Making a FLUSH PANEL CABINET DOOR in DRYWALL!

Mixing DRYWALL and CABINETS!!! What's not to like😀
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[@MooseDoesStuff]

One of the things I always tell people about how much shinanigans get on with most "how to" or "diy" youtubers is to see whether or not they include any close-up finished beauty shots. I love that you did at the end, especially that it showed how it wasn't as perfect as you'd like it to be.

[@juancarlosdelgado7791]

I have been following this guy since 2020 and he was also kind enough to reply for some drywall questions. His honesty about even liking the diy bucket system of the owner make this guy a great teacher. Thanks for this video.

[@eaf27]

he's one of my favorites.

[@danielhoward8354]

Pretty sure its because he is from Canada

[@richardautry8152]

Unfortunately, using tap water to make the drywall mud can mildew easily.

[@punchout2418]

Ben is the man. One of the best, most informative Drywall channels on KZbin.

[@SporeTuberTV]

@@danielhoward8354I believe he’s a Baháʼí

[@josephpalma743]

The only person I have seen with festool and a garbage bin as a workbench! Amazing!

[@torridice]

Thanks for showing the blister repair. Most of us (or at least I can speak for myself) have blisters when I’m doing my weekend warrior stuff. Thanks for keeping that in.

[@mc-sp8zr]

Dude that is AWESOME. Moving into a new house in a week and I will finally get to apply the things I've seen on your channel all these years.

[@celiabaruchin4191]

Good luck with your new home!!

[@daltonbedore8396]

me too, excited to fix/finish bunch of subpar remodelling

[@martincarnahan381]

to help the mud stick better to the wood, prime it first. mud sticks much better to paint than wood. whether you add glue to the mud or not. and if you framed the opening level and square your taping will be level and square.

[@juliephillips9632]

I love every single video this guy makes! Not only is he a great artist but he explains everything very well and he has my kind of sense of humor as well. He gets to the point but takes his time explaining (if that makes sense). I get annoyed watching other people's videos for 10 minutes but this guy? I just watched him for 28 minutes and could keep going. THANK you!!

[@francois-xaviercadieux332]

To all the ones that will try it, this guy is way above all of us!!! No way average Joe can do this to that level. Great job!!!

[@Johnwickpifpaf]

I mean Im average Joe did it as perfect as him

[@stevenvachon9745]

What I find that works well and versatile for many situations for door /panel covers is to make a jamb type frame screwed together then add what I call taping flaps to the front of the frame. The flaps can be about 1 1/2" wide and taper from 9/16" to 7/16" and be made of plywood Baltic birch works best. Glue and pin or screw them to the face of the frame. This keeps the frame square and ridgid. Now just insert the unit into the opening (with the drywall cut back) shim plumb and level. Now it can be taped into the 1/2" drywall but only needed on the face. The inside is all wood and can accept any type of hinge, magnet etc.... Btw, no need for a second jamb on the inside, just use inset hinges rather than full overlay. Also with the touch latch you don't need a jamb on that side either.

[@dosadosa112]

It was a little flimsier than I expected. I had to add a 2x2 piece of wood to the bottom on the rear side in order to stabilize it better kzbin.infoUgkxXTh-lz-8W6GcB219vTLp27-MxbZYObBX . It is also starting to bow a little at the outer wall ( I've had it up for about 6 months), I've already had a shelf tumble down because of the bow and the fact that the little shelf brackets are quite short. I went out to home depot and got some longer ones so that the shelves don't tumble down again. Overall, it looks very nice for the price and it holds a lot ( I use it as a pantry). I am very satisfied with my purchase. I just strongly suggest reinforcing it before putting it up.

[@ShannonPowers]

My husband and I dreamed of this for water access panels. Such a great idea! Thank you!

[@firstmkb]

Planning this too, and a sign for the door that says “Water Closet.”

[@nnylsnosrap]

Im planning the same and love the sign idea😂

[@iamamish]

The most impressive part of this is the consistent reveal around the entire door. No way you nail something like that as a weekend DIY'er like me.

