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How to Build Alcove Cabinets
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- Опубліковано 20 лют 2020
- In this video I give you an information-packed overview of how we build alcove cupboards including codes and descriptions of hardware and where to buy.
More of our alcove projects here www.freebirdinteriors.co.uk/a...
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To find out more about how we build different types of fitted furniture search our videos - or here is a playlist all about alcove cabinets: • Alcove Secrets
And this playlist is all about the ever-popular floating shelves:
• Chunky floating shelve...
We buy most of our hardware from Hart Wholesale:
www.blum.org.uk/
(If you try them, do please let them know that it was me who pointed you in their direction! Great people, unusually knowledgable about hardware - Blum and Hafele products and more - and good stock including the more unusual stuff).
We buy Medite MR MDF and birch plywood etc from either Arnold Lavers or Lawcris.
We buy solid wood boards such as the 23mm oak seen in this video from Optimum Timber Supplies in Mexborough - you can see their little warehouse in this video:
• Solid wood panels from...
Again, if you approach these suppliers it would be great if you mention that Alastair at Freebird recommended them, thanks!
Thanks! Have learned so much from these videos. The Freebird 3D assembly square (midi) is excellent, especially as I am an amateur. I have watched the Brady/AJ video numerous times to pick up tips. Thanks again, Michael
Great to see you back on UA-cam.
Thank you. This is quite an old video though!
As, usual, a top result, bit this time, an inspired touch. The open wood lined box for logs looks fantastic Al. Well done 👍
Beautiful design and fit. As always, you offer many useful tips that are so helpful for us striving to do better with our projects. Thank you for that.
You’re welcome John!
Cracking stuff. Has made me want to revise my initial plans somewhat. Am a sucker for quality!
Super helpful video Alastair - so many useful detail shots. Thank you.
sunthroughtheblinds glad you found it helpful, thanks
Fantastic work Alastair, you have inspired me to make an attempt at building a pair for the living room.
How did it go? :)
@@jackpartridge7891 no where near as good as the professionals, but I was really quite pleased - just took my time and practiced the old adage of measure twice, cut once.
Lovely clean fit, lots of great tips.
How much does something like this cost for materials? And what sort of labour charge for this particular job would there be? Great work
As usual, nice looking units Alastair
Great Video thanks so much
How do you keep your scribes
in place whilst waiting for the glue to go off?
Awesome vid! Hello from Sheffield. :)
Hi! Thanks
These look fantastic, great job.
Simon Green thanks!
Amazing again. Wish I could shadow and learn from you
Jason Lloyd I’m much better teaching on UA-cam, less patient in person 😂
Lovely looking job!
Morgan Skinner thank you!
Great job am envious of skill
Practice and experience!
That’s exactly how I do mine looks great
Phalim Maguire interesting to hear that. I think a lot of us arrive at pretty similar methods for alcoves, when I look at others’ work.
Another quality video and build. Thanks. Getting on well with the movac paint you recommended, used it on a job the other day and looks great. 👍🏻
Glad it’s working for you!
attempting the impossible task of effective jigsaw dust collection. Great video Alistair
I love is one And I want to see it in my house
Do you use the same type of MR MDF for the countertop?
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Carpet. Do you bond the cut edges wiith carpet tape? Do you ever for on top of carpet (if well fixed to wall?). Very enjoyable videos. Informative, educational. Subscribed
Hi, I refit the carpet gripper strip to the floor at the cut edge of the carpet (cutting back the underlay a bit further to allow for it). I try to avoid ever placing fitted furniture directly onto carpet as a little bit of settlement over time would lead to caulked wall scribe joints moving and cracking. Glad you like the content!
Love this video. I'm a diy'er and i am wondering is that an 18mm space plug i see at 1.10 ? Smallest i can find is 30mm.
Thanks! Smaller spaceplugs are a common request but Cliff the inventor is reluctant to sink another few tens of thousands into a new mould at this stage! What you saw there is one side of a spaceplug onlt (the femal part), which just happened to fit right on it's own! The closest I have found to what you are looking for are these nifty little things: web2.hettich.com/hbh/Start.do?UserID=gast&groupId=3788&localeIdde&model=procat_diy&procatTheme=diy&subProjects=false
@@Alastair_Freebird thanks for your reply, Alastair. Thats cleared that up! cheers for the link.
Why do you use ply for carcasses rather than MDF? I've just retired and am going to build Alcove Units (which I should have done 30 years ago!) Love your videos. Will drop you a Tenner!
Thank you! It went like this: we discovered most of our customers would rather pay a little less than have the internals painted. We used brown mdf at first rather than MR (green) but weren’t happy with the screw holding strength for the hinges. We settled on birch ply for screw holding but also it looks and smells better! And is more rigid for the mid shelf. I would like to start finishing the internals in a clear finish as standard but the profit margin just won’t allow it at the sort of price point we are currently able to sell these at.
