This video is incredibly helpful for learning how to resize an IKEA cabinet. Thank you for sharing. When fastening the cabinet sides together, do you have a preferred type of screw to use?
Hi Gavin, I am happy to hear that you are finding it helpful. Any screw for wood, with a length about twice the thickness of the side of the cabinet i.e. 2x 3/4 = 1.5" will do.
Nicely done!. I just did a second 5 inch cabinet with drawer front as a door using your other tutorial to reduce big gap for filler. I still have some small fillers to do but need to learn how to. Finition work takes time.
Amazing timing. Just about to install a kitchen of my own and I was trying to figure out what to do to finish off a run of cabinets with a stove on the end. A 5" cabinet next to the stove with a cover panel facing out will be perfect to tie everything together.
Yes, I've done exactly that a few times. Even a very narrow cabinet between a wall and the stove is much better than nothing Here is the video showing how to put on the door. th-cam.com/video/F11KZTselUo/w-d-xo.html
Wow - great timing. I have a very similar issue where a 60cm wide base cabinet is too big, by 2cm, and the next size down - a 40cm cabinet leaves a large gap of emptiness. I'm going to look into doing what you did here to see if this is a better outcome than a great big filler panel, Thank you very much!
I knew you were waiting. Sorry for not covering the metric markets. I gotta be better at that. If you have 18 centimeter of space to the wall I guess your best bet is to make a super narrow cabinet 10 cm wide. Not much room in it though. Alternatively, you can just cut the 18 cm wide filler and then mount a 10x80 cm drawer front on the filler, so it lines up with the doors/drawers in adjacent cabinet. A fake cabinet that is, but it will look better than a wide filler I think. If you do, add the small round rubber pads on the back of the front before mounting it, so it looks like it is floating on the filler.
Love this! If I faced a similar space, I think I'd try pop-out draws for the lower two.I wouldn't expect an installer to go that far, though. Mouths to feed, etc 🙂
You seem very methodical, so I am sure there is an answer for this - but why do you nail in the back of each cabinet by hand? I'm surprised you don't use a brad nailer instead. Is using a brad nailer a bad idea? Thanks for your videos, I'm learning a ton!
I cannot come up with one good reason to use a nailer honestly, besides saving half a minute. A small hammer is cheap to buy, doesn't require batteries, and doesn't take up much space in my tool bag.
Do you have a solution for installing a range top style stove? Ikea doesn't sell them. I'm worried that the opening height for the range top will not work with the drawer heights. Also the weight of the range top and building the shelf may be tricky
I guess a "range top style stove" is the same as a cook top, yeah? Is it sitting on a shelf in the cabinet below? If so, get the reinforced shelf if the width is 30" www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/utrusta-reinforced-ventilated-shelf-white-70487347/
@@kitchensbyrannes Yea it sits on a shelf. I guess I was overthinking it. I was just concerned with the drawer heights in respect to the range top height. But those can be manipulated with the drawer height adjustments in the hardware
Another great video! Talking about fillers. My carpenter just installed an IKEA kitchen for me. I used the Forbattra panels. Unfortunately, the edges have been damaged. What do you think went wrong? Any thought? Thanks.
Thanks 🙏 My best guess would be that he/she needs a new blade for his saw. Often times, one side has a better cut than the other, so maybe he/she cut it upside down.
@@kitchensbyrannesthanks Rannes. The edge that has been damaged and got scratched was not along the cut edge but the factory sealed edge. My thought was that he removed the blue film and accidentally cut face down. As it was cut on a contractors saw it should have been face up.
It ends up having very limited use in the end given how small the width is. I would be tempted to just put in the three door panels vertically as fillers with fake handles if it meant less work! Yes, I know the space is then even more useless, but less an eyesore, I suppose.
Thank you for your insight. I have several customers who think differently, though. It is truly a great place for baking sheets and cutting boards. And, three doors won't fit without a piece of panel behind, as the gap 99% of the time isn't the exact width of a door.
you don't have to fill every spaces with cabinets, that tall narrow cabinet looks weird and useless. i prefer put the extra space to the dishwasher space, and cover the extra space on both side.
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This video is incredibly helpful for learning how to resize an IKEA cabinet. Thank you for sharing. When fastening the cabinet sides together, do you have a preferred type of screw to use?
Hi Gavin, I am happy to hear that you are finding it helpful. Any screw for wood, with a length about twice the thickness of the side of the cabinet i.e. 2x 3/4 = 1.5" will do.
Great, thank you Rannes!
You're very welcome 🤗
Nicely done!. I just did a second 5 inch cabinet with drawer front as a door using your other tutorial to reduce big gap for filler. I still have some small fillers to do but need to learn how to. Finition work takes time.
Good job. I'm glad you're progressing.
Amazing timing. Just about to install a kitchen of my own and I was trying to figure out what to do to finish off a run of cabinets with a stove on the end. A 5" cabinet next to the stove with a cover panel facing out will be perfect to tie everything together.
Yes, I've done exactly that a few times. Even a very narrow cabinet between a wall and the stove is much better than nothing
Here is the video showing how to put on the door.
th-cam.com/video/F11KZTselUo/w-d-xo.html
Wow - great timing. I have a very similar issue where a 60cm wide base cabinet is too big, by 2cm, and the next size down - a 40cm cabinet leaves a large gap of emptiness. I'm going to look into doing what you did here to see if this is a better outcome than a great big filler panel, Thank you very much!
I knew you were waiting. Sorry for not covering the metric markets. I gotta be better at that.