[@iamamish]

Also, it explains why you paid so much attention to getting the sides so incredibly level/plumb

[@robotsonmars1989]

Did 1000s of these in London years ago in hotel and office construction with edging bead . Proper pain.. Wouldn't use flex tape on a panel as its too fragile and would probably fail after a good few openings or people working in there with tools might damage the edge.When possible we had the panel doors pre cut and fitted the bead to suit,that made our job a lot easier. When doing a lot of panels I would secure the bead with staples using the door as my guide then use some quickset but avoid the staples. Once all the panels had set I'd remove the staples and finish quick setting. This works well if you are doing 20 or 30 panels at a time .You had to number them if they were of similar size since there was several in a suite.Nice to see the old hawk and trowel out (my preferred tools) ...

[@Phazetic99]

An old plasterer once told me, "The difference between a craftsman and a spreader is the spreader does the job in front of him, the craftsman sees the entire picture and helps the next job after." In this case, you could have just taped the opening and let the next person doing the job to figure the rest out. Here you did some extra steps for the next trade. Maybe it was because you were the carpenter installing the door, but it did strike me this old wisdom. You should rename your channel Vancouver Craftsman =)

[@citizenY]

I really like that. Thank you

[@RobertRMason-jw5gg]

You keep referencing level, actually is it not plumb?

[@craigh8023]

Ben... you are not only THE master of drywall, you're a skilled carpenter and one of the most genuine people on youtube. So please understand my comments are in no way a criticism. You've taught me a ton of stuff and if I can maybe return the favor a bit, that'd be great. Generally, Blum offers three different... uhhh... mechanisms (?) of hinges. Soft-close, self-close and free swing. It appears you used the self-close, although your link is for soft-close. When you use a push to open magnetic catch, the free swing option is usually best. Also on that note, Blum has push to open magnetic catches that are pretty cool. They're called Tip-on. I have no idea why. You can adjust the depth of them with a simple twist. Hope this helps and thanks again for the awesome content!

[@mattwilliamson1714]

When he first taught me to do trimless window openings, my mentor had me run Straight-Flex all the way around in one piece (cut ½ way thru at the corners so it would bend). Looked really sweet when finished; wish I still had the pics. (Tried doing the same once on a door-shaped walk way... into a hallway, but the Straight-Flex wasn't designed to take the beating that corner bead can; didn't hold up well under abuse of "living" around it.) After we discovered the Trim-Tex vinyl corner bead (this was 12+ yrs ago), their bullnose corner bead options, and their kerfed beads... we never bought another stick of metal bead. He gave the metal bead to competitors who asked us what our secret was! 😂🤣🤣 We did keep boxes of Straight-Flex for doing the odd-angle. However, never being called back to fix dinged metal corners was so nice... and it was an obvious difference in work when we started using the softer-looking round corner bead (got us more word of mouth jobs than we could handle).

[@BHRogers2011]

You are good!! Just bought a 70 year old home and I know I’ll be watching more of your videos. Thank you for sharing your talent!

[@jt8251]

I'm about to embark upon my first drywall project; finishing my unfinished garage. Your channel has been immensely valuable, so I just wanted to thank you for putting all this amazing content on KZbin and sharing your knowledge with the world! I quite literally would have no idea how to approach this project without your videos.

[@splanzza]

If you are serious about going metric I strongly suggest getting a 12’’ metal ruler with cm/mm on it. Make sure a 0-zero is a true zero, not couple of mm of metal edge and then 0-zero. A true life saver! Liiiiiiiife saaaaaaaaave r.

[@alex-650]

Excellent weekend project! Just need to add one of those hidden locks that can be opened with a strategically placed magnet.

[@vancouvercarpenter]

Good idea! I mean, this one won't need it but that's a super cool idea.

[@capnmark4]

I wound up doing something very similar a few years ago for an access panel in the ceiling of a small bathroom. I wound up using molding to cover the gaps (like a picture frame). We're happy with it and hardly anyone notices

[@james882009]

Question about that…doesn’t the molding interfere with the opening/closing on of the door on the hinge side?

