Cupboard building made easy with some planning

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Building a cupboard or unit run is made easy when you outsource the manufacture of the components so its only site assembly that needs to take place on site, I have ben outsourcing the manufacture of the carcasses and doors to a company that can supply and produce all the material I need to a perfect standard quickly and cost effectively
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[@conorlavery4762]

Thanks Robin....... a wet Sunday evening treat, always a pleasure to watch you work and see the thinking behind the process...... keep up the great work - thanks.

[@ukconstruction]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@markhagen7777]

Thanks for this reminder I had forgotten about such a prospect feels like years ago

[@russ623]

Just brilliant! As a DIYer there is so much to learn and appreciate. Thank you. Wardrobes and sliding doors would prove useful. The quotes now from outlets to install are quite frankly ridiculous.

[@jordoVTI]

This is exactly what a certain other channel was showing(media wall mdf)and I made the point about building/ordering carcasses like this and was laughed at. Quality work as usual, working smarter, not harder.

[@ukconstruction]

Really!! Anything to make a job more efficient and save labour and waste should be applauded!! Thanks for watching my channel!!

[@garystuart226]

Hi Robin, many thanks as always for sharing ur expertise, am in awe of your carpentry skills throughout ur other videos , funny enough I’ve been looking building some simple shelving carcass for tool storage out of MDF , bought a trend biscuit cutter and pocket hole jig and was trying to search through ur videos of what u recommend as I’m convinced u once done a video of what’s the best way to join MDF , ie, biscuits or pocket hole, etc , am a retired heating engineer and just been trying to teach myself extra skills in order to build base shelving units, cupboards etc for a very simple workshop , as I’ve collected a good range of tools over the years , once again a million thanks for taking the time sharing an insight into ur world of carpentry as it’s extremely appreciated , have a great week

[@ukconstruction]

you are welcome Gary!!

[@tleaokd01341]

Hi Robin, great video. Love your systematic approach and your clear explanations. What are the dimensions of each cabinet?

[@johnhaydon4055]

Lovely job as always, being a bit pedantic though, technically the socket isn't in a fire proof enclosure any more, Some sparkies might be a bit squeaky about that.

[@stephendixon8575]

Glad you covered another one of these types of project - When I watched your old ones on the Capel build with the sheet goods supplied, cut and edged by CutWrights (if I remembered the name correctly) it really sparked my interest in using them (or someone like them) to put together a kitchen and some fitted wardrobes. Which brings me to my question: do you have to prepare them with full 3D or CAD type files (for example for kitchen carcasses) for all the boards to specify where all the screw and dowel holes and rebates etc go, or do they have any standard templates which you can use for putting your orders together? I was going to give them a call, but having watched this newer video now I thought I might just ask you instead (if you don’t mind). Obviously there are full blown design software packages out there that can produce detailed cut lists and design files, but they are crazy expensive for just a few jobs and, after I saw you hint at your techno-phobia for some things it made me wonder how you’d put together your orders for say all the carcasses for full kitchens or sets of wardrobes. Really appreciate any help or ideas you may have on this. Cheers 👍

[@ukconstruction]

Hi Stephen, in short.... I do not use any software and I rely heavily on the team at Cutwrights who only get a dimensioned sketch from me!!! then between us we get to the nitty gritty of the designs etc and then it is produced, i really wish I had the patience and time to learn some software but yep, my techno phobia an time is holding me back!

[@stephendixon8575]

@@ukconstruction That’s brilliant and, to be fair was really the answer I was hoping for! I’m pretty honest about my geeky side and have tried a number of times to get into designing things using software (which I’m generally pretty good with IT) but, unless it’s something you use really often, I must say I find it hard to remember my way around when using it and things take too long and have mistakes in them. I guess it’s something you’ve got to commit to and stick at until it becomes more second nature (like any new skill). Anyway it’s a relief to hear the guys at Cutwrights are able to help with the technical design details - I suppose they must have some templates or enough experience to know how most standard carcasses are cut and put together. I think the only way I’ll find out is to pull something together and give them a bell. I’ll tell them Robin said they’d be able to help with the missing details! 😂 Anyway, really appreciate your help. Cheers, Steve 👍

[@dougsaunders8109]

High quality IKEA made to your own design. Perfect 👍🏻

[@markarmstrong2592]

Hi Robin why are you not using glue with the dowels even although you screwing

[@ukconstruction]

So much strength in the dowels and the screws there really is no need for glue

[@SandyMiller737]

As always. Another excellent video. Thanks Robin. Like the doors is that an EGGER finish? Can you let us know the details. All the best Sandy. Horsham.

