@@jeanchardonnay5627 how the hell can you make the template before the cabinets installed, Yet be so accurate and mm perfect? I'm afraid your comment is invalid, I've never seen a cabinet maker scribe a work top of site 😂 Keep up the the good work 👏🏼
only in america, other thing is when that countertop get moisture from air it will bend walls some more... this is very bad video showing bad pracitice
@@BadgerVibes It should be fine. Remember that the diagonal is the longest part of the board. (The top right corner to the bottom left corner.) So of course a board cut to the perfect length WON'T fit the longer diagonal dimension. Moving the wall is temporary to allow the diagonal to squeeze through. Once the board is in place, the length is a perfect fit, and the wall shifts back to its original position.
That was a great demonstration especially the use of a prop to splay the walls for the last little drop. I’m a few weeks from fitting a 10 foot oak worktop into a 10 space and I’ve been head scratching about how I’ll tackle it but I think I’m going to try this technique because it makes sense to me and has answered a few questions I had rattling round my head. Much appreciated. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍻
Here where we live all homes and walls are built with bricks and plastered. So one has to measure correctly. Can't bend any walls to make the top fit. Can still use the same process, but just cut it a touch shorter and it plops right into place.
Showing the uncertainty and doubt you had really shines light on the fact not everything is perfect and cookie cutter like everyone makes it seem. I love people willing to show the reality of the situation. Keep up the great work!
@@TheFunnyCarpenter that template method I'm looking forward to trying with other projects. Knowing some walls can have some play is also something I didn't know. I've been in a pinch like that before. Everyone of your videos plus your previous 1 on 1 advice for me has been super helpful! I look forward to learning more!
Your a great teacher, most importantly your real and to the point relaxed. No dumb music and you being you not some crazy freak. Thank you for a wealth of tips and tricks. God Bless. USMC/USAF Ret.
There he is!!!!!! Love the wall prying tip!!!!! Flippin Brilliant!!!!!!!! I live the If you can’t go to mountain, bring the mountain to you approach. 👍🏽
Building some shelves that are surrounded by 3 walls. My wife likes the fact that the wood will fit nicely once the walls are properly stretched open. Cool tip.
Dude. The wall pusher. Incredible how easy that made the last 2” drop that’s always the hardest part and rips the corner bead every dang time. I love you bos
@@peterfitzpatrick7032 How did I know there would be a reply like that? Thanx, man, you made my day! ( When I do the kitchen counters, I'll tell my wife that the wall "just broke" Must have been weak cement or something!)
How you spread the walls to make the table top fit in is really clever, love this trick! Unfortunately it doesn't work in countries where people don't live in houses made of cardboard :-(
I'm today old. Not even kidding. I NEVER knew about the sanding down the edges. I'm the one out trying to cut that perfectly with a circular saw (I don't have a table saw) and basically wasting tons and tons of material. Thank you so much!! AND.....I would have thought it was the right thing to do to just take a rubber mallet to get that sucker into place. Mind blown! Thank you thank you!!
That was a great fit! I did this method for years until recently. I started using a Stair Template jig. You can buy the metal ones that just clamp onto a 1-1/2 wide piece of 3/4 plywood, and they just spread into each side nice and tight. The metal brackets are only 12” wide, so for deeper countertops like this, i hot glue some of those strips you templates with after scribing them to each side. Then set the jig. And if you need to scribe the back, you can make that scribe line after the sides allow you to get it in place. Huge time saver.