[@jpedrick1571]

Great video. I never realized the trick of adding the glue to the mud. One thing though, the author routinely interchanges the " mil" for millimeter which could be confusing if he did so on other projects. In North America, "mil" generally means one thousandth of an inch, not short for millimeter, which is very much different. Plastic sheet/film is usually purchased by thickness using the mils nomenclature, for example. Compare 20 mils (20/1000 inch) to 20 millimeters and you will see an enormous difference. Looks like the author is in Canada maybe, so things could be different there. Anyway, good video!

[@allyg47]

This video came at the perfect time. I'm remodeling my condo/apartment and the furnace is in a closet located smack dab in the middle of the living room wall. I want to put furniture against that wall so I don't want a door there. The furnace only needs to be accessed a few times a year so I was thinking about making a hidden door for that closet. I can put my furniture in front of it but still be able to get to the furnace when needed. The problem is that I couldn't figure out how to build a hidden door there. The door in this video is the perfect solution. My door will be bigger so the hinges will need to be sturdier but, overall, I think this technique will work well. Thank you so much for filming this!

[@yodamday3745]

im an out of practice carpenter. i use to be great and love to do it. ive recently jump back in. im sooooo out of practice. then i found you. its coming back to me with your help. youre a great communicator as well as carpenter.

[@default_user_id]

Awesome thanks for the refresher. Doing 3 sets of double version of these in the next week or so.

[@bluebellflamesx]

I'm halfway through making a hidden recessed shelf. I'm so glad I found this video. It's going to look a lot more professional

[@tolerancija]

I like this guys approach as he includes his wrong decisions in the video as well. He could have easily cut them out but he used it to teach us on his mistake.

[@conradcoolerfiend]

ikea sells a little push to open cylinder that you can use. pretty cool cause then you dont have to route the side out for somewhere to grip. It's called the besta push open hinge.

[@joelchamberlin1409]

Looks great! I made one similar to this about 5 years ago without any tutorials. I didn't trim the hole out like you did and found that mounting the hinges was difficult. I'm going to revise the Door and trim it out like this! Thanks.

[@zhester2012]

This looks really great. Beats having the face "trim" part of a premade panel. I've been trying to come up with a better/cleaner solution for attic access like this (not hinged, though). This gave me some new ideas. Thank you!

[@peep39]

I'm here for that same reason. Nice to know someone else is wrestling with the same stuff

[@als1023]

For me the best is still dywall end cap, over a 2" border inside the opening, and then the drywall door sitting on top of that with 2" of blue foam board insulation. The door has a 1/2" recess on the ceiling however. I'm not sure about a door hanging down from a ceiling opening that people are going up and down through. Thanks for posting !

[@zhester2012]

@@als1023 Interesting. I'm not looking to have it hinge up or down. So that would work. As far as the recess, you could just cut another piece of drywall the exact size of your opening and use construction glue to attach it to the oversized piece. Might have to use more end cap or J trim on the fitted board, though. Or maybe a piece of 1/2" MDF painted like Ben does here glued to the front of the oversized board. I might actually try that. Thanks for another cool idea!

[@G60syncro]

Zac, I did the same for an attic access and I used Southco latches with white handles that sit really flush. It ended up looking super clean and the insulated hatch was treated and painted like the ceiling to be really inconspicuous

[@shawnstroh5601]

Cant believe how good I have gotten at mudding because of you man. Your techniques have helped me so much.

[@vancouvercarpenter]

Awesome!!!

[@michaelvail2299]

Level is horizontal. Plumb vertical. Love your videos!

[@jdlambert8043]

Looks good. We call them in-set as apposed to flush.

[@BretKupfer]

Great project and video. I followed this as best I could and am happy with the end result. My one true mistake was using trim with 1/2 inch thickness. VC rips 3/4 inch MDF into some trim, and the thickness is ESSENTIAL for the hinges to be able to close and have the correct reveal along the door on the hinge side. My first attempt couldn't clip in. Also, having never attempted drywall, it was not easy. Luckily he does a lot of other videos that helped.

[@drooplug]

I make a jamb out of wood for the door. Put a bevel on the face, maybe 3 degrees, so the gap between the jamb and drywall can be taped and muded. That allows to make sure you have nice tight and straight gaps.