[@ukconstruction]

This is a Alvic product called Luxe

[@IainBailey-e3c]

Hello Robin. Sorry for being daft, but I can't find the name of the company you used to build the carcasses. Could you tell me who they are as Ive got a bespoke project in my home that this would be perfect for. Thank you for the many happy hours of watching you and inspiring me to improve my skills as an enthusiastic amateur carpenter!!

[@IainBailey-e3c]

Ignore! Un-Dafted myself by expanding the box above! Have treated myself to the DW12 Quick Square from your recommended list whist I was searching for it!

[@Oli_Hudson]

Looks like a great product!! Can I ask, at 17:41, what are the holes for on the front edge of the carcass? Cheers

[@tomsmith9048]

That's for a small plastic fitting so the door's don't bang if you don't have a soft close hinge hope that helps 🔨

[@Oli_Hudson]

@@tomsmith9048 I see, makes sense, thanks!

[@guntacgursoy]

Hi Robin, did you cut the skirting board on the right side? I can see that it looks like a tight fit, if the door is opened, doesn’t it just get jammed there?

[@ukconstruction]

I fitted up to the skirting then there is a scribe that fits between the last cupboard and the wall

[@johnchown3539]

What’s the company’s name that supplies your cupboards

[@ukconstruction]

link in the description

[@gerrylea121]

Hi Robin it’s always a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work. Your attention to detail is impeccable 👍

[@ukconstruction]

Thank you so much 😀

[@garystuart226]

Plus 1 to that , including when robin does angled cuts and they come out spot on, me jealous I am 😊

[@azzzza1045]

As a carpenter of 18 years i started to use a company for my cut lists 5 years ago and never looked back, although i tend not to tell the customer unless they ask 😆 im slowly getting into CAD which i think adds a big touch of professionalism in the design and conference with client, as well as making the designs perfectly understandable for all. Enjoyed the vid thanks, i'm also based in twickenham 😊

[@wjm1676]

True craftsman robin, your work is always 100% perfect regardless. 👌🏻

[@ukconstruction]

Thank you so much 😀

[@kiwi007-t5i]

Is this IKEA for carpenters?

[@DIYLONDON]

Mr clever, I remember first watching your channel some years ago, when I saw your work and the precision detail I was hooked , I’d happily work a day a month for free just to be taught by you! .

[@ukconstruction]

Wow, thanks

[@AsifHus786]

Same I was thinking just that! I'd love to work as an apprentice

[@JL-rx6hl]

Hi Robin, if you plug a lamp into the in cupboard socket how does the cable exit the cupboard

[@mdeflyer]

Very nicely done. I tend to level and fit a sub base and plinth that the carcasses can then just be dropped on to rather than individual but each to their own. The other difference I’ve gone to is ditching the push to open closure and drilling a 10mm hole in the edge of the carcasses. Just slightly less clutter on the carcasses.

[@Asgardsteve1]

Robin is the trampoline for your apprentices?

[@ukconstruction]

No me!!!

[@JohnnyMotel99]

Great for bespoke sizes, but has to be more expensive than kitchen carcass suppliers. I have used Mereway carcasses with my own doors, super quality.

[@haydentaylor66]

I think in some ways a lot still make them from scratch as that’s what carpentry is. If you buy them in and construct them then you a glorified furniture assembler 😂 but time is money nowadays I suppose

[@robertbamford8266]

I was interested in seeing how you worked around the baseboard. I think you said you were going to fix them (the cabinets) to the wall even though they were low enough not to need it. Furring strips? And I couldn’t see what you did for the vertical ends without a face frame to scribe. Interesting challenges.

[@irfanullahmaingal6910]

Hi Robin what is your construction company name and where did you bought these cupboards reply please thanks in advance

[@SBanderaB]

Why so lazy ? get a 2nd electric drill and not an impact driver..... you know this

[@sally6457]

I'm now thinking of all the time I've spent over the years altering standard size units or spending hours cutting sheets of materials in a customer's driveway, and the amount of clothes irons I've burned through 😖 The next bedroom or kitchen job I price I'm going to compare the cost of this kid of supplier against my usual method, Imagine it, a couple of hours making detailed measurements could produce a bespoke kitchen that can be fitted in a fraction of the usual time.

[@StuartFadden]

Lovely work as always Robin. You make it look so easy!! Are you able to share a link to the sprung loaded piston door catches you used?

[@johneales9490]

One thing missing her indoors checking on you

[@sygad1]

I would love to have seen the top, was it all 1 length or in sections?

[@ukconstruction]

this was in 2 exact pieces so the join was dead centre of the middle unit lining through with the centre of the middle pair of doors

[@vmoutsop]

So you design your own cabinets and basically get them IKEA'd into flat packs for you. Great for profit maximization but not really for anything made from nice materials.