I've found the secret to doing this is making contact with advanced extraterrestrials who can provide the precise dimensions of the opening. Edit: gotta say, that wall wedge trick was impressive
I literally just did this same install a month ago and had a slight gash in the shiplap wall, not a huge deal breaker but as the installer, you always know. If I had known to push the walls apart slightly…money. Thanks for the walkthrough!! 👍
Great tip my man. I’ve just been doing a job that involved laying a load of 5mm sheets of ply before flooring. I’ll now be keeping all of the off cut lengths in the garage for future worktop template scribing 👍
I love your scribe method I’ve always struggled with that aspect. Recently did a low cabinet with a walnut top/seat on each side of fireplace cubbie built in. Of course the drywall was as square as a circle it was a challenger. Wish I was this. Love the sander grinder to just ease up to that line. Thanks man
Random cabinet installation question - when you're connecting cabinet face frames together or attaching a filler strip to the end of a run of face frame cabinets, what type of screw do you use? Do you drill a clearance hole in the face frame that the screw is entering? Any tips for how to do this to avoid gaps are appreciated! In my case the face frame is 1-1/2" wide maple.
Amazing work! I’m planning to do this with at top that is 388cm wide. I thought of using a jigsaw but didn’t really think of a sander… I’m quite unsure of how to build the temple still… where the wall is uneven should the template be parallel to the front line always or should I just hold it against the wall despite the uneven parts of the wall? I mean since me parts are over one cm in different meaning that the angle of the template will differentiate quite a lot from the other pieces.
Great video! Question, after you made the template, did you roughly cut the countertop down with like an inch around all four sides so you could then put the tempate on top and draw your lines? I've got a large piece of butcherblock that is bigger than the template, so wondering if I should (1) use a jigsaw or router to cut out the template after I trace it on the big board or (2) cut the big board down to about the correct dimensions leaving about an ince on each side so I can then grind down to the line? Thanks in advance!
Love what you did there and you taught me a great lesson. I’ve never done a countertop so forgive the question if it’s stupid. Why not lift the left side of the counter to let the right side drop into the correct position instead of forcing the right side down?
like others, also had one of those 'huh!' moments when seeing the wall wedge! Brilliant! "turns out, I'm not a fraud", love the humility and self-deprecating humour - great video, and now I'm subscribed, thanks!
They vid, thank you! Now I'm one step closer to blowing up our useless pantry closet to create a space just like this. Thank you, this will come in handy....at some point...in the future... :)
I like to template my between walls tops too! I usually deduct 1/8 on the width and put a piece of formica against the sidewall for top to slide down on. It may be a hair short but it saves the walls from being damaged! Be careful making tops too tight, you will have a gap at your filler on those cabinets that you took your time making tight! Great job 👏
Lol I’ve been there before when the filler gets a gap after the top pushes over the wall. Then you have to loosen it off and shim it over a hair. Not ideal but this is life🤣
Very neat. Instead of the glue I've used 10mm staples to join together the two parts of 6mm ply. It's a bit quicker, doesn't risk getting glue everywhere, and lets me pull them apart if I'm not happy with the fit.
Very nice. You ever use corrugated plastic sheets? I used to do it the way you are, then I saw my granite contractor come template a house, and he just used the sheets and hot glued them together, been doing that ever since, and it just made the same process a little bit easier IMO
Do you not have to worry about movement with temp or moisture changes? I would think a small, caulkable gap would be better, but I'm def not a professional.
Would you do the same thing for butcher block countertops? We have 3 walls and I’m concerned about the wood expanding/contracting. I don’t want a big gap between the countertop and walls and we’re not installing a backsplash
great video thank you for the template instructions. Instead of spray glue or hot glue use CA glue (superglue) and an accelerator, bonds in seconds and no mess.
Can you please tell me (or point me toward one of your videos) about the dimensions of your wall and door trim in the background? It looked really nice and I'd like to copy it. Thanks, and nice work as always.
Gorgeous! It will cramp my style to make a template instead of getting *lots* of practice cutting/sanding until it finally fits (or until I accidentally cut it the wrong way and end up with a goofy trapezoid, not saying that ever happened), but I'll give that a try next time ;-)
🙃those can be a nightmare. We started making them in 2 pieces instead of one, because sometimes there’s no way to install a one piece that looks any good.
