My Last commercial install [video 417]
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- In this video we’re continuing my last ever #commercial #wardrobe build and this time we’ve moved on to the #install and we’re picking up where we left off, with me wrapping up all the completed components of the build, ready for delivery to the site the next morning… Enjoy!
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Part 4 is here - • My Last Wardrobes, Par...
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"Controlled kicking" How many can relate to that? I certainly can. Looking good.
Thanks! 👍
You really are a master of the ‘tight space’ ......great stuff!
Thanks! 👍
Controlled kick? No, vigorous persuasion! Brilliant mate!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎
😂👍👍
Reminded me of a carpenter while I was an apprentice. He always referred to his hammer as the persuader
Peter, I find your videos both relaxing and mesmerizing. I am a woodworker, but may never build a wardrobe, and still I enjoy watching your videos and listening to your voice immensely. Thank you.
Thanks Terry! 👍👍
I only found Peter's videos a few days ago. Yesterday, I posted about slight breathlessness and heart trouble. I've now seen some older videos where you are so much more sprightly. You are so similar to me it's scary. As I said on earlier post, I had little warning except being a bit breathless, feeling heavy and weary and somewhat down and gloomy. No chest pain till the heart attack. Ambulance station just 10 minutes walk away. Kings College Hospital a world class Cardiology Unit. 5 months later, I feel better than for years. Get a serious check up, especially if any family history. I was fit from cycling, running, swimming, and physical work. Problem is save the NHS from Covid overload leading to reduced assessment and diagnosis of other issues, as highlighted on Radio 4 this morning featuring Dr Gupta and Cardiology in Leeds. Hope there's no problem and this is an empty scare story but 3 resuscitations on driveway at front of house was result of me not wanting to trouble the NHS
Reminds me of when made built-in bookcases and I had to accommodate an electrical outlet. My house was built in the 1920s with an addition in the 1950s. The wiring is old in places and I spent hours trying to get an electrical box extender through the bookcase carcass and screwed in properly to an ancient electrical box that kind of floated rather loosely behind the plaster wall. After many hours of cursing I finally got the two machine screws in and the extender secured to the old box. Never thought two screws would make for hours of misery.
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As a cabinet maker, I am glad you get to show people how difficult it can be wrestling with cabinets lol. It's always the tiny little details like that outlet that are the most challenging
Thanks! 👍👍
When you said I won't be spending too much time here you touched the radiator....Memories Peter of working in small rooms with the heating on and burning a hand (and swearing). Love the 20 minute 10 minute show mate.
Ha! Yes, I remember that 😂👍
Well I wish I knew a carpenter as neat as you.
Haha, thanks! 👍👍
It's such a relief watching someone dealing with the things I have to deal every day. I always tend to think that probably those things only happen to myself.
Ha! No, you’re not alone - they happen all the time! 🤷♂️👍
Love the clamping squares. I carried a pair of those and four 10” hand screws on all my installs (along with a pile of other clamps.) Working alone teaches one how valuable it is to have “helpers”. The hand screws are awesome for stabilizing pieces on the floor while using the clamping squares.
Thanks! 👍👍
This is some really great stuff to learn from
I can imagine this wasn't one of your favorite installs. But you got it in there, sometimes that's all that counts. It looks awesome! I'm moving to a new house in a couple of weeks and I'm planning to try and recreate some of your work in my new house! It's very inspiring to see how a pro does it, and to see how even the pro's struggle a bit sometimes.
Thanks Mark! Yes, it was a bit of a whatsit to fit this one, but we get there in the end! 👍👍
As a sparkle, isolate the socket, remove the front plate and make the cables safe, tuck into the back box. Fit the carcass and re terminate the socket front. If your interested 🤪😂
And as a fitter, when the clients say "I really don't want the power interrupted..." 🤷♂️👍
Peter Millard your more than a fitter my friend, much more. 👊
I always disconnect the outlet and push it into the wall, then reconnect it when done, save a lot of headache.
Client’s on the ‘techie’ side and had asked for the power not to be interrupted, otherwise that’s what I’d do too! That said I always try and avoid cutting the power if I can as I’ve had too many breakers that won’t reset afterwards 🤷♂️ 👍👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop I'd be more inclined to give the client no option. It's a deeply unsafe approach and might end up with a wee bit more than a tickle. Consider yourself chastised! ;-)
Great video Peter, will miss your big builds im sure you wont ! great video thanks
Cheers Michael! And no, I won'r be missing these at all! 😂👍
This above all other videos has convinced me I need the lemon Zeta and all its clever fixings. Thanks Peter. Another great warts and all video.
Thanks Alan. Yes, clever bits of gear the zeta. 👍👍
Many a cabinet/kitchen unit etc have my (disguised) boot mark somewhere on them.
The art of gentle persuasion. Great job, looks spot on.
