Funniest installation videos on the interweb. But, also SO instructional and clear. Thank you for taking the time to make this - it was a great help. IKEA should give you some royalties. And keep up the good work!

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. Thank you so much for the kind words. I’m really glad you enjoyed it and were able to get some info from it as well. I won’t hold my breath on royalties from ikea but comments like these definitely motivate me to keep making videos. Thanks so much for watching 👍

Hands down best Ikea instructional video for kitchen cabinet installation

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I really appreciate it.

Best video I've ever seen regarding all this Ikea Kitchen install, thanks so much!

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. Glad you liked it.

I also install cabinets alone. Perfectly understand how creative and resourceful you have to be.

@MDCHOMES

10 ай бұрын

It can definitely be a challenge sometimes.

Your video has the best instruction on framing the cabinets. I was struggling with it. Thank you.

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

You bet. Glad I could help.

Love the humor....just what I needed as I'll be installing these without a helper. Thanks!

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Good luck with your install!

Great video, just what I was looking for. Thanks.

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching 👍

That close up 🔥 😂

Cabinets. Cabinets! *banging hands on desk* CABINETS! CABINETS!

@MDCHOMES

3 жыл бұрын

And also some cabinets...if time allows.

The video’s bonus tip- the 3 manliest tools !

@MDCHOMES

3 жыл бұрын

That list is pretty official. Lol.

Most helpful! Thank you very much!

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. 👍

Thanks for a great instructional video!!

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

So glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching.

I love that you use a dolly to move the cabinets. "Work smarter not harder "

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

After years of installing these kitchens you definitely start to look for ways to make it easier on yourself. Thanks so much for watching 👍

Great editing btw. Love the vids

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I appreciate you watching!

Really helpful - thank-you, from Bristol, UK

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

So glad it helped. Thanks for the comment and for watching in the UK!

Awesome video!

@MDCHOMES

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Great video, thanks!

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it. Thanks for watching

love the style on your vids man, keep it up.

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I appreciate the encouragement 👍

@Blaine30

2 жыл бұрын

@@MDCHOMES Great vid. Question - how much gap do you get between the back face of the floor cabinet and the wall? Reason I ask is because my electrician ran cables on the exterior face of the wall and didn't use a trench so I need about 10mm clearance and was hoping the guide rail was 10mm in thickness.

Best video ever for showing how to install IKEA cabinets! (I'm doing it now - new kitchen). The IKEA instruction videos are crap compared to this! Jason Whitehead - Great handyman - Great video producer! 👍🤗

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Wow. Thank you so much! Glad I could help and good luck on your ikea project 👍

@Paul_Halicki

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the production quality is quite good. I usually don't like "quick cuts" but Jason does that just right to make is point (or deliver the punch line).

LOL!!! 5:34!!!! This is a friggin great video. Thank you for this.

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it. Thanks so much for watching!

@Paul_Halicki

Жыл бұрын

Another way to visually represent "mic drop" 🤣

Good work. It helps a lot

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I enjoyed you video and learned a lot thank you

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it. Glad I could help. 👍

YES! 6/8" drove me nuts too!

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Right?

@Paul_Halicki

Жыл бұрын

@@MDCHOMES We put in some new IKEA cabinets on a blank wall in our kitchen when we first moved in (2018) to increase storage and counter space. Now we will be removing the original cabinets from this 1956 house and replacing with new IKEA. So I have some IKEA experience but you have a few tips that will definitely help and I thank you. Also, the pace of your videos is perfect: You fly past the routine stuff but thoroughly explain the issues we had problems with the first time. The laser level, the door on sawhorses, how to hang the rails, the furniture dolly, all that and more will be of great help to me. And your sense of humor is just right. I've watched other IKEA videos they have some good information but they're just so....dry in their presentation. You're a good communicator.

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the compliment. I’m glad I was able to help. Good luck on your kitchen project 👍

@Paul_Halicki

Жыл бұрын

@@MDCHOMES Just got back from IKEA. We'll get the cabinets this week.

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Sweet. Good luck with your project 👍

Great Video ☺️

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. And thanks for watching!

Good work 💪👷

You’re a good man keep up the good job

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much and thank you for watching 👍

Just about to embark on an Ikea cabinet install so decided to hunt around YT to see what "gotchas" exist. Your video was terrific holds up great a couple of years later. Totally LOVE the reverse method measuring the drill outs. Great work, thanks for sharing. Heading over to find part 3 right now.