@@Alastair_Freebird Thanks for your reply, Tenner on its way soon!
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Hi Alistair, I was wondering how you determine whether you will use a wooden plinth or black adjustable feet? Much appreciated
Rhett Baker I often get asked this and tbh it’s not always rational but generally if it’s a single standalone unit, or a couple which I can easily prefix together, I use black feet. If it’s a long run of heavy wardrobes (which are also deeper than most alcove cupboards) then I use the ladder plinth to create a continuous level base which I can skate them into position on. But there are pros and cons to each method and at least the black feet allow for adjustment after the units are in position.
@Alistair - superbly informative videos - thanks for sharing all this knowledge. I was just wondering, what’s the reason for the double plinth behind the skirting board? If I’ve understood correctly, I think you said you put one plinth strip in front of the black feet, then another to line up with the vertical edge scribe piece, then plant the skirting on. Could you bring the black feet forward and do away with the first plinth? Minor detail I know, just really interested in your system. Thanks.
It’s a good question. The background to this is that we settled on one standardised method of making alcove units, which in its basic form we call the ‘modern’ style. In that basic variation the first plinth is all there is and it has a simple look with the side cover strips coming down to the ground and the plinth set back in between them, with either simple slab or shaker style doors. The ‘Classic’ style as seen here is built in exactly the same way PLUS some add ons - a routed profile on the countertop; ogee mitred moulding added to the shaker door; and the skirting (with same standard routed profile as the countertop). To avoid confusion in the workshop we decided to always make the plinth the same way, we just need to add that sort of spacer plinth to bring everything flush to receive the skirting. Perhaps we have been too wedded to standardising, which dates back to my first apprentice who I felt worked better when he didn’t have to think too much but just do things the same each time!! But also when I have tried bringing the plinth forward it bothers me that a hairline gap can be created between back edge of plinth (set forward) and bottom edge of carcase, since we like to slightly roundover all arris edges. So I just decided not to do that!
Nice to see you add the grill at the top of the unit but i am certain that the air vent has to be direct to room. Pretty certain it does not conform to heatas regs. Does the halfe grill have the same free air area as the wall grill?
Well, as it happens I was at another job soon after where an inspector (perhaps from Heatas?) was checking a new wood burning stove installation. I asked him about it and he didn’t seem to think it was a problem. Yes the grille had sufficient open surface area for the stove (the wall vent size was actually over specified by about 2 times). The tricky thing is the risk of the customer filling the cupboard in such a way that airflow is reduced. I take care to emphasise the customer’s responsibility in this regard.
Freebird Interiors . 👍 Watch out if you come across gas stoves like that. Gas industry is more tightly regulated it would be capped off if it was a gas stove. Just something to keep in back of your mind. 👍 neat install anyway and keep up the good work
Thanks, it’s something I could look into more to make sure I’m really doing things properly, thanks for the prompt
Freebird Interiors no probs. Last thing you want is a phone call letting you know your customer is in hospital with CO poisoning and your responsible.
Would it be acceptable if a duct was built between the wall vent and the vent in the top of the unit so there was a "free" air route?
How do I get a quote for this work to be done? This is literally the set up I’m looking for!
Hi! Are you near Sheffield? For this sort of work we start with a scheduled phone call with Camilla who will gather information on what you need and can usually give you an accurate price prior to booking me in to come and do a measure. Book here freebirdinteriors.co.uk/contact
Great video done great tips. How do you find the makita tool bag? I bought a veto ot xl for hand tools which is amazing . But was looking at the makita for cordless tools
It’s just a glorified wheely soft suitcase, hardly any more durable, but I got it for £20 and it’s been useful enough! I decided I prefered a soft case to toss various tools into rather than organising everything into rigid systainers.
Cheers for the reply. I’m a bench joiner so I only do a small bit of fitting. Have really enjoyed all the videos you post and love the way everything is organised. A lot of guys are going cordless with tools now. Most of my gear is corded festool but have been looking at dewalt cordless tools. I’m so you find cordless tools work best for fitting ? Cheers David
I love your method and I have just subscribed to your channel. I would like to get the blueprint for this project, I can't see a download link anywhere. I don't mind paying. The £6 monthly subscribe doesn't give me the option to download anything. Could you please help?
Hi Frank thanks for your interest, if you sign up to membership your will immediately see a download link for the alcoves blueprints and other exclusive downloads. You will also have access to the back catalogue of posts which include other downloads (search ‘alcoves’ or whatever you are interested in, in the posts section). I produce new member only content at least every 2 weeks, usually something every week.
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Where you buy doors, plinths and tops from?
Hi we manufacture all of those parts from high quality MDF and spray paint it all ourselves
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