[@KonstantinUdalov]

one quick thing that I hope will help to you guys - push to open with the magnets but - the hinges should be special ones - for push to open system (they are loaded with a spring that helps you open the door once you push on it- so no need for handles 😀👌

[@Baconbeerify]

Awesome. I am planning on building 2 attic access doors after finishing a portion of the attic space into a reading nook. I hated the idea of 2 half-doors on different walls of the room but this looks great. I'll add insulation board on the back and weather stripping on the attic side to make it more air tight. This tutorial was really really helpful. Thanks! Drywall makes me so nervous.

[@michiganporter]

Alot of drywall finishing is really like an art and it is a thing that people get afraid of but the only way to get good at it is to actually do the mudding. As is all the trades I suppose...great video very informative

[@carolynblaise802]

Thanks as always for your content, Ben! My husband had issues making a plumbing access panel and this has given us ideas how to resolve it! By the way, as a followup to my comment on your trim painting vid last summer: the B Moore Advance recommendation was a lifesaver! It's so smooth, almost melting brush lines as it dries! I love it and am so grateful to you!

[@vancouvercarpenter]

Thank you!!!! And thank you for the super thanks! Looks like coffee was on you today! I appreciate it!!!!!

[@carolynblaise802]

@@vancouvercarpenter You're welcome. You've been such a big help to my projects! Wish I could get your advice on something troubling I've discovered in my dining room. With house shifting over the years, the original owner did some horrible patching to cracked corners. I'm unsure of approach how to fix it... But I imagine something similar might show up in your vids at some point. 🙂 Thanks again!

[@williamterry3177]

Brings back memories of about sixty years ago when I was a kid, In my closet I was making a hiding place in the drywall. I was thinking it would be a hairline cut and be invisible. It turned out to be a disaster and a failure. I think my father wound up repairing the mess. Great job on your project, lots of tips.

[@Phazetic99]

I love the idea of putting fibafuse on those corners. Thats why I love watching your videos. I usually 45 all my bead but it takes more time to get right, but I don't like putting paper tape on those corners, or I'll paper tape the corners before the corner bead. I think I will fibafuse from now on. Once again, add my thanks to the millions I have already gave you haha

[@lexluther9529]

Closed on the 17th. I've loved this channel. Made me feel a lot better about doing my best and not hating myself when it's not perfect

[@als1023]

" Add this to your skill set" Excellent video and advice ! I make my living doing these little ' extras ' the customers keep calling back, because they really appreciate what took a little time and planning, but made their lives better. It costs a lot to get someone in to do this, we can do it almost in ' spare time'. Thanks Ben and especially to your great following group. I come for the comments as much as the videos! Thanks to everyone who contributes here ! Slava Ukraine !!

[@K1ZEK]

A man riding a horse will never notice. Good job. Leo USA

[@MrFishone777]

A friend of mine turned me onto a great way to mix mud in a pan. Get yourself one of a pair of baking mixer paddles. The 4 spline ones. Put it in your cordless drill and mix away.

[@riffmeisterkl]

Just did this for my little hidden store room underneath the staircase. Inset hinges with the magnetic push latch works great

[@gabor.nadudvari]

In Europe we use prefabricated aluminium frames (in standard or even custom sizes) with perfect right angles and built-in mechanics. You can add the same kind of board as the wall. Installation is super simple. Screw it around, coat, sand, paint, done.

[@jpark2568]

Thank you for this! Exactly what I wanted to learn for an opening under our stairs👍🏻😊

[@oblivionfox]

Love your use of metric. So much more precise with small tolerances.

[@jm7974]

I keep my bags of quick set in sealed buckets to keep the humidity out of them. Humidity exposure seems to activate them and they set way faster than intended. As a homeowner, they stay usable for years. When doing renovations, they don't spill and powder all over the truck.

[@MatSmithLondon]

I was very happy to hear a transatlantic accent using the word "millimeter" :) Thanks, great video. I'm currently working out how to do this in a ceiling...

[@Mr142451]

Your honesty is so much appreciated. Great Job. Thanks for sharing with us all.