@MDCHOMES

9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. Glad I could help. I’ve done a more recent series on ikea kitchen islands and adjusting the doors, if either of those are applicable to your kitchen. Good luck with your project 👍

@bkkcanuck

9 ай бұрын

@@MDCHOMES You did indeed help, thanks so much. When I went hunting for part three I found the newer one's as well. Boogles my mind how a channel this informative is so hard to find. Although I see you have 2.7k subs and over a 191k views, I guess lots of people enjoyed this one as well. Keep it up...

@MDCHOMES

9 ай бұрын

Subscribe and hit that 🔔. We’d love to have you. lol. 👍

@bkkcanuck

9 ай бұрын

@@MDCHOMESI have already subscribed but I never hit the bell on any channel a quirk of mine haha.

thx great video!

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it. Thanks for watching! 👍

Talented video editing!

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Still figuring it out but trying our best. 👍

Love this video, Jason. Stumbled upon it. 9:42, just baller, the way you moved and hung those base cabinets with that trolley. Where can I get a trolley like that

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I believe I got this particular one from Harbor Freight.

@Paul_Halicki

Жыл бұрын

@@MDCHOMES cool, there's a Harbor Freight a mile and a half away from me.

Great vid. Question - how much gap do you get between the back face of the floor cabinet and the wall?

A suggestion: When you talk about measuring down 6 inches from the top of the cabinet (starting at 15:58), I suggest in addition to drawing a line on the wall 6 inches down from the top of the adjacent cabinet, you also draw a a similar line 6 inches down from the top of the cabinet you're cutting the holes into. That way you're using the measurements you made and not having to remember to add 6 inches. (Make sense?) EDIT: I see tony P had the same idea.

Loved that you marked the circles to determine where studs were behind the rail. Great video.

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. And thanks for watching!

@Paul_Halicki

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that was brilliant.

Perfect🎉

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is just awesome, as well as the corner cabinet video. Best advice ever to not follow the step by step IKEA instructions for the cabinet... saved tons of time, confusion, and damaged panels. Anywho... my question is this: When hanging the rail, and ones floor is a bit off level (1/8" up to the right), does one take the 32 3/16 measurement from the left or the right (low or high end)? The new floor is installed and nothing I can do about that at this point... the house is about 100 years on now. Additionally, the right end of the rail will be meeting the left end of another rail on the wall to the right. Another consideration it that the stove will be at the end of the countertop to the left

@MDCHOMES

7 ай бұрын

Start with high point for your level. Doesn’t sound like your floor is too bad if it’s just 1/8 off, but if you start at the low point you might have to trim the toe kick height to make it fit. Good luck with your kitchen 👍

@rlsheppard624

7 ай бұрын

Hi and thanks. Now that I have the line, it appears to be a 3/4" off level (the floor, not the line)... will this be a huge problem with the toe kick (also from IKEA)? Thanks again@@MDCHOMES

@MDCHOMES

7 ай бұрын

If you start with high point they’ll definitely fit but might have a little gap showing between cabinets and toe kick at the low end. Shouldn’t be too much though.

@rlsheppard624

6 ай бұрын

@@MDCHOMES great, and thank you again. This is what i thought but was a bit unsure :)

Great video Jason! You mentioned (at the 11:00 minute mark) about forcing the cabinet in and if that didn't work you had some tricks to get it in there. Would you mind sharing what those tricks are?

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

Our wall to the right was slightly out of plumb towards the bottom which didn’t allow the room we needed in this situation. If cabinet didn’t go in by force my next step would have been to notch the drywall behind the bottom of the corner cabinet so that it would sit plumb. Ours was only around 1/16 off so slightly nothing the drywall would have given us plenty of room. Great question! Thanks for watching also.

@ryanowen842

2 жыл бұрын

@@MDCHOMES thank you!

@Paul_Halicki

Жыл бұрын

@@MDCHOMES smart!

First of all, great videos, Jason. Probably, the best on the subject. A couple of questions. As far as I see, you don’t use legs for the aft support. I guess that you totally rely on the rail, right? Do you think that it might be possible to slide bases under the existing granite counter. Thanks in advance

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words. Really appreciate it. To your questions…I don’t install back legs due the the rail holding all cabinets level in the back. I only use them if the cabinets are freestanding like with an island. If you don’t use the rail system you would probably be able to slide cabinets under an existing granite counter using all four legs instead. With the rail you have to lift the cabinets up slightly to get them on the rail. Hope this answers your question. Thanks so much for watching.

@alexandertabakman7965

2 жыл бұрын

@@MDCHOMES again, thanks. Your videos are really the best on the subject, but, above all, you deliver in style

Great video. I had a question about the rail. My wall is uneven. Do I want to screw it flush to the wall and only shim the gaps, or do I want to screw it flush to the part that sticks out the most and then shim out all the low spots to pull the rail away from the wall to keep it absolutely straight?