Thanks! Ha, yes - always a bootmark somewhere! 😂👍
You have to watch your frustration level or "controlled kicking" can rapidly escalate to "uncontrolled kicking" :))
Haha, yes indeed - I can very close to that on occasion! 😂😂
I don’t think I have ever fitted a wardrobe in a space with such straight walls. Super job Peter and a lovely finish.
Thanks Roger! It’s a recent loft conversion, so effectively a new build. 👍👍
Peter, I'm 5500 km away and it's a sunny afternoon here. I'm not in your overcast, low-light, cramped space. My take would be to disconnect the switch/receptacle, cap the wires (temporarily) and push the wires into the electrical box. Install your double cabinet (you were almost there), pull the wires through, reconnect the switch/receptacle. As a homeowner that would be fine, here in Canada, not sure if UK regulations would have required a certified electrician?
Thanks! Client is a bit of a techie and didn’t want the power supply interrupted, otherwise That’s exactly what I’d do!🤷♂️👍
Enjoyed that very much. I am a one man show working in New York City and I have to deal with all the same issues in my cabinet business.
Thanks Mark! Love New York - we had another trip planned for this year, but had to cancel because of Covid; maybe next year! Hard work doing this on your own, can’t imagine what it must be like in NYC! Best wishes from London! 👍👍
That's a very nice fit in such a tight, awkward space. I absolutely hate fitting anything in a room where you only have an inch or two of clearance above the height of the cabinet....a sure -fire recipe for ceiling damage, skinned knuckles, bad tempers and profanity, if ever there was one!
Thanks! Yes, I usually try and build in a bit more wiggle room, but they wanted as much storage as possible on the space. 🤷♂️👍
Thanks Peter, it’s strangely enjoyable watching someone else struggle - I’ve been re fitting a few kitchen units this morning and didn’t enjoy it much either.......
Cheers Paul! Yes, I understand that completely! 😂 Hope your kitchen units went in OK! 👍👍
You're a brave man! Well done. Being a "wanna be" sparky, I think I might have removed the wall socket and attached BP connectors, pushed the wires into the wall box then slid the LH carcase into position, but by law you may not be allowed to do that in the UK. I liked the idea of ensuring the wires were screwed tight into the back of the GPO. This is probably one of my favourite build / install videos, thanks. Cheers, David
Thanks David! This situation was a little unusual in that the client (a techie) didn’t want to have the electrics disrupted at all. 🤷♂️👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop you could have poped the drylining box as well and shoved the whole lot into the stud
Probably a silly point to make but its crystal clear how accurate the plinth needs to be. There's only so much you can ask an infil to conceal! I think you have more patience than you give yourself credit for. I'm sure your viewers aren't all signed up members of the Expletives Club but faced with that install, we all agree that we'd be paying our dues!
😂😂 Surely not! 😆👍👍
Great video. You looked as flustered as I get on these jobs. Amazing what we put our minds and bodies through to earn a meager living. 👍👍
Thanks! Yes. I’m not sorry that I’ve stepped back from this kind of work, and nothing about this job convinced me I was making a mistake in doing so! 👍👍
kinda sad i won't get to see more videos of you doing stuff like this. it has helped me a lot more than many others. cheers and hope you are on to better things :)
Well, there’s a little more to come on this install, and this job was finished back in February, but yes, definitely on to better things - certainly happier for me! 😂👍
Nothing like “little” surprises
Excellent video of real world installs. Ah but the results do look great.
Thank you! 👍👍
At this moment it already looks very good. I like it very much to see how you do your job. Very interesting. Thank you.
Thanks Frits! 👍👍
Hey Peter.
Really enjoyed coming along for the journey with this job. Find your channel very useful and having a few laughs along the way. 😃
Thanks Liam! 👍👍
Peter, you are a wizard! I love when a plan comes together.
Thanks Steve! 👍👍
I really am loving these build videos Peter, I was so nervous watching that window piece go into position 😬
Haha, cheers Karl! And probably not as nervous as I was! 😂👍
great content....2:57 "Fanny About" lol. A term my father used.
Maybe we're the same age, me and your Dad! 😂👍
Peter I'm pretty impressed and in no way judgemental. A handsome man your age coming openly out of the closet......business. I tip my hat. Bravo!
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lol
Nicely done Peter, it's looking really good 😁. You should do this for a living 😂🤣😂. You do know I'm expecting the world famous "Millard swagger" at the end of this series 😂. Stay safe 😁👍.
Ha! Thanks Frank! I think it’s more of a Millard shuffle are the end of this one! 😂👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop 😂🤣👍
I've got to say that your 'brute force' and 'controlled kicking' seem a lot more polite and gentlemanly than when I deploy those techniques.
Well, it’s a pretty polite and gentlemanly neighbourhood! 😂😂👍👍
Always a joy to watch your videos Peter. 👍👍
Thanks Dermott! 👍
Looking great. Well impressed with your patience in such a tight space.👍
Thanks! 👍👍
Looking very good Peter, I bet you were knackered after that and I’m also a fan of controlled kicking. 😂
Thanks! And yes, I was wrecked ! 😂👍
Would it not have been easier to kill the breaker, remove the socket front and reattach it with the carcass in place?