I undercut/sand all the edges except leave the front edges of the short sides square for at least 40mm.use the same template method though. Have done for 25 years.
If you have any cabinet installation questions, fire away I'm happy to help!
And if you make the template when you take the measurements for the cabinet ...you do everything at your workshop...no mess in the house...
@@jeanchardonnay5627 that’s handy if you live 3hrs away 🤷🏼♂️
Surely a half hour hoovering outside beats leaving site @ every job??
@@paulthompson5416 You dont understand english ???
@@jeanchardonnay5627 how the hell can you make the template before the cabinets installed, Yet be so accurate and mm perfect?
I'm afraid your comment is invalid, I've never seen a cabinet maker scribe a work top of site 😂
Keep up the the good work 👏🏼
@@paulthompson5416 You obviously have a lot to learn ....
That was freaking AMAZING! Widening the wall was a stroke of genius! I've never seen that before.
only in america, other thing is when that countertop get moisture from air it will bend walls some more... this is very bad video showing bad pracitice
@@BadgerVibes It should be fine. Remember that the diagonal is the longest part of the board. (The top right corner to the bottom left corner.) So of course a board cut to the perfect length WON'T fit the longer diagonal dimension. Moving the wall is temporary to allow the diagonal to squeeze through. Once the board is in place, the length is a perfect fit, and the wall shifts back to its original position.
That was a great demonstration especially the use of a prop to splay the walls for the last little drop. I’m a few weeks from fitting a 10 foot oak worktop into a 10 space and I’ve been head scratching about how I’ll tackle it but I think I’m going to try this technique because it makes sense to me and has answered a few questions I had rattling round my head. Much appreciated. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍻
Best wishes on the fit Tony!
Here where we live all homes and walls are built with bricks and plastered. So one has to measure correctly. Can't bend any walls to make the top fit. Can still use the same process, but just cut it a touch shorter and it plops right into place.
This is why i Love UA-cam. You always learning something new like spreading the wall. That never occurred to me to do that.
Hopefully that trick will come in handy one day!
Your an ace brother. I wish I didn't have to learn this technique with a 12' slab of 2" thick walnut. But live and learn.
That trick of pushing on the walls to allow the bench top to drop in, is great, thanks.
Showing the uncertainty and doubt you had really shines light on the fact not everything is perfect and cookie cutter like everyone makes it seem. I love people willing to show the reality of the situation. Keep up the great work!
Thanks a lot! I was a bit nervous to do that tricky work and try and film it, which always makes things more difficult!
@@TheFunnyCarpenter that template method I'm looking forward to trying with other projects. Knowing some walls can have some play is also something I didn't know. I've been in a pinch like that before. Everyone of your videos plus your previous 1 on 1 advice for me has been super helpful! I look forward to learning more!
Your a great teacher, most importantly your real and to the point relaxed. No dumb music and you being you not some crazy freak. Thank you for a wealth of tips and tricks. God Bless. USMC/USAF Ret.
It’s tough work dialling down the crazy freak but I make it work:)
I was amazed when you wedged the two walls apart and it just dropped into place! Great video! 👍🏻
Thanks Ben, I was happy to share that little trick it can come in handy when your in a bit of a jam...
@@TheFunnyCarpenter What if the walls are solid concrete block?!
@@newtothisthing grind more off the counter
This is so genius man! I was a finish carpenter for a year and I really wanna get into diy woodworking. This is a game changer
There he is!!!!!! Love the wall prying tip!!!!! Flippin Brilliant!!!!!!!!
I live the If you can’t go to mountain, bring the mountain to you approach.
👍🏽
Thanks Emanuel:)
Ah ! The "Funny Carpenter" :). I just LOVE this guy :)
Cheers John, thanks for supporting the channel!
Love it! Spreading the walls was great.
Building some shelves that are surrounded by 3 walls. My wife likes the fact that the wood will fit nicely once the walls are properly stretched open. Cool tip.