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

You’ll want the rail to be as straight as possible. It’s fairly rigid though so you’ll probably only need to shim at your attachment points in my opinion. But adding shims anywhere there is a gap definitely won’t hurt. If wall is too crazy uneven or wavy you may want to consider repairing it first. You just don’t want cabinets to not meet in front bc they are sitting on the peak of a curve in the back. Good luck with your kitchen.

Question: What type / length of screw do you use to secure the rails into studs? I have an exterior wall with 2x6 studs, and an interior shear wall with 2x4 studs (5/8ths plywood). Great video!

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I believe these were 3” grk framing screws. I honestly believe any good construction screws will work fine. These are just what we have on hand in large quantities from other jobs. 👍

How high should I place my ceiling cabinet rails if my ceiling is 84 inches? Please help

Really liked your video. I have a quick question. Looks like everything you got, even the bottom units are all wall mounted. Any reason your picked everything to be wall mounted instead of getting the floor standing units? The rwason I ask is that I feel the floor standing units (with toe kicks) would be better at holding the weight of the upcoming counter tops and sink etc etc? Or am I wrong about that? Thanks in advance!

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much and good question. The ones we used mount to the wall and have legs and toe kicks. The legs and toe kicks get installed in part 3 of this series if you want to check that one out. Thanks for watching 👍

@TheNAVagator

Жыл бұрын

@@MDCHOMES wow perfect thank you so much!

is it just me? for the first 13 minutes, the audio lagged behind the video. anyone else? super helpful video. love to see how you did this on your own. thanks so much!

@MDCHOMES

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry you had a lagging issue. Haven’t experienced it any with that video. Thanks so much for watching it anyway. Lol. Glad it was still helpful to you and appreciate the support. 👍

nice..

@MDCHOMES

11 ай бұрын

Thanks

Currently installing an IKEA kitchen and your videos on the kitchen are so helpful that I pretty much know it'll turn out great. Question for you though; are the filler panels an absolute must? I used up every spare inch of space in our kitchen for cabinets and used filler pieces sparingly. WIll that be an issue? I am currently assmbling the boxes and should be hanging the cabinets up in a day or so.

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if you are talking about the filler panels that go between cabinets or cover panels that go on the end of a run. Our kitchen didn’t have any filler panels either as we too used every inch to get cabinets in. We did use cover panels on the ends though. If you are using all the space no fillers are needed just butt cabinets right next to each other. If the end cabinets aren’t next to a wall you will need cover panels to hide the white frame of the cabinet. Hope that helps and good luck with your install.

@user-yo5ng8ml1x

2 жыл бұрын

Can you support the channel please?

Great video. Why did you not draw a line 6" down from the back of the cabinet and go from there?

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

You can do that for sure. Whatever number makes the math easiest for you to convert. 👍

@Paul_Halicki

Жыл бұрын

@@MDCHOMES But if you physically drew the line on the cabinet you're cutting you could just measure from that instead of trying to remember to add the 6 inches; you can just measure from a line drawn on the cabinet. Good idea, @tony P!

I used two part Mitre fix to glue those awful ikea feet. Also, I glued the feet into the front dowel holes

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I never felt the need to glue them since I was installing them after cabinet was already hanging. That might be a good trick though if you’re wanting to install them before and keep them from falling off while moving cabinet. 👍

@PetiteBluebirdgirl

Жыл бұрын

@@MDCHOMES I then adjusted the feet to fit once the cabinets were fully in place.

Can you please share the wall colors in this video? We are about to install our new Ikea kitchen and my wife really likes the wall colors….thank you!

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I don’t have the names of those colors saved anywhere. This was a house we sold so I don’t have the original paint cans anymore either. They were behr colors from Home Depot. Sorry that’s not much help. Good luck with your project!

Do I need to compensate for the thickness of my LVP flooring in addition to the 32 3/16”?

@MDCHOMES

7 ай бұрын

If lvp will run completely under cabinet you’ll just measure off of it. If it’s not run completely under your toe kicks should have enough wiggle room to go over the lvp but if lvp is really thick you can compensate for it just to be certain

@DZtoNV

7 ай бұрын

Thank you sir. I just don’t want to run into problems with the dishwasher.

Enhet cabinets don’t fit those rails which is dumb tbh. I had to use toggle bolts. I’d rather go on the studs.