[@thurlravenscroft2572]

He’s the best! I learned how to use a hawk and trowel just from watching him.

[@Sparkeycarp]

Just starting up on remodeling two bathrooms and my kitchen. I have not done drywall hanging or mudding in a long time. Thanks for your tips and refresher course.

[@MrFishone777]

30 min is why you can put it on wood. Regular mud you could not use it on raw wood.

[@danham3344]

You’re probably getting tired of me saying, “perfect timing” but I am literally working on this exact thing for an electrical chase on the inside wall opposite the main service panel of my shop. The shop is steel so it creates some challenges but this video will definitely help me figure it out. I love your channel. Thanks for all the excellent info.

[@brandonbdl]

I do the same thing! I leave my quick set in 5 gallon buckets, and i keep a stainless steel flower scooper in my drywall bag. Its always raining where I'm at .

[@timlefler1799]

The stuff on a roll. For my verticals I've been trying the one with the metal strips. I think it helps the straight lines

[@grantr5417]

Perfect! I've got three of these I've been waiting for an inspiration of a clean way to do this. Thanks!

[@seanvandergriff7161]

This is the Bob Ross of drywall here. I sure wish he would throw out a, "Happy little corner" or something similar lol. Love these videos and they are immensely helpful.

[@ianloomis6665]

Seven Sixty Fourths sounds....Imperial.... Your videos are beyond awesome and have helped us so much with finishing off our basement, thanks and keep it up!

[@weldabar]

I love this. It's a very simple solution that even an amateur could do successfully.

[@jinglingbabygarage7030]

A lot of steps but you knocked it out the park! I really need one of those to hide my electrical panel. Thanks

[@BarkerVancity]

If this guy is a “carpenter”, then he’s better then most tapers I’ve meet. Vancouver is going to shot with quality tapers. It’s actually so hard to find work where you can do quality. They just want mud thrown at the wall asap and have someone else fix it later. Someone like me. So to make real money I have to fix shitty tapers work instead of just doing the whole job quality. And I have to make everything up to an 1/8” leniency on the sites I work at

[@giseliapereira5914]

Thanks for the video. I have gained some tips on how to fix the unfinished cutout around my electrical panel that my drywaller left for me.

[@bornfree3124]

Good job man, you are honest on your flaws you encounter.

[@r5yamaha]

A tip: used a grinder to cut down a drywall knife that fits in the pan so that it fits the bottom of the pan.

[@douglasthompson2740]

About the right height for a hallway mirror, which would allow a molding overlap to disguise it completely. Nice job.

[@CBBC435]

Thank you. With a little modification, I can have a recessed mirror over my bathroom vanity that acts as a door to a much larger linen closet shelf.

[@Todd-tz9qq]

This is exactly the DIY project I was searching for. Great video and thanks!

[@bimmercrazy1]

Excellent video! Thank you for this. Planning to do this behind a toilet with wainscoting (and leave a void in the drywall for quick access) but will follow your method here. We had a water flooding issue and I never want to be unable to diagnose / reach plumbing components again. Thanks a ton!

[@peep39]

I love how you have started anticipating my laziness in certain areas 🤣👍

[@Geoff_G]

Great video! This door is pretty much what I put in my kitchen behind my stacking washer and dryer. Makes all hook ups so much easier.

[@sl5311]

it is a real skill to mud over the fibafuse while it is still wet and have it look good

[@james882009]

HVAC guys created a huge hole for our new system they placed in the attic. Didn’t know what to do with the hole until I saw this video. At the mud stage now and going to complete this slowly but surely

[@marimattos8457]

Honest guy. Congratulations!

[@NEDUNO]

You videos are amazing and you're rolemodel! 🙏🙏🙏💯! I'm a noob to dry wall and your videos help understand the challenges and thank you! 💯 I'm still struggling with simple plastering techniques! Wish me 🤞!

[@petercsfrealtor]

Thanks for sharing. Very detailed and helpful.

[@TerryPullen]

I would use 'J' chanel to trim out the opening. Make sure the hinges are designed for inset doors. The panel must be super flat, and primed on all 6 sides to inhibit warping. It may be easier to build the interior box on your bench and install it after the opening is trimmed. Add foam board insulation and rubber gasket to the door if it is not a conditioned space.