Dude. The wall pusher. Incredible how easy that made the last 2” drop that’s always the hardest part and rips the corner bead every dang time. I love you bos
Those 3rd hand cabinet jacks work nice for this as well, but I thought I’d show that scrap wood method.
Ah man I have 4 of those!!! Lol never even thought of that. Thanks man
The wall spreader is a great idea, but what if the walls are brick built?
@@johnjones4825 10 ton bottle jack.... 😈
@@peterfitzpatrick7032 How did I know there would be a reply like that? Thanx, man, you made my day! ( When I do the kitchen counters, I'll tell my wife that the wall "just broke" Must have been weak cement or something!)
Holy crap, that wedge tech is amazing. I won't forget that.
How you spread the walls to make the table top fit in is really clever, love this trick!
Unfortunately it doesn't work in countries where people don't live in houses made of cardboard :-(
The house isn't made out of cardboard. The inner walls are just sheeted with gypsum board.
you have answers to numerous headaches. your channel is better than advil
the wedge tip at the end was well worth the entire watch
That's a great trick! All the drywall gouges I've left are now haunting me.
🤕we’ve all been there. I always use the- hey if you want perfect fits sometimes there’s casualties:)
Lol 100%.
Dude. DUDE! That end was nice. Wedge the wall. Brilliant.
Thanks Gregg
Thanks for the video. The tip about spreading the walls to let the fall into place was awesome!
Glad it was helpful!
You crack me up. I enjoyed the video. The way you explained everything. I appreciate you making this. Thank you.
Cheers, thanks for the message.
I'm today old. Not even kidding. I NEVER knew about the sanding down the edges. I'm the one out trying to cut that perfectly with a circular saw (I don't have a table saw) and basically wasting tons and tons of material. Thank you so much!! AND.....I would have thought it was the right thing to do to just take a rubber mallet to get that sucker into place. Mind blown! Thank you thank you!!
Nicely done ! The template was very smart and wall-wedge genius
That was a great fit!
I did this method for years until recently. I started using a Stair Template jig. You can buy the metal ones that just clamp onto a 1-1/2 wide piece of 3/4 plywood, and they just spread into each side nice and tight.
The metal brackets are only 12” wide, so for deeper countertops like this, i hot glue some of those strips you templates with after scribing them to each side. Then set the jig.
And if you need to scribe the back, you can make that scribe line after the sides allow you to get it in place.
Huge time saver.
I've found the secret to doing this is making contact with advanced extraterrestrials who can provide the precise dimensions of the opening. Edit: gotta say, that wall wedge trick was impressive
😂that helps Arnold!
Idiotic
I literally just did this same install a month ago and had a slight gash in the shiplap wall, not a huge deal breaker but as the installer, you always know. If I had known to push the walls apart slightly…money. Thanks for the walkthrough!! 👍
Hopefully that wall spread trick can come in handy one day!
In some situations you can also put strips of plastic laminate or similar material against the wall to prevent damage.
That tip with the prop is awesome.
“I’ll put a link to the pencil” haha. Man great job! I needed this a couple years ago.
😂lol sometimes it gets real out there when you keep trying to say something that sounds interesting!
Great video! I bought a countertop and I have an idea now on how to make it fit without chipping. Thanks!
Thanks for the great tips.....as a DIYer, I am always learning from you pros!
Been doing this stuff for years...still learned a lot from this video. Thanks!
Cheers 🍻 thanks for checking it out
This is the best way to do that I have seen. Well done and thank you.
Thanks Mike
Never thought pushing the walls was an option! Respect
That was sweet. And the bit about the link for the pencil was even better
Lol sometimes I get tired of myself making these videos😂
Wedging the wall over!!! Never thought of that. I do everything else but THANKS for the tip.
Seems simple. I’m going to try that with some shelves I’m doing in a closet. Thank you, and nice job btw.
And I always thought you guys used 1/4" paint on stuff like that. Spreading the wall was great. Thanks for sharing.