Is the rail system the most diificukt part? Im wondering if i should hire someone or do it myself

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

The rail system is very diy friendly. Just double check your measurements and use a level when installing it and you shouldn’t have any problem.

@johnnypinkleton9410

2 жыл бұрын

@@MDCHOMES thanks so if installed correctly, should the rest of my ikea kitchen assembly be a breeze. I have the cabinets almost built.

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnnypinkleton9410 if you have some prior construction or renovation experience you should be fine. IKEA’s rail system makes installation super easy so if you get it installed correctly you’ll be off to a good start. Good luck with your kitchen. 👍

@johnnypinkleton9410

2 жыл бұрын

@@MDCHOMES 🙏 thank you

@johnnypinkleton9410

2 жыл бұрын

@@MDCHOMES thank you. So Im done aligning the rail for my Ikea floor cabinets. How high should should I place the rail for the ceiling cabinets? My ceiling is 84inches or 7 ft. So I would like to place as close as possible to ceiling. Im very sorry but I cannot find this information in ikea website.

Does it mean it is not possible to hang the cabinet flush to the ceiling?

@MDCHOMES

11 ай бұрын

That’s correct. You’d need to leave the recommended gap and they fill the gap with a filler piece if you want it to look flush to the ceiling. 👍

@wch4972

11 ай бұрын

@@MDCHOMES thx

You have dreamy/expressive/sad eyes!

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Got them for my birthday. 👍

@dpodsful

2 жыл бұрын

@@MDCHOMES Thank your parents, then!

👍 - _also_ for the YT algo! 😊

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. Thanks for watching!

IKEA base unit have no leg ?

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

They sure do. You need to watch part 3. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmmZwcWqmNbYmrg.html

I like you ♥

You missed the point of the rectangular leveling washers on the rails. Your method will allow the rail to slip under weight since you didn’t first push the washer against the upper lip of the rail.

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

Good tip. With the toggle bolts and screws in studs I’ve never had one budge, but any additional preventative steps are worth doing. Thanks for noting it and for watching. 👍

I subscribe you

I'm from a metric country.. so I'm confused by the inches and also the fractions in this video

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Sorry about that. I’m as lost with metric so I get the frustration. Lol. Hopefully this link might help. Thanks for watching. www.inches-to-cm.com

@Paul_Halicki

Жыл бұрын

Also, if you buy IKEA in your home country, wouldn't the directions read in metric measurements?

Ummmm, you put the back panel on backwards. The white goes to the inside of the cabinet!

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Not sure what you’re referring to. The white did go on the inside of all the cabinets. Maybe give it one more watch…or 6. I could always use the views. Lol. 👍

Swedes never reduce fractions.

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

They’re too busy making awesome stuff fit into small boxes.

So those cheap particle board ikea cabinets are just held in place by two points on the top of the cabinets? That seems like a really bad idea. Most cabinets are attached to the wall in multiple places and then attached to each other making it one giant cabinet held together in numerous places by multiple screws. if one of those attachment points fail on an ikea cabinet, you are going to have a bunch of your dishes on the floor and possibly injuries and damaged appliances underneath.

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

I was skeptical at first myself. As a contractor I’ve installed many different kitchen cabinets from the big box builder grade all the way to custom made. All I can say is this system works and works well. I’ve had IKEA cabinets in my own home for over 10 years without the slightest problem. These do attach to each other side to side which i explain in part 3 of this series. If installed correctly I don’t see ikea cabinets failing any quicker than any other system under the same load. And just for the record we are in no way compensated by ikea. Lol.

@Paul_Halicki

Жыл бұрын

Also, it's not "just...two points at the top of the cabinets". The feet in the front carry a substantial portion of the load too. I'm getting ready to do more cabinets but I did one row of cabinets in my house 5 years ago and they're solid.

2:37 there's a reason why IKEA is a mult-billion dollar company, they know why they did it, but who knows. lol

Please don't hang cabinets with drywall screws

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

No drywall screws here. Only construction screws and toggle bolt anchors were used.

@lp2694

Жыл бұрын

Would 3inch construction screw be good?

@MDCHOMES

Жыл бұрын

Should be fine. We typically use GRK fasteners just bc that’s what we always have on hand from other projects. 👍

Jason! At 1:52, you show your manual showing how high to put the rails. I could not find this page on the SEKTION ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS: www.ikea.com/us/en/assembly_instructions/sektion-wall-cabinet-frame-white__AA-2243445-2-2.pdf

@MDCHOMES

2 жыл бұрын

I believe it’s on the instructions that come with the rails.

@tomatojuice12

2 жыл бұрын

@@MDCHOMES You are right! Thank you!!