[@rhondakennedy819]

Be kind to each other. Stay safe. Love to all

[@TheOldBlackCrow]

Perfect timing... Just drywalled our laundry room and I had bought the corner bead on a roll, but I can take that back and get real corner bead. Thanks!

[@semmes5342]

love your attention to detail and perfection its hard to find

[@mrnapolean1]

This gives more better understanding on building a door for my water heater.

[@onetruesoldiervt3686]

appreciate your ❤ for your work and your videos i always watch them from start to end and it always keeps me learning something new thanks to you

[@nickbrutanna9973]

Actually, the measuring across being constant only gives you a proper trapezoid. To truly have a proper rectangle you would have used some version of a carpenter's 90° angle.. either a speed square or an "L" angle. For this, the L-angle is probably better, as you could put the long edge along the long edge of the opening. 😉

[@rongirard326]

Measuring plus using the level accomplished the proper rectangle, along with ensuring that the frame was properly vertically.

[@s1esteve]

I’ve been scratching my head about how to hide my electrical box. Thankfully I didn’t go too far before seeing this video.

[@peterbrown8521]

Drywall, like watching paint dry. However, your videos are top notch and extremely informative, look forward to the next… cheers!!

[@jimgill7524]

I'm with yah, I'm not a fan of using no-coat for outside corners either. Love em on inside offset angles however

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

You should have used that plastic tear away bead instead. It gives you a crisp ridged corner/edge and still covers the 1/2" drywall edge but doesn't connect to the wood part. I just did this for a drop box coming into an office so I could blend the access panel to the lower safe door into the wall behind reception desk

[@stephenboyd6230]

Great solution for an awkward panel placement. Love your channel🍻

[@mpxz999]

Thank you!! I can't believe you just made this. I've been agonizing over how to make THIS for hiding my pex manifolds ever since Sunday. Throughout the past 2 weeks I've been drywalling my bathroom and laundry room (yes it takes me FOREVER) and that was with your clear and friendly guidance the entire way. So, to have this video pop up right at time of need; you really are amazing! Thank you!

[@nyxxra6177]

Dude this is neat as hell. I got an access panel in my bedroom with skirting around and it just look soo nasty it dives me crazy. As this is bedroom I will have to add a brush seal to stop the potential air draft. Big thumbs up for this little project 👍🏼👍🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@hutchdw77]

I’d put the screws under the hinges. I often used hinges to hide screws.

[@vancouvercarpenter]

I do that on actual cabinet work where you can easily see where the hinge is going to be mounted. In this case I didn't want to screw myself over and accidentally place a 2" screw right where one of my hinge screws might go. Could be done with proper planning but oh well. Good enough for what it is.

[@MrCchh7]

Him - “it’s Simple system” Me - gets mud and tape everywhere but the joints and also managed to mud my shirt to my chest some how 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@brendanmulhall]

This is awesome.....cant wait until the opportunity arises to try it! Also I'm shocked some cornball hasn't commented "ben, don't you mean plumb??" great video man thanks!!

[@vancouvercarpenter]

There's like 4 of those comments😂.

[@brendanmulhall]

@@vancouvercarpenter I guess I didn't scroll far enough that was quite literally the first comment 😂

[@padraics]

This is awesome. Easy access to shop/garage panel wiring since I i don't have attic/crawlspace

[@christfollower1768]

Your customers are so darn lucky to have you do all of their work you do excellent work I super enjoy your videos good job man 👊👊

[@mr.mondale872]

Wery interesting to follow you guys and learn how things are done over the “pond”🙂👍. Cheers from Norway 🇳🇴

[@billmarino4360]

I have Home Depot buckets with quick set and cement. It’ll keep it from absorbing moisture and I label the buckets so I know what’s in each one. Lowe’s buckets work too just remember to buy the lids.

[@Asta-wl8jz]

Brilliant idea! I could make one for my shower plumbing access which is in the closet behind the shower. At some point you always need access for plumbing issues as they occur.