Just got my IKEA kitchen delivered in about 120 boxes. After watching your vid, I’m very comfortable to proceed with my install 😎👍.

@DIYDudes

4 ай бұрын

Awesome glad you like the video! I know the number of boxes is insane but they go together pretty quickly. Good luck!

Right on time as I'm about to install my new ikea cabs... Thanks for the detailed walkthrough.

@DIYDudes

Жыл бұрын

Good luck!

I watched this to prepare myself for assembling a complete kitchen in my house. Thanks for the detailed tutorial!

@DIYDudes

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Good luck with yours!

@esikazemese

3 ай бұрын

So maybe you can answer, how far the upper cabinet rail is from the ceiling?

@DIYDudes

2 ай бұрын

I can’t answer that. Every ones ceiling height is different, sorry!

You did it so confidently and shared things that would only be known from experience. You must have done these many many times! Thank you so much for making a video and sharing! Ikea should pay you!

@DIYDudes

22 күн бұрын

Thanks for the great comment ! 👍👍 👍

Great instructional video for Ikea kitchen. Thank you!

@DIYDudes

11 ай бұрын

Thank you good luck Joyce!

Hey man I just wanna say this was REALLY helpful. I'm a first timer and I just installed some cabinets in our pantry, it went great thanks to this video.

@DIYDudes

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great comment ! Glad we could help!

Thank you for showing the trick to release the drawer front. I put it in wrong and thought I was going to have to go buy a whole new drawer kit.

@DIYDudes

2 ай бұрын

I know it’s a lifesaver. Thanks !

Really good info and excellent audio.

@DIYDudes

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is very informative and practical - filled with tops on how Ikea cabinets can really be assembled - Thanks so much!

@DIYDudes

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for the great comment! Hopefully it helped. 👍

This is the exact kitchen (cabinet type design) I ordered and it is very possible to do it yourself!! Admittedly, I spent hours at Ikea with them helping me design it (I brought them the measurements of the space), and it was SO WELL WORTH IT! They helped me think through all of the possible functions of the kitchen, so that planning time was helpful and gave me even more confidence to install it myself. If I can do it, anyone can. Great video Super helpful. I think I did all the upper cabinet installation first, and then the floor ones. It felt like it took forever, but the cost of having people come and install it for you vs doing yourself felt like an astronomical difference (to me).

@cafub2650

3 ай бұрын

I'm taking on this project as well, the saving from DYI can go towards appliances and other upgrade if needed

@DIYDudes

2 ай бұрын

It’s definitely worth it… if you have a bit of handy person ability these cabinets are easy! Just take your time and follow the steps… and definitely take advantage of the ikea team like you did. They are great and really think of the small details that makes sure everything is functional. Good luck!

@DIYDudes

2 ай бұрын

It saves a ton of money 💰 good luck!

You are hired!

@DIYDudes

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I would not advise using a standard construction screw. They shear too easily. There are heavier duty screws available from Simpson Strong Tie, GRK, etc. from home depot. Some are marketed as lag bolt replacements. I use them for more peace of mind, especially for upper cabinets.

@DIYDudes

5 ай бұрын

I think i used #4 which are thicker. But yes the bigger the better. I think i standard #2 screw is rated for 250 lbs. thanks for watching!

You mention adding custom shelves in the corner between the cabinets. Would you happen to have a video of that or a picture of the finished product? I'm looking at potentially doing the same and would have liked to see the end result. Thanks.

@DIYDudes

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment. But no I’m sorry I don’t have photos of the final product but I can assure you it looks great!

Thanks for the detailed video! Super helpful. I couldn't tell from the video but does that corner cabinet only attach to one suspension rail? I haven't been able to find online if it has to attach to both suspension rails.

@DIYDudes

4 ай бұрын

Any were the cabinets have holes in the top right /left. Corners should be mounted to a rail. , I believe that includes both sides of the corner cabinet Thanks for the comment good luck!

All of your Ikea kitchen install videos are amazing! One question, though... I can't seem to find instructions anywhere for installing the false front or dummy drawer. We have one under our induction cooktop and we're not sure how to install it. Do you happen to have any instructions for this? Thanks so much!

@DIYDudes

4 ай бұрын

Hey there yes the instructions arnt great for that but there should be L brackets with rounded edges included in the hard ware. Those secure the edge to the cabinet walls and then it should mount to the steel cross brace as well. Just make sure to use the shallow screws so you don’t poke through the cabinet face Thanks for watching and good luck!

