Coming from myself being a 100% custom cabinet maker, getting cabinets in a box is not custom cabinets. That is either mass-produced or semi custom. There’s a huge difference.
As an old school cabinet maker, these cabinets remind me of commercial cabinets. Old school cabinets have 3/4 plywood finished and unfinished ends with 2 inch wide 3/4 thick styles and rails. If a wall calls for 7 feet of cabinets, then I build a 7 foot long cabinet. These 30 inch box cabinets being screwed together aren’t worth a crap as far as I’m concerned.
Love the video. Great tips. I am just wondering if there is any issue with installing the cabinets on the floating floor. I have seen other videos where they say not to do it. To just floor up to the toekick. Just wondering what your opinion on it is.
Definitely an issue. If and when the floor needs to move or float, the cabinets, if installed on them, will not allow this and cause your floting floor to buckle up in other areas.
What are the sizes of the bits you used for the face frame screws (countersink & the other 2)? Is the 3rd bit to make sure the threads don't grab the wood on the first cabinet?
The smaller drill bit should be sized to the root,( smaller portion of the threaded part), of the screw you are using. This one I will drill to the depth of the length of screw. The larger bit I size to the diameter of the screw threads and yes it is so that this part of the frame can pull together without the threads grabbing. Any type of wood countersink can be used. The key is getting the depth just right to have the screw head perfectly flush with the surface. This just takes some practice. If your placing the screws behind the door hinges to hide them, you want to be sure to get the screw head slightly lower than the surface.