That was brilliant! Thanks for the help.
Great tip my man. I’ve just been doing a job that involved laying a load of 5mm sheets of ply before flooring. I’ll now be keeping all of the off cut lengths in the garage for future worktop template scribing 👍
That ply is super handy for all sorts of things! Best wishes thanks for checking out the video
Wow amazing! Now I have the urge to replace a bunch of countertops
Wow lol....the delivery is flawless lmfao love it!!
😂just my normal way of talking
This is amazing! Thank you sooo much for this!
I love your scribe method I’ve always struggled with that aspect. Recently did a low cabinet with a walnut top/seat on each side of fireplace cubbie built in. Of course the drywall was as square as a circle it was a challenger. Wish I was this. Love the sander grinder to just ease up to that line. Thanks man
Awesome Jordan, best wishes on your next top!
Random cabinet installation question - when you're connecting cabinet face frames together or attaching a filler strip to the end of a run of face frame cabinets, what type of screw do you use? Do you drill a clearance hole in the face frame that the screw is entering? Any tips for how to do this to avoid gaps are appreciated! In my case the face frame is 1-1/2" wide maple.
Found your channel via Ben's Vancouver Carpenter... useful trick... harder when the back is wider than the front...
Thanks for checking out the channel:)
Nice! Love these straight forward videos.
I usually end up leaving things too long as I know I can cut some more off… buuuut, then I cut too much off.
Thanks mate, hopefully this can come in handy for you in the future!
Great job. Taught an old goat a neat trick…but with expansion contraction let me know about the walls.
You upped your game with bending that wall. Nice job 👍
Thanks mate
Great trick with wedging the walls! That was genius.
Thanks David, that one comes in handy all the time!
This was your best video yet!!! Thanks for the tips!
High praise! Thank u
Awesome I never saw anyone do what you did in the end to drop the counter in. That's a sick trick. Gotta use that one day. Thanks for the great videos
Thanks Matthew
Amazing work!
I’m planning to do this with at top that is 388cm wide. I thought of using a jigsaw but didn’t really think of a sander…
I’m quite unsure of how to build the temple still… where the wall is uneven should the template be parallel to the front line always or should I just hold it against the wall despite the uneven parts of the wall? I mean since me parts are over one cm in different meaning that the angle of the template will differentiate quite a lot from the other pieces.
These were great tips, and very easy to follow video.
Thank you
Such quality workmanship! I wish we had trades like you here in the UK.
OMG THAT WAS AMAZING leverage!
Great video! Question, after you made the template, did you roughly cut the countertop down with like an inch around all four sides so you could then put the tempate on top and draw your lines? I've got a large piece of butcherblock that is bigger than the template, so wondering if I should (1) use a jigsaw or router to cut out the template after I trace it on the big board or (2) cut the big board down to about the correct dimensions leaving about an ince on each side so I can then grind down to the line?
Thanks in advance!
Nice work, I like the wall push that is inspired.
Thanks Jacob
nice. learned a nice trick or 2. thanks
Thank you for this video clip. I’ve learned a lot from your videos. This is one of my favorite’s.👍🏼
Love what you did there and you taught me a great lesson. I’ve never done a countertop so forgive the question if it’s stupid. Why not lift the left side of the counter to let the right side drop into the correct position instead of forcing the right side down?
sheer brilliance! hat off to you sir.
Incredibly impressive. Wow move the wall.
Thanks John that’s definitely a handy trick to keep in mind
like others, also had one of those 'huh!' moments when seeing the wall wedge! Brilliant!
"turns out, I'm not a fraud", love the humility and self-deprecating humour - great video, and now I'm subscribed, thanks!
:) Thanks a lot!
They vid, thank you! Now I'm one step closer to blowing up our useless pantry closet to create a space just like this. Thank you, this will come in handy....at some point...in the future... :)
Looks a beautiful fit, but no expansion gap?