If you have 18 centimeter of space to the wall I guess your best bet is to make a super narrow cabinet 10 cm wide. Not much room in it though.
Alternatively, you can just cut the 18 cm wide filler and then mount a 10x80 cm drawer front on the filler, so it lines up with the doors/drawers in adjacent cabinet. A fake cabinet that is, but it will look better than a wide filler I think. If you do, add the small round rubber pads on the back of the front before mounting it, so it looks like it is floating on the filler.
@@kitchensbyrannes Thank you very much for your advice and suggestions. I am going to look into those options further for sure.
You're very welcome 🤗
@kitchensbyrannes how do you fix a filler,say 120mm wide. Do you fix a button to wall and if so how do you fix to it.
Better late than never.
Sometimes I use a small angle bracket positioned at the lower end of the filler, at the back.
Great job. Do you put a fridge panel on the right side of the pantry cabinet and wall cabinet? Thanks
Thanks 😊 Normally I don't. For the pantry, I usually use the 25x80" or 25x90"
Love this! If I faced a similar space, I think I'd try pop-out draws for the lower two.I wouldn't expect an installer to go that far, though. Mouths to feed, etc 🙂
Most installers will do what you ask I guess, if you're willing to pay. No?
You explained everything so well. Thank you for this video, it was very helpful!
Glad it was helpful! I hope your kitchen project is going well ☺️
I must have missed it, but how did you make the doors? I'm working through whether we could make a 4 inch cabinet work for our kitchen layout
@@JimShealy I didn't. I used 5x30" drawer fronts 👍
I never modify doors.
Do you have a video on matching Ikea cabinet colors with paint (and why it might be best to avoid this perhaps)?
No, I don't. Sorry I cannot help you with that.
@@kitchensbyrannes thanks for the reply. Fwiw, someone on Reddit used Sherwin Williams satin emerald urethane to match Axstad Blue.
Thanks for the tip 👍
Have you ever done a drawer in the kick panel for trays?
Nope, never. Ikea does not offer such a product.
You seem very methodical, so I am sure there is an answer for this - but why do you nail in the back of each cabinet by hand? I'm surprised you don't use a brad nailer instead. Is using a brad nailer a bad idea? Thanks for your videos, I'm learning a ton!
I cannot come up with one good reason to use a nailer honestly, besides saving half a minute.
A small hammer is cheap to buy, doesn't require batteries, and doesn't take up much space in my tool bag.
Thank you so much for another brilliant video, I have learned so much from watching you,, thank you so much,,
You're very welcome.
I'm glad to hear that you find my videos helpful 😊
Was there a possibility to convert them into 3 pull-out drawers to store canned goods, spice and herb jars and other thin containers?
Yes, some companies offer a 3½ inch pullouts spice rack. I've installed one from Wayfair once but I don't think it was very good though.
Do you have a solution for installing a range top style stove? Ikea doesn't sell them. I'm worried that the opening height for the range top will not work with the drawer heights. Also the weight of the range top and building the shelf may be tricky
I guess a "range top style stove" is the same as a cook top, yeah?
Is it sitting on a shelf in the cabinet below? If so, get the reinforced shelf if the width is 30"
www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/utrusta-reinforced-ventilated-shelf-white-70487347/
@@kitchensbyrannes Thank you!
@@kitchensbyrannes Yea it sits on a shelf. I guess I was overthinking it. I was just concerned with the drawer heights in respect to the range top height. But those can be manipulated with the drawer height adjustments in the hardware
@@micuzzu You can pick between the high, medium and low Maximera drawer, but you cannot really change where they are sitting in the cabinet box.
You are the best your videos are amazing. Thank you…
Thanks 🙏
Another great video! Talking about fillers. My carpenter just installed an IKEA kitchen for me. I used the Forbattra panels. Unfortunately, the edges have been damaged. What do you think went wrong? Any thought? Thanks.
Sorry, I forgot to describe the damage. They appear to have been scratched on the edges. This is the factory edge not the cut edge.
Thanks 🙏
My best guess would be that he/she needs a new blade for his saw.
Often times, one side has a better cut than the other, so maybe he/she cut it upside down.
@@kitchensbyrannesthanks Rannes. The edge that has been damaged and got scratched was not along the cut edge but the factory sealed edge. My thought was that he removed the blue film and accidentally cut face down. As it was cut on a contractors saw it should have been face up.
@@patwood7745 ah, yes. That can happen. IMHO he/should replace it. 🙏
I have asked for that. I was trying to think how we could try avoid making the same mistake twice 😊. Thanks for your advice and support.
Brilliant
Thanks, Michael ☺️
It ends up having very limited use in the end given how small the width is. I would be tempted to just put in the three door panels vertically as fillers with fake handles if it meant less work! Yes, I know the space is then even more useless, but less an eyesore, I suppose.
Thank you for your insight. I have several customers who think differently, though. It is truly a great place for baking sheets and cutting boards. And, three doors won't fit without a piece of panel behind, as the gap 99% of the time isn't the exact width of a door.
you don't have to fill every spaces with cabinets, that tall narrow cabinet looks weird and useless. i prefer put the extra space to the dishwasher space, and cover the extra space on both side.
I'm not forcing anyone, so if you don't like it, I suggest you do something else 👍
As he explains up front, the client was unwilling to do that. He therefore accommodated her request.
@@NYCBratyou did not listen and read properly.
.....and you forgot to write "I THINK that tall looks weird and useless".
I've done it a few times, and the clients love it.
Each to their own 🙏
@@kitchensbyrannes of course some people love weird and useless stuff.