Thanks for this awesome video! It looks like the ikea instructions recommend a max distance of 12 inches between each screw for the rail, yet my studs are 16 inches apart. Did you just screw into the studs and disregard the 12 inch recommendation? I don’t see a benefit of drilling into the drywall without a stud just to abide by their guideline.

@DIYDudes

Жыл бұрын

I would just do every 16” that’s more than enough. Make sure your ends hit a stud and if not use a strong dry wall anchor Thank you!

Do you have any suggestions for which laser level to use for the entire scope of the project?

@eilatanfontana

10 ай бұрын

There are links in the description/information in this video.

Thanks for the helpful video! How much of a reveal did you leave with the side cover panels? 1/8" of the door revealed or did you have the cover panel flush with the face of the door?

@DIYDudes

22 күн бұрын

Thank you! I normally do 1/2”. Which leaves it slightly recessed back from the door. Thanks for watching!

You finished up the cabinets but what about the counter top for those cabinets? I would love to see that.

@DIYDudes

4 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching. Check out my other videos. I actually poured a concrete counter top for the top of this one, there’s a video of it on my channel

Curious what happens with the floor under those cabinets? I need to gut my entire kitchen but was going to lay tire prior to cabinets? Which is better, before.or after and how to tile after they're installed? Cut holes for legs in tile and raise them temporarily?

@DIYDudes

6 ай бұрын

If you’re doing mortared in place tiles just do the tiles right through first and then do the cabinets afterwards. No need to cut holes for the legs they would just sit right on top of the tile and the kick plate covers the legs up

I really appreciate the video and your instructions. Have you considered the fact that most kitchen users need more space between the uppers and countertops? Even a coffee pot can’t be filled with them so low. Why leave such a huge unsightly gap at the top when you could simply raise the uppers another few inches? This went out in the 1990s.

@DIYDudes

Жыл бұрын

Hey there thanks for the positive comment, you can get larger cabinets that go to the ceiling but I find that the upper shelves are unreachable. Maybe on the next one

@lemontart3219

9 ай бұрын

That is where you store the Christmas dishes.😀@@DIYDudes

@kaltimus

7 ай бұрын

@@lemontart3219😂

hi, do you have to cover the legs with kickboard or leave as is ?

@DIYDudes

10 ай бұрын

Hey there yes there is a lock board that comes with it. It has little clips that just snap to the legs. Thanks for watching

I didn't see you figure out the high-spot and low-spot in the floor. Mounting traditional cabinets, you find the "high-spot" based on the laser level and shim every cabinet up from there. How do you compensate for this with Ikea?

@DIYDudes

9 ай бұрын

Same concept you find the high spot and then mount your rail according to that, no shimming required because the cabinets hang off of the rail…. The legs have a screw feature that gets adjusted down as required

awesome video but isn't flooring supposed to go before cabinets?

@DIYDudes

6 ай бұрын

No the flooring floats so you don’t want it to be pinched by the cabinets sitting on top. It needs to be able to expand/contract. Good luck!

What height is the top of shelving? I have 8’ walls & 30” tall shelving. U suggest pushing it tight to ceiling or bringing it down some, how much down?

@DIYDudes

7 күн бұрын

I would try and keep your back splash height at 18” and leave a gap at the top. If you do any more your cabinets will be to hard to access. Good luck!

so is there no solution for the empty space above the corner base cabinet? the wall cabinets don't butt up together so it looks like something is missing.

@DIYDudes

5 ай бұрын

Hey there i ended up putting shelves there but you can get a corner cabinet unit for the uppers. Thanks for watching!

what do you think skipping the cover board and just go paint the white surface with a similar color?

@DIYDudes

4 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t it would be hard to match the colour and the cover panels add a nice trimmed look. They really frame in the cupboard doors. Good luck and thanks for watching!

Do you need the suspension rail for base cabinets or can you go without?

@DIYDudes

6 ай бұрын

Hey you 100% need the rail. The cabinets hang off of it. The legs are only meant to level, not take weight. U could build a load bearing base out of 2x4 but that’s a totally different beast. Good luck!

@StoryUnlocked

6 ай бұрын

@@DIYDudes Thank you! Yeah we plan on building the base out of wood :)

Which brand/model laser (self leveling I assume) are you using, and happy with? Thank you!

@DIYDudes

8 ай бұрын

Hey James I’m using a Dewalt at the moment and it works great so far. It is on the lower end though it was only about $100

@DIYDudes

8 ай бұрын

Hey James I’m using a Dewalt at the moment and it works great so far. It is on the lower end though it was only about $100

23:15 one thing i didnt get is why is there a gap between these 2 cabinets, at first when you installed them, there didnt seem to be one, i think they were even drilled togew so why is there one and so why the need of a cover panel there? Is it so that theres a bit of a gap when you open your doors?

