Based on my kitchens tight size the typical spacer that comes with the corner unit wouldn’t work. That piece was just the right width and it got covered by the covered panel in the finished product. Thanks for watching!
Do the screws really hold the heavy side panels on these things well over time considering they're just laminated pressboard? I have one I'm dreading installing on our ikea microwave cabinet. It's on the outer end so fully exposed. Wondering if I should add glue for good measure.
DO NOT SCREW THE CABINETS LIKE HE DID AT time: 17:30 There's need to be a gap for the drawers to open as you can see he added later at 26:34 with white scratched up board which he didn't mentioned. Also, instead of that white scratched board there should be a cover panel like the one he used on side of the high cabinet and other top cabinet. At the final shots you don't see any white color at that corner, don't know if he painted it or finally installed it the correct way. Terrible instructional video.
The corner cabinets come with a small strip about 1.5” that extend out at 90 degrees from the face. It was left out of the initial install because I was extremely tight on space and I added a small 3/4 filler which is capped with a cover panel later I left this out of the video because if you follow your instructions when building the cabinets you will have the correct extension in place to create the needed gap needed… my site specific requirements should not be discussed in detail to confuse everyone else. Thanks for watching in such detail.
@@DIYDudes I still think you should at least mention in the video for the viewers that this is not the correct way of installing cabinets and you do it like that because of lack of space. People are usually watching instructional video like this for this kind of tricky installation steps. Anyway, something to consider for the next video :)
Totally agree on this. One can see it's not his kitchen... those cabinets will be completly scratched. You're suppose to work on a clean as possible environment. Also why didn't he fix the upper cabinets to the wall? He just left them hanging by gravity. Not the best video do learn how to do it.
No they actually turned out great! The tops are meant to hang on the rail by gravity and then locked in place using the locking hardware which secures them to the rail. I show these in the video.
chill dude, it wasn't 'terrible' - it was a super helpful video for total noobs (like myself) and you've been helpful too. But how does one mistake render an entire video terrible? Why can't we build on knowledge without tearing each other down??
Did you fill in the gap between the base cabinets and the floor? Didn’t see that. That’s actually the reason why I was watching the video cuz I can’t find that peace in the online store
I just finished an ikea pantry with 2 bottoms and 2 tops and installed a kick plate with a wrap around corner. I would aim for the recommended 4 1/2” height for the clearance between the floor and bottom of cabinet so you don’t have to trim the whole kick plate all the way along the top. Side note: Keep in mind that there are 2 different ways to position the legs on the ends in addition to sharing a leg between 2 cabinets. Moving on, there are black clips that twist on the inner part of the kick plate- just line them up with the legs and push on. There should also be end caps and connectors on a piece of plastic mold that you twist the pieces off of. For an outside corner, use an end cap on both pieces where they meet and they should snap together to form the corner. I trimmed the kick panel pieces little by little until they met perfectly. For cutting them, I used a Ridgid 3” cutting tool with a plastic cutting wheel with the shoe on and a side jig clamped for a guide. You might also be able to use shears, or maybe even a chop saw, but cut a test piece first. The corner leg was “shared” where the kick plates meet, so you put one clip on the high side and then flip the clip on the other piece on the low side so they can both use the same leg without hitting each other. I’m not sure about inside corners, but probably a bit easier. If you have a long run, there is a small while piece of plastic used to connect kick plates for long runs. There were 2 other weird arrow looking pieces on the twist off mold, but don’t know what they are for.
Great video, think you should square cabinet before you nail back panel. Question, Should the finish floor be installed before or after with these cabinets?
Thank you. You could install it before or after, just make sure you account for the height of the floor when installing the rail if you are installing the floor afterwards Also if it’s a floating floor I like to install the floor afterwards so it’s not pinned in place by the weight of the cabinet legs.
So... it's alright to put the cabinet straight against the wall? The door has enough room to open at 90? It won't scratch the wall? (That cabinet on the right).
I got a bit confused as to why you just jumped to 33" for the height of the rail and didn't mention measuring from the highest point of the floor, which you're supposed to do, right? 32 1/16th I'll keep watching a few of the rail installation videos before I do any of this. lol
When you installed the cover panels it looks like you had them sticking out about a half inch on the front side. Is there a specific distance for that in the instructions or is the distance supposed to be however thick the doors are?
On the standard cabinets the cover panels are design to conceal the entire side of the cabinet and extend to match the face of the door. The cover panels must sit flush against the back wall for this to work. Good luck!
Is there a reason why you can't cut the side panels to simply cover only the visible side area, instead of extending it between the cabinets (see 19:30)? It would be a cleaner look to keep the cabs directly attached to each other (as well as lining up with the bottom cabs).
It’s really a personal preference, I think it looks cleaner when the cabinet doors but up to the finished panel rather than cabinet door to cabinet door Thanks for watching!
I was doing a floating laminate floor so i didn’t want it to be pinned down by the cabinets…. U just butted the floor up to the legs afterward. Good luck!
Thanks! Last thing... it's been a year since I put it together and don't know where the rest of hardware is. What kind/length screws would you recommend so they grab deep enough but don't pierce the other side?
I believe it’s 1 1/4”. Measure the wall of the cabinet and the thickness of the cover panel and subtract 1/4” of inch,… just don’t bury the screw in the wood when your screwing it! Good luck
It looks like the base cabinets are suspended off the floor. Are there legs that go under? Can floating laminate floors be installed under the cabinets, as there is little or no weight on the floor?
Yes exactly the weight is taken by the hanger but the leveling legs do take weight if they are used to level. The flooring can go under but you run the risk of the floating floors popping joints if it’s pinned by the legs. I always do a small cut out around the legs so the floating floor doesn’t separate at the joints
I'm looking for a used kitchen. Has the wall rails been common for quite a while and or is this usually something you get on Ikea kitchens? If the cabinets come preassembled since its used, I would believe the rails would save me a lot of time
It's advisable to use 4 legs on each base cabinet. Once you have the base frames leveled using the rail/front legs lower the rear legs to the subfloor so they take the load of the counter top. Sharing legs or using only 2 on the front is not worth the money you save by buying fewer leg packs. Great vid BTW
Never again! We placed a $5,000 order at the Ikea in New Haven CT and they screwed it all up. As soon as we paid we were told half the cabinets and other parts were not available. A month later and we received 3 deliveries (which we had to pay each time). The last one came today and we were missing 15 items out of over 100. Driver would not take responsibility. Ikea customer service crated a list for us to go to another state (NJ) to pick them up. Got their (2.5 hours away) and they said they did not know what we were talking about. Tried calling the service number and they put us on hold several times, then hung up. NEVER AGAIN!
Yeah they are having lots of supply issues. It took like 5 months to get all the parts I needed! To bad. Hopefully they figure out their logistic issues soon
Questions :in one kitchen video, I didn't see cabinet legs? Is the wall rail needed for base cabinets? Do door hinges come with the cabinet combo or are they purchased separately? Thx.
The cabinet legs just snap on.but are just used to level the cabinets if needed. The rail is needed 100% for the bases. The hinges are purchase from IKEA with the doors. Thanks for watching.
The legs screw up and down to make them bigger or smaller…. Make them small pop them on the cabinet, hang the cabinet on the rail with out breaking the leg, unscrew the leg to fine level cabinet
