The Best Way to Make Cabinet Side Fillers

In this short video I will take you through my method of making side fillers and also how I attach them to cabinets. My processes are designed to help with installing on site making your job a lot less painful, quicker and also leaving a very neat professional finish.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:36 Explaining pocket hole system used
1:05 Explanation of "oversize" filler
1:34 Process making side filler with bracket using pocket holes
2:07 Side profile view with filler pre-attached and explanation
2:35 Filler guide stops explained
3:18 Pre-screwing your fillers before installation
3:48 Outro

[@riffmeisterkl]

You’re a breath of fresh air mate. Most Aussie tradespeople won’t share skills and experience. We’ve been relying on the Americans on UA-cam …

[@geoffsjoinery4990]

Good to hear mate, keep following…👍

[@PratyushTewari]

Our contractor is really so unskilled. I should have just done it myself. Thanks for sharing. This is really the only way I see fillers should finally look.

[@MicheleDunstan-os1md]

Wood soon wool blend door stop this email sook

[@alexscheele]

Nicely done, particularly like the screws hidden behind the hinges. top work. Thanks pal

[@ajsemtb]

Thank you! Very timely tip!! Haven't seen this tip anywhere else. Good job.

[@geoffsjoinery4990]

Great to hear, keep following…👍

[@emiliaescobar7652]

Great video, Thanks for posting.

[@supersope]

Pure gold! Thank you so much!

[@hexhex7220]

Just lucked into your video. Gonna try this tomorrow. Thanks

[@antoinettefarrugia6513]

Great work, you are very handy to have around the house

[@geoffsjoinery4990]

Thanks that’s very kind of you😁

[@jamesmartinez991]

Exactly what i needed to know. Thanks!

[@geoffsjoinery4990]

Good to hear, thanks for Watching 👍

[@cyndra680]

Thank you

[@arthurskudra50]

I tried this with MDF particle board (the really dense stuff), but had troubles with the pocket hole screws causing the board to split/crack inside. Solved it by pre-drilling the hole in the filler board at the same angle as the pocket hole screw with a tapered drill bit. Otherwise a brilliant idea for those filler panels! You can also do the same using dowels.

[@geoffsjoinery4990]

Thanks Arthur for watching & sharing your feedback. Yes it’s a good idea to pre-drill especially when using MDF. You can see me demonstrating this and mentioning the exact same tip in one of my other videos on “Installing concealed runners”. I use a long series drill bit (around 3mm) on the same pocket hole angle just a little bit to start it then screw in. Workday treat!
Thanks for watching 👍

[@mrki412]

I'm home DIY but what I have learned from others you always predrill MDF and melamine with screw that is the size of a body of screw you will screw in, let's say you want to use 7x50 or 5x50 confirmat screw, then you predrill with 4mm.
P.S. @ Geoff, how much cm do you leave from wall? I'm thinking about making a wardrobe and this could be nice to do it next to the wall and ceiling...

[@geoffsjoinery4990]

@@mrki412 somewhere around 20mm looks nice and also gives you enough material to just clamp when having to cut this to suit 😁

[@franciscojacobo7876]

countersink bit is what you want for predrilling

[@antoinettefarrugia6513]

I would love to have a cabinet in my laundry room I really need one badly.come to Canada and build one for me please 🥰

[@geoffsjoinery4990]

Thanks for the invite, you never know maybe one day I hope to go over there might be a working holiday by the sounds of it🤣🤞

[@devw9519]

How to you cover the gap between the 2 boards?

[@PeakDogs67]

Would love to see you installing now and scribing. I assume you remove those filler strips on site so you can scribe after installing the box.

[@geoffsjoinery4990]

Yes, this video was just about how I pre-fit these side fillers so they can fit together back on site a lot easier. After you have installed the cabinet the next step is measuring the distance from the wall to your cabinet (take a measurement at the top and bottom) then transfer that measurement onto your filler, cut and plane to suit, then a little gap filler if needed. Definitely stay tuned as I will get around to building and installing a TV unit soon and will video the whole project.
Thanks for your reply :)

[@meadowmade]

Thank you