@DIYDudes

9 ай бұрын

Hey I added the cover panel between those two so it covers the exposed face on the lower cabinet…. It’s not need for door spacing or any thing like that. Just the aesthetic of covering the white panel side. Thanks for watching!

@seandwilliams

5 ай бұрын

Why not just just the grey cover panel to the height necessary to cover the exposed part of the white panel of the taller cabinet? That way you don't need to separate the two cabinet boxes, nor cut a notch to accommodate the rail. @@DIYDudes

How about your countertop size?

@DIYDudes

6 ай бұрын

Building a Concrete Counter Top for the First Time! kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4OF27emdZi5gso.html I actually did a cast in place concrete counter top on this one. You should check it out!

How long did it take to install this amount of cabinetry?

@DIYDudes

10 ай бұрын

Two solid days to build and install these ones. Thanks for watching!

Are the under cabinets standing on feet’s?

@DIYDudes

4 ай бұрын

Hey there! The cabinets weight is taken by the hanger on the back the feet are the plastic feet that come with it but they are more for leveling then taking the weight. Thanks for watching!

You got any vids on installing the worktops

@DIYDudes

Жыл бұрын

I don’t, just a cast in place concrete counter top. Thanks for watching!

Why did you add a half-inch to the rail height?

@DIYDudes

5 ай бұрын

Hey there i added half an inch to account for the floor height that I hadn’t installed yet… thanks for watching!

Is it better to put the base cabinets over an unfinished or finished floor? I’d think over the finished to protect the base floor from water leaks.

@DIYDudes

5 ай бұрын

Just preference really and depends what kind of floor. If it was tile or a fixed floor I would say put it on top. If it’s a floating floor like a laminate you just need to make sure the legs of the cabinets don’t pin the floor down and prevent it from moving

Nice job. Dont listen to the knuckle heads.

@DIYDudes

5 ай бұрын

Lol thank you!

Whoever finalized the design from ikea that allowed a cabinet door to hit a cabinet on another wall was pretty gifted. Otherwise great video on the install.

@DIYDudes

Жыл бұрын

Lol thanks it was a very small room… the doors work nicely though, it’s weird ikea does not have a corner cabinet unless I’m missing something Thanks for watching

@LL-fy1ky

Жыл бұрын

They do have corner cabinets though.

@DIYDudes

Жыл бұрын

Sorry I am missing something,, they were out of stock when the order was placed and couldn’t give me a date for when they were coming in so we went without

@kaltimus

7 ай бұрын

@@DIYDudesFYI you can buy hinge angle restriction clips that stop the hinge from opening fully when it would open against a wall/another cabinet/appliance/etc. the Blum ones work for ikea hinges 😊

rub lipstick on the pipes and then but the cabinet to the pipes to know the precise position to cut.

@DIYDudes

9 ай бұрын

Great tip thanks!

@spicynomad

9 ай бұрын

@@DIYDudes no problema.

@DIYDudes

9 ай бұрын

👍

I am currently putting together the flat panel white gloss section kitchen….it’s not worth the 10k I saved instead of Home Depot lol. So dumb how every single piece is in each separate box and no full instructions so just guessing which drawer front goes with what back (I got mostly huge bottom drawers rather than cabinets) ughhh kill me now😒😒😒😒

@DIYDudes

2 ай бұрын

I know it can be tough. Once I build one or two it’s just a repeat. Good luck!

UGH! On all the rails, the small wedges that hold the rail to the wall are mounted incorrectly. They are 90 degrees from where they need to be. The wedges are designed so that you can move them left or right to lower and raise the rail to get it level. I wonder where else you goofed?

@DIYDudes

8 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for the comment but you are not correct,the rail height can be adjust no matter which way the washer (not wedge) is oriented… you can see in the video how I make sure the rail is level prior to torquing down the screws

@DIY_Al

8 ай бұрын

@@DIYDudes check the instructions.

