol

I am SO glad that you made these videos. Such a great true break down of the Ikea cabinets. I now know that I do not want to put together Ikea cabinets. Yes, they may be an amazing price, but I know for a fact that I would mess up something small which would really affect the end result. It's always good to know your limitations.

Great video as always. Very informative and shows just how much attention needs to be taken when reading ikea instructions. Keep up the good work. 👌

A massive thank you for these videos. We are going to be installing our first IKEA kitchen some time around Christmas or soon after and these videos are going to be a great help.

You, my friend, are the best!! Thank you!!

This video is very helpful! Thank you so so much! 💕👍

I love your good, bad and ugly! So useful for us to see you make such an easy mistake to make. You may be human, but you're a good one! Thank you so very much.

I like how you show the organization of components and how to sort things so it doesn’t get confusing.

Bless this man! I took on building my kitchen island myself using IKEA cabinets. I should have watched this first!!!!! But, I was not to far into the project to make the corrections. THANK YOU!

Thanks for all of these ikea videos, we're building a house and decided to do all ikea cabinets and these videos are super helpful getting us ready for installing them

always an hour's worth of my time and more! thanks again the next time i go to ikea i will be considering buying this cabinetry hehe and run this video again and again why not haha

building my IKEA kitchen during these awkward times! So, so grateful for your candor and advice! If you do make it to west Michigan, swing by!

It's good that Jeff admits his errors. But I think it's amazing that IKEA makes everything as easy as possible. One box, one description. Follow that description (lots of easy to understand pictures) and all is fine. But many many people think they can outsmart the most easy system and do it differently...

6yrs ago I installed 3 Ikea kitchens... it was an adventure but once I got going it was OK... I liked the drawer slides and the soft close which made them nice.

Next time please show the finished product I really wanted to see how everything looked after you finished, thank you and great work

I purchased a home 15 years ago that need updating. My wife and I remodeled the bathroom and upgraded the kitchen. We where not happy with the results and decided to spend little more money and really sit down and design a kitchen and bathroom. The house was only 850sqft and nothing seemed to fit. Then decided to check out ikea. We have heard many mix reviews. Like with anything there is good and bad products. We found there is a lot of crap at ikea and a lot off good at ikea. They helped us lay out out kitchen and we ordered everything and went to work. We loved the finish project. We then decided to remodel the bathroom and laundry room. We loved so much we did the living room. We loved that so much we did the entire up stairs two bedrooms. Everything was done through ikea. We found they had items that fit perfectly for the size of our house. I would recommend ikea and make sure you buy the better grade and if at all let them help you design your space.

Love the detail you give.

Well, we did - we designed and built our kitchen with Ikea stuff, including our pantry that had to be strictly built to fit in the space we had. It looks awesome. We love Ikea

Love IKEA stuff and have assembled bunches of their products but not the cabinets yet. Great video!

When all else fails read the instructions.....great video Jeff. thank you.

Wow that advice about don't cut from the top is gold

These videos are amazing and really helped us as to following directions and getting things right Thank you

Im going to be coming back to this video when I get my kitchen in a few weeks! Thanks!

Your cabinet door choice is fantastic

I used these same cabinets with the gray finish and style that you are using in my kitchen 5 years ago. got mine from Ikea also. love them !!!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

How are they holding up?

great advice again! I've put in 2 whole kitchens and also did my dental clinic all in IKEA cabinets ($10k spent at IKEA for the clinic cabinets in 2008). The locally made expensive cabinets turned out to be a pita years later. The IKEA cabinets and drawer glides are more robust and the cabinets still look and feel like new in my dental clinic 14 years on, under much heavier use than any home kitchen (heck we've worn right through the non IKEA countertops!). I'll be putting IKEA cabinets in my big home kitchen reno hopefully next summer. Just be sure to not have particle board shelves anywhere that will be getting wet regularly - but the cabinets are off the floor on the plastic pedestals so they are generally a ok in a kitchen.

Thank you for all the information. I know it will be very helpful when I do get my ikea kitchen installed.

Super helpful 👍. Have been enjoying your ikea series (and others). Thanks for content . Hereford UK.

I watched this and found it very helpful.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Elaine!

Love ya Jeff, thanks for showing us all of the ugly along with the beauty. I will be seriously considering Ikea for my own kitchen. Great look on your kitchen, love the tile and the colors!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers it is really coming together nicely.

Absolutely!! You should see ours. I designed it all including a island. Did it all our selves with tips from contractor friend. Just because cabinets are fixed size, it is still custom. Our kitchen is twice the size. Assembly was a breeze. Just need to be patient and if you run into a snag just call their help line they talk you thru it!!!