[@monachorum]

Did you consider removing the part of the skirting board to the right of the cabinets, to stop papers dropping down the gap? Also, did you cut cable management holes to connect the TV to the sockets (seems a bit of a shame!)…?

[@seans678]

Great video showing the different options available for cabinetry now. I may have missed it in the footage but what was the company you used. Also is there a plinth on the front 7nder the cabinets. I think I heard you mention something about it bit couldn't see one at the end. Thanks for the work you put out.

[@ukconstruction]

Hi Sean, the link to the company is in the video description, the plinth is set back as a shadow gap about 25mm you can see it from a low level but it is not visible on the video, there is an image of the long pieces that form the plinth in the early part of the video when the parts are laid out on the floor, glad you like my content mate!!

[@davetaylor4741]

We have a number of companies that do that in Australia. Carpenters on site rarely make anything. The norm is that these companies that do all the prep. Usually employ installers as well. So the site carpenters don't even touch this sort of thing. It was like that when I got here 25 years ago. The big problem at the moment is no product. All the makers are struggling with a dire shortage of sheet goods. I have a job ongoing. No idea when I will see a kitchen. The customers are camped in their own home. Have been for weeks. Can't tell them anything.

[@messenger8279]

I have noticed here in Melb that we are being inundated with pre made Chinese kitchens. They are cheap and are putting many kitchen companies out of business. However I think fingers have been burnt by the quality and issues when things don't fit as its then a long wait for any replacements.

[@tleaokd01341]

Are there any companies you could recommend in Adelaide?

[@JoshStockwell84]

Could you give some information on how you come up with the design and cut list and what you provide to the company? Is there a standard fixing position?

[@mikeforouzanfar518]

Ikea😂😂

[@mickschopshop3732]

Hi who’s the company you get the materials cut from? Thanks Michael

[@simonablett8613]

So, a bit like buying a pack from Ikea, although perhaps of better quality?

[@janye192]

What type of board did you use from Wrightcuts for your carcasses?

[@stevehamlett1183]

Very nice,I noticed you’ve gone for sliding doors instead of bi-folds,why and what make are they👍

[@ukconstruction]

These are by Smart systems, I like the sliders as there is less metal than a bifold so the veiw is uninterrupted, also they do not block any of the walk way when open etc

[@stevehamlett1183]

Thanks for replying Robin👍

[@loadbear]

Looks fantastic Robin, great video as usual. You may have seen them but Blum now do a push to open that is drilled into the carcass itself rather than a clip. You install them with a Blum jig and gives a very slick finish if they are at eye level.

[@ukconstruction]

Yep they are good!!

[@bricklayersworldwithandy6277]

Used them recently, think the jig was around £25.I was a bit unsure at first but they work well.

[@cuebj]

Done same with some Billy bookcases to get the socket through the back of the bookcases - reinforced with 6mm mdf behind the flimsy Billy back

[@chrisgardner2597]

Always a relaxing watch when you’re doing work at the Capel! In your element 👌🏻

[@markdyballuk]

and you even cut around the skirting board! 😂

[@cartridgeworld1700]

Hi Robin, did you finish the house?

[@ukconstruction]

Yes mate, a few odd jobs but that's it!!

[@llamedosr7843]

Devastated you dont have a jig for the sockets. It would have been a work of art

[@KnadeGames]

Great video Robin, is there any specific rules / guidance to follow when doing something like this regarding dowel / screw hole placement.

[@alexanderbogander2671]

Great video Robin. Would this company be useful for making a custom bookshelf?

[@itwillbenicewhenitsfinished]

Great work Robin - love the channel. Do you have a jig for sockets as used here?

[@resmond]

Interesting, have been considering going this way for a while. I will say it's not as cheap as £400 material becoming £500. Quote on 3 'standard' size wardrobes carcasses (sides and back panel) and doors with just hinge holes drilled is closer to £1500, delivered, compared to £500 materials (rough figures). Saves a lot of time and dust, less hassle then cutting on site and a lot of costs saved having a workshop. For me it's probably worth it peak season but not so much when times are quiet... but will give it a bit more thought Cheers for the video

[@ukconstruction]

This for me depends on the material used, in the case of these cupboards there is no way I could produce them on site without specialist tools such as the Festool edge bander etc the amount of edge banding on all the components would take days!! This material worked out about £350 per cupboard supplied, cut, fabricated for assembly including the ironmongery etc, maybe with MDF it maybe comparable but not the high end materials such as this??

[@shelleyatwal]

Cut wrights is a good company to use

[@lennoxoutdoors7649]

Hi robin what work pants are you using

[@zobeirghate]

Where’s your flooring from, looks 👌🏻

[@bruceharrison5427]

This has really given me a lot more confidence to try building cabinets, especially out of mdf, if they can tape the edges. How much smaller smaller than the carcasses do you make the doors to allow clearance?