Very impressive and skilled fitting .
I like to template my between walls tops too! I usually deduct 1/8 on the width and put a piece of formica against the sidewall for top to slide down on. It may be a hair short but it saves the walls from being damaged! Be careful making tops too tight, you will have a gap at your filler on those cabinets that you took your time making tight! Great job 👏
Lol I’ve been there before when the filler gets a gap after the top pushes over the wall. Then you have to loosen it off and shim it over a hair. Not ideal but this is life🤣
Wow, great tips
Beautiful finish 🤩
Cheers 🍻
Very neat. Instead of the glue I've used 10mm staples to join together the two parts of 6mm ply. It's a bit quicker, doesn't risk getting glue everywhere, and lets me pull them apart if I'm not happy with the fit.
Thanks a lot for the great video, big help.
Beautiful scribe job!
Thanks mate
That was amazing. I’m still unsure how to get the back wall template scribe measurements
Very nice. You ever use corrugated plastic sheets? I used to do it the way you are, then I saw my granite contractor come template a house, and he just used the sheets and hot glued them together, been doing that ever since, and it just made the same process a little bit easier IMO
Do you not have to worry about movement with temp or moisture changes? I would think a small, caulkable gap would be better, but I'm def not a professional.
Would you do the same thing for butcher block countertops? We have 3 walls and I’m concerned about the wood expanding/contracting. I don’t want a big gap between the countertop and walls and we’re not installing a backsplash
Pro.. Crafty! Nice.
Thank you! Cheers!
great video thank you for the template instructions. Instead of spray glue or hot glue use CA glue (superglue) and an accelerator, bonds in seconds and no mess.
no hate, i watched the whole thing and was waitng for a full stop...nice vid btw🤜🏾🤛🏾
What type of head on the grinder do you use?! That’s awesome
I love all your videos but this is definitely my favourite one yet. Thanks a bunch for sharing this, it’s going to come in so handy. Awesome job.
Thanks a lot Stephen! Hopefully this does come in handy for you one day.
wow!!!good job!!!best regards
Thanks Mate!
Keep em coming love your style matey
Can you please tell me (or point me toward one of your videos) about the dimensions of your wall and door trim in the background? It looked really nice and I'd like to copy it. Thanks, and nice work as always.
Hmm, that was at a customers house so I'm not sure. I do go over there from time to time so I will check it out next time!
Gorgeous! It will cramp my style to make a template instead of getting *lots* of practice cutting/sanding until it finally fits (or until I accidentally cut it the wrong way and end up with a goofy trapezoid, not saying that ever happened), but I'll give that a try next time ;-)
Hell yea! Great job! That clean finish against the walls was so satisfying! Cheers from Glendale CA!
Nicely done!
Thanks Matthew
Great tips! Would love to see your tricks for installing floating shelves in an alcove
🙃those can be a nightmare. We started making them in 2 pieces instead of one, because sometimes there’s no way to install a one piece that looks any good.
@@TheFunnyCarpenter have you ever used the trick stick method?
Great Video! I have never seen some of your tips before so this good info.
Thanks Don
Would you leave any space for wood movement (longitudinal expansion) when fitting the wooden (eg. oak) top between two walls?
I undercut/sand all the edges except leave the front edges of the short sides square for at least 40mm.use the same template method though. Have done for 25 years.
That was a great tip
I always do the template strips as well. Then laminate against the wall so the wall doesn’t get messed up.
Looked super tight and good man
Great result!
Also, that disc grinder you used. Is that a special tool or is it a sanding pad attachment for a regular angle grinder?
That’s a Festool Ras- I think it’s discontinued now. Very sweet unit.
Awsome video man, would love to see more cabinet install videos. Lots of great tips that will definitely come in handy!
Thanks Logan! Hopefully I’ll be replacing some of the cabinets at my own home soon and then I can take a bit more time and make some good vids.
Well done sir. Love the wall stretching trick. Very kewl.