Hi! It looks like your back panels are all one piece, not the folded style. Is that true? I recently bought some sektion wall cabinets and the boxes came half the size because the back panels are all folded in half. The kitchen department says that that is wrong and they should be one piece in the back. Yet customer service and the quality control guy insists the sektion cabinets have been like that for 10 years. (but he also claimed all the floor displays wouldn’t show the fold because the back panel is up against the wall…so he didn’t even understand how they’re installed properly with the rail system LMFAO - the back panels are at least a half an inch away from the wall so if you push on it, and there was a fold, you would notice.) So I’m doing some research online myself to see what other people have gotten in the recent past

@DIYDudes

7 ай бұрын

Hey there structurally the back panels act as an angle brace to stop the cabinets from folding over on to themselves so the are definitely needed. In terms of the fold yes there is a fold on any thing over I think 24” width. The probably do it that way for shipping purposes. I’ve never really considered the fold to be an aesthetic issue though it’s covered up by the doors or what ever u have in your cabinets. Good luck!

@kaltimus

7 ай бұрын

@@DIYDudesOk so I’d like to clarify. Do any of the cabinets in THIS video have folds? Because it doesn’t look like they do. My cabinets are the 24” wide by 14” ones, they’re all WALL cabinets, and the top ones will have glass doors so the fold is definitely a cosmetic issue. Thanks 😊

@DIYDudes

6 ай бұрын

Hey sorry yes the definitely do… if you are concerned about it you could custom cut a new 1/4” backing but that’s probably overkill

As "detailed as your instructions may be I see no reference to the black plastic widgets that go some where in refence to the hangars....

@DIYDudes

6 ай бұрын

Don’t quote me on this. I would have to double check the instructions but I think they are spacers to be used inside the hanger assembly… good luck let me know if I am wrong!

@paulatellez1506

3 ай бұрын

Those are used if you don’t want to use the metal piece but with the metal is safer

Fart at 20:38

@DIYDudes

5 ай бұрын

Lol! Maybe. Sure sounds like it 👍

Those black plastic legs are dog water. Everything else is great though.

@DIYDudes

6 ай бұрын

The legs get covered up by a kick plate that snaps. It’s easy to install and looks ok … I find they are a bit flimsy

@Marcel-eg9bz

6 ай бұрын

@DIYDudes yeah that's what I mean. They're super flimsy, they don't attach well to the cabinets, the ring that slides down the the bottom is annoying, etc. In my opinion they should axe that product entirely and figure out a better way. Personally, I always build a simple base from lumber and set the cabinets on top. Doesn't need to look pretty, and it's just as easy to install a kick plate on lumber than on the little legs. You gotta think with the weight of the cabinets, the stuff inside, the countertop, maybe a sink, water in the sink, etc that's a lot of weight for two flimsy plastic legs to hold up. Super helpful video though, nothing you did wrong or anything, it's just that product that I dislike.

@DIYDudes

6 ай бұрын

Yeah I do agree. I’ve built them before on a 2x4 base and it was no problem, I think ikea probably feels like a heavy duty base is to much for the average person, they are meant to be able to diy.

@Marcel-eg9bz

6 ай бұрын

@@DIYDudes Yeah, I agree. We had a tall, narrow Ikea cabinet that we used as a pantry - we basically had an hole in the wall which we slid the box back into (saves me from having to build one from scratch), but there's not way those legs were going to stay on (you can't really move the piece at all), so I built a base out of 2x4 and drilled it directly into the cabinet. I suppose the legs are maybe okay if its rail mounted to the wall and you don't have to move the piece at all, but I still don't love em that much.

Please, please, next time you make a video: use a close-mike. Your voice sounds hollow in the room now...... 😞 You are too far away from the mike.

@DIYDudes

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for the advice. We are looking into it. Thank you

@atfundum

11 күн бұрын

@@DIYDudes you are welcome.

You put the rail on the wall where the corner cabinet goes...and on the wall where it's not required. I'm not sure you're qualified to be giving people the 411 on ikea cabinet installs.

@DIYDudes

7 ай бұрын

Lol a little extra rail doesn’t hurt. I actually had it go through there so I would pick up a stud and have a stronger rail for the adjacent cabinet.

@lgmnowkondo938

7 ай бұрын

@@DIYDudes come on...

@Katana_00

7 ай бұрын

@@lgmnowkondo938dude, get a life

@DIYDudes

6 ай бұрын

Lol

@dtalamantes10

3 ай бұрын

Are you serious? He used too much rail and that makes him unqualified? How do you know he just didn't want to take the time to cut it? If I have all my rail pieces and have enough, why would I cut them down just to have to have a scrap piece to put in the trash "C'mon" You should be saying that to yourself. ​@@lgmnowkondo938

I need a handyman 😅🫠

@DIYDudes

5 ай бұрын

Lol. Diy it! Good luck!

@cray7499

5 ай бұрын

@@DIYDudes if I dont DIE trying to DIY 🫠