[@georgechandler7823]

Usually they’re 4mm smaller

[@Swjoinery]

Could of lined your doors up robin 😂

[@davidgoodwin8232]

How are leads fed to the sockets from the stuff on top?

[@messenger8279]

Drill a big rough hole in the top big enough for the plug 😄

[@ukconstruction]

Hi David, the tv equipment is all in the centre cupboards, my tv is only 1 tiny cable that is in a wall duck and comes out behind the tv, i have two lamps on the top, one at each end and I drill a nice clean 10mm hole and feed the lamp cable into the cabinet then re fit the plug

[@rjtjtckt3998]

Great looking cabinets, Robin, as usual, should the socket cutouts have a metal clad skeleton box inserted?

[@johnbrianwebb3399]

used to get my cabinets from mfi

[@jamessharr8095]

Master at work what's the name of the company you use to pre cut all your wood, I'm not a carpenter but I like to put my hand at most stuff and want to build a understairs cupboard/ draws and thought it might be worth this company precutting all the wood for me. Thanks Robin

[@ukconstruction]

Check description

[@danielcookeb90]

Hi Robin, wondering if this would work as a floating cupboard system by fixing to the back wall, and raising them up 8-12 inches, giving a float effect? Would the weight be an issue?

[@wufflesthespider]

Absolutely the weight would be an issue. The backs aren't structural in this example, so you'd have no chance. Very different design for the cabinets required, but it would be theoretically possible. Perhaps a cleat system could be employed for that to work well.

[@MrMac-t3h]

Robin, did you use overlap or inset hinges for the doors? Thanks.

[@ukconstruction]

These are a standard lay on Blum hinge so the door over laps the carcass side by the full amount

[@Got_Your_Six]

Is this Robin of fix radio?

[@ukconstruction]

Yes mate, I do the Carpentry show, are you a regular listener???

[@Got_Your_Six]

@@ukconstruction yes bud. Awesome work, both here and the radio… been a fan for a while. You’re an inspiration

[@bobgale2864]

Hi Robin did you say where you get the sheeting panels, apart from near twickenham? and lovely job you shared with us🙂

[@ukconstruction]

check the video description

[@DIYLONDON]

mr clevett !

[@davidlanfair]

that is really cool!

[@jamesmills6766]

Great tips here thanks for posting

[@jamespeacock5338]

What do you do when you want a nice Ral finish on your cabinets?

[@ukconstruction]

Sometimes spray finish or an Egger board that comes in RAL colours

[@jimmys8483]

Jeez. Raking it in with these super long adverts I see!

[@ukconstruction]

How

[@LIAMMULALLEY-dk6rk]

Hi robin what’s the name of the company you use ?

[@ukconstruction]

Hi mate the link is in the video description

[@antoniskokodis8169]

I been working with luxe melamins they are nice..nice work.

[@ukconstruction]

Yes they are!

[@magno5157]

That sofa looks good.

[@PAWC79]

Did you have to scribe the top to fit the wall to keep the front consistent with the doors?

[@ukconstruction]

No Philip, I built this house so it's pretty straight!! Thankfully!!!

[@typhoontim125]

Brilliant!

[@fwr0132]

Could do with a company like that in the north west!

[@sally6457]

Hills Panels in oldham

[@ericstreet9821]

Thanks Robin, great video with lots of tips. I'm a handyman and this type of project is what i enjoy but i think I'll use cutrights for the next one. Btw an idea for another video would be to take us though how you design a project like this. I bet there are a ton of little tips/tricks that help make sure the cutlist will work when you come to assembly.

[@ukconstruction]

Hi Eric, glad you liked the video!! I will try to do a video where I design a simple project and get it into the system

[@niallmartin4098]

This is exactly what I was thinking too Eric. Even the most basic video would be so useful, as getting the order in their system is probably the most daunting part. I was just about to start designing and building a large built-in cupboard in my lounge, and was starting to design and price up, but this video has made me stop and consider if this wouldn't be a much better way. Thanks for sharing Robin!

[@MrRambo438]

@@ukconstruction That would be very helpful, please do !

[@billferrol4202]

As usual great stuff! If your "chippieing" day job ever comes to an end there's a job for you at a well-known Scandinavian furniture store...

[@ukconstruction]

Well I do like that place, mainly the exit where you can spend some quality time watching folk try to squeeze all their plat packs into small cars!!!

[@michaelplays2449]

Lovely job Robin !!!

[@ukconstruction]

Thank you Michael

[@ksly7426]

Do you have a jig for everything? I would love a video of your collection

[@ukconstruction]

basically yes!!!