Thanks! Client is a bit of a techie and didn’t want the power supply interrupted, otherwise that’s exactly what I’d do!🤷♂️👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop Ah ok. All the same might I suggest it's not great to show yourself working on live electrics in a video. The last thing you want is to inadvertently encourage people watching who might not have with the same level of experience as you to work on live circuits. I watch a lot of electricians channels and they never show footage of themselves working on live circuits in case it suggests to us DIYers that it's safe to do so.
Phew!! felt for you there Peter, no wonder you made this your last one!! kept thinking you were going to hit that light, Great vid as usual, thanks
Cheers Paul! Yes, but if a slog this one, but all good! 👍👍
Great job Peter. ‘’Time old tradition of controlled kicking’’....this had me laughing
Thanks Rob! If my patience wears thin it become uncontrolled kicking! 😂👍👍
Sounds familiar! I’ve just wainscot panelled my daughters bedroom and there were a number of “frustrating moments” 🤬😂
"warts and all" is far more valuable than the alternative. (a) to see mistakes to avoid, but more importantly (b) a reminder that even master craftsmen have snags, gotchas and go-arounds, and not to despair when the inevitable hitches turn up.
Haha, thanks - if I ever meet a master craftsman, I’ll be sure to ask him about those snags... 😂👍👍
Doin a great job Pete, I bet you was glad when the end carcasse went in, Stay Safe and have a nice day Mate !!! .
Thanks Brian! Oh yes, very happy when that sucker slid home! 😅👍
I'm getting annoyed just looking at the cramped conditions. Can't imagine how it must've been to work in them. I need room! Great job, nice one. 👍
Always very tight in these old victorian houses. 👍
AHH Murphys law ,or is it sh!t happens Peter,,sometimes its just easier to remove the plug wires push them back into the box ,here the plug and the cover are two pieces,making it a little easier ,and well my back hurts just watching you move them MR MDF cabinets into place ,looking good
Thanks Syd! On this one the home owner was away in another time zone, they’re very techie and his hone office is in the room next door. Didn’t fancy my chances of taking the fascia off and keeping the power flowing to all the ‘important’ monitoring stuff he has in his office! 😂🤷♂️👍👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop can i get an opps ,yea it happened one time at woodworkers camp...lolhe was a sports writer and well i didnt wire the house ,but they couldnt figure out why turning on the micro wave in one room and bahroom lites on the lower floor would ever mess up the power om the floor three up
Love the delicate dance of the carcasses :)
Haha! I’ll remember that - I may never use it again, but I’ll remember it! 😂😂👍👍
Hahahaha! Peter i was with you in spirit, willing that rad to breathe in!! 😜😂👍🏻
Cheers Chris! Haha, yes, lots of breathing in on this one! 😂👍
The look of relief on your face when that angled wardrobe went in was 😂👌 surprised your didn’t do a ‘Keith Brown’ and take a running jump at it to make sure it was in 😂😂😂
Thanks Tom! 😆👍
I prefer uncontrolled kicking when material nearly flattens a merchant and a very camper van lol
😂 Uncontrolled kicking is the next stage... 😂👍👍
Interested to see that you fit on top of the carpet. I always remove it, as I’m worried about the base moving over time. Also carpets compress and gripper rods don’t, so difficult to even things up sometimes. Having said that, it looks a lot easier to leave it in place and would save me the anxiety of cutting someone very expensive carpet and potentially ruining it.
Just finished a ‘controlled kicking’ job after trying to squeeze a bit too much storage into
a small space. The art is trying to look relaxed and in control when the client asks you if everything is going alright!
I look forward to my final build, I want a nice desk job now.
Thanks! I never liked cutting up a clients carpet - even if it’s going to be covered. I’ve also heard a few horror stories about guys cutting the carpet out so the feet bear against the floor, then xx months later the carpet moves and the cut edge is exposed...😬 This technique of screwing plywood plates down really does compress the carpet right down and makes for a solid fixing - and as you say, it’s also way easier! 👍👍
I really enjoy these type of videos Peter, so far it's looking great. Good to know the brute force is also 'tool' used in trade!
Cheers James! 👍👍
It doesn't matter how many pieces of fitted furniture you've built over the years there is always that moment when you hold your breath and pray it fits the hole 🤣 I would of disconnected the socket faceplate and then reconnected it once the wardrobe is in myself
Very true! Client’s on the ‘techie’ side and had asked for the power not to be interrupted, otherwise that’s what I’d do too! 👍👍
You seem to have placed the plinth on top of a fitted carpet. It would have been quite a bit of work to remove that bit of carpet. However when installing a large and heavy bookcase at home I removed all floor coverings so the plinth could be screwed onto the original floor boards. Later a new vinyl tile and ply floor was installed up to the plinth. This was on the advice of a builder who later did the floor. But a wardrobe is very much lighter.
As I say in the video, screwing the plywood plates down to the floor compresses the carpet down fully, allowