$2500 DIY Kitchen Makeover | Shaker Cabinet Doors & Drawers

I will never do my own projects and yet I never miss a episode. I’m loving this series!

I've got a tip for you. If and when you have to cut a screw in the middle of a thread, put on a hex nut first, then cut the thread. If the thread gets damage, removing the hex nut "rethreads" that damaged end.

You can avoid nails and screws holes for you straight edge support by using CA glue and activator. Put some wide masking tape on your cabinet face then put some glue on the tape, activator on the support and press firmly 10 seconds. It holds surprisingly strong and no caulk or paint needed.

I never would've thought to use a spare board as a straight edge support for the bottom and top of the cabinet doors. Loved all the tips in the video! Also, I love the color of the cabinets! As usual, thank you, Jeff, for all the needed information!

Jeff you are the Bob Vila of my generation. Thank you!

Yay! Another video! I highly recommend a magnetic bowl from an auto store or hardware store-- I see them in auto stores mostly. They are good for holding any ferrous screws, nails, nuts, & bolts. My kitchen cabinets are face frame as well. As are my bathroom cabinets. The hinges on my kitchen cabinets are all out of whack and do not line up and some are broken now-- rusted with age. But there are a LOT of hinges and I'm struggling to find large packs of the right size ones in polished brass/gold (which is what Mom wants). The screws that came with my newer hinges were so tiny that they came right back out of the holes and the doors fell off on my vanity cabinet. I probably have to fill the holes with toothpicks like you did. The whole vanity is made of plywood, with the drawer bottoms made of wall panels. Using the board to hold the doors level is a great idea. I will have to see if that can work with my vanity and with Mom's vanity when I change out the hardware. Have to take the doors off to paint them and the cabinet to get rid of the fugly avocado green color. I wonder if using non-permanent double-sided tape would work for holding the board up or if you could us nails partway driven in to hold the doors and then pull them out more easily. They make silicone buffer dots as well that soften the closing even more. We used those on my friend's cabinets. I hate mdf! I'm going to make my new bathroom cabinets out of plywood for the boxes and some kind of wood for the face frames. That way it should be sturdier. They sell caulk condoms to put over used caulk tubes that still have caulk left in them. It preserves the caulk so it doesn't dry out and all you have to do is break through again with the caulk gun's seal breaker or a piercer that comes with the caulk saver kit. Putting the caulk on the blade to spread it is a great idea. I made the mistake of using the fuzzy rollers once. Hated the texture. They came with the roller handle thingy so I threw them out and got foam rolls. My vanity that already has the handles will have new handles put on. The chest of drawers that I am refinishing and the new cabinets will have knobs. I've had to use a dremel tool to file down bolts that were too long before.

Did i mention...I love this guy. I love the fact that he even mentioned the placement of marked dots in holes, cause i was centering them & always ran into issues.❤

Fill screw holes and nail holes with plastic wood or something that doesnt shrink as badly as caulk. You'll be able to see exactly where that hole was after paint

Jeff, when you cut the knob screw mid thread, putting a nut on the screw beforehand, you can then back the nut down over the cut area to repair any screw threads that may have gotten crushed.

So many years I needed that toothpick trick and I'm mad I didn't think of it myself.

Even when I was a nonmember Jeff responded to a question i had and helped me.

For templating there's a guitar luthier's trick you can try. Put masking tape on the surface and on the jig then put a couple dots of super glue in between them. It'll hold like a nail but it'll peel right off with no marks when you're done

I think the handle placement on the doors looks funny. Is that just me?

For knobs and handles I got a cheap set of plastic quick cheap templates for like $8 on amazon, it has a template for drawers and one for cabinet doors. Super handy and recommended. It has all the standard depths and widths to make its a super simple process and you can sharpie next to the holes on it for whatever you are using for the current project to make it even more foolproof.

Looks great!!

You sir, are the Bob Ross of the diy industry.

ikea style hinges and jig are soo much easier.

Did i miss the part about the butcher block countertops somewhere? Really appreciate this kitchen remodel

I'm so here for this!

When installing hardware, I always make a quick jig out of scrap wood or plywood. You can then place the jig on the corner and every knob is in exactly the same place.