Thanks , i learnt a lot from your videos.. will start my own metod kitchen cabinet project in a few week.. done the shopping yesterday at IKEA Malaysia

Gr8 video Jeff you make it look too easy 🥺Got to keep watching 👍

Amazing discovery!

That was AWESOME. I'm remodeling my kitchen now. and will use IKEA, Thanks

Jeff makes everything look really easy, where here I am, trying to figure out where do I plug in my hammer to charge it?

@avam2409

4 жыл бұрын

You are so funny 😆

@merveillelongs

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha 😂😂😂

Woah! I like that brick look wall?!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

Now I'm seriously considering installing ikea cabinets!

I'm counting on you to built a lot of things on my home lol thank you for your lessons. Very very helpful.

Following this channel from France. Probably one of the best DIY renovation channel on KZread :). Too bad some of the products you use are only available in NA (e.g. your drywall series) but we find equivalent here of course. Anyway, you definitely convinced me to do my own IKEA kitchen. I've recently got 3 cost estimates from 2 different kitchen designers here in Paris area: around $11000 for both (small kitchen of roughly 9 m2). My IKEA version will cost me half of it for the same functionality. I just needed to be convinced on how robust it can be. Thanks Jeff for these 2 great videos, I'll choose my IKEA project that I've just finalized in the store with one of their kitchen designer. I agree it's better to go onsite to finalize the project even if their 3D simulator is quite good. Keep up the good work Jeff, your videos are becoming popular in Europe too ;).

You are great at doing these IKEA assemblies. I love that you are so real in making the same mistakes we all do. So easy to do. I have followed your video so closely because next week I am doing the same thing. great job, great video. Wish you were in Montreal

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

You and team are great :-) THANKS!

Great video! Amaziing work.

Always helpful

Probably going to go with IKEA cabinets for my kitchen. Didn’t realize they were such great quality and should make the kitchen Reno a breeze since I’ll have to do that and the living room at the same time! Awesome video! I have been learning so much for you!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers to that. makes it affordable and DIY.!

Thanks for showing the mistakes because that IS the stuff we go through & it's a reminder it even happens to professionals

@eattherich9215

2 жыл бұрын

I've assembled quite of lot of flatpack furniture and there is always some deficiency in the instructions. IKEA is not the only culprit.

We ve been doing a great kitchen effort the last 2 mths. We ve woven birch plywood cabinetry into the mix to create a custom look and practicality. We didnt learn anything fromthis vid but appreciate it all the same. Here s a big miss - thks for the tip on drawer face adjustments and face removal, but taking drawers out is a bit of a trick you could have added on. Thks for the super tips and tricks as always

Use the lowest or near lowest clutch setting on your drill for setting screws in Ikea cabinets. I set my Ryobi to 2 or 3 though I would test your individual drill on an expendable piece.

great work, tips and tricks jeff ...from london, uk.

“You’re gonna run into trouble down the road” is my favorite quote 😂

Thank you for your videos, I had benefitted from your Experience

I love this guy!!!! Best attitude. JEFF!!! Lets have a beer please?

you are doing awesome as always i love to watch it

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Rauf!

You're a rockstar dude! We've decided on an Ikea kitchen Reno and these vids are so helpful!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jake, happy top be of help!

Excellent instuctions,much better than IKEA .Hi grom Greece

Great info, thanks!

I KNEW IT ! 😁 I figured you muddled up the drawers 😃 But this is a FANTASTIC video. I feel confident enough to get my brother to do it. Jk. I can do it now.

I love your videos man

GREAT Insider TIPS im NOT so AFRAID now thx !! mission accomplished ! INVALUEABLE VIDEO TOP VLOG !

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I read the instructions but by the time I opened everything I forgot and missed turning to page 9 for my option and spent a long time trying to work it out. So now I use a highlighter for each page I need to read.

Loved! You make it look so easy!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

The long screws on the drawer kits are to secure the backside of the drawers with the bottom plank :)

Hey Jeff, thanks so much for posting all the home reno vids, i really enjoy watching them and find them extremely informative as im also currently installing a Ikea kitchen after gutting my old kitchen ... you obviously have years of experience, I appreciate you sharing all those tips that you leaned the hard way FYI, i checked my receptacle boxes after i bought the digital laser level, ''' two of three are "dead on" while the third is about 1/4" lower ... sheesh ! cheers

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

Жыл бұрын

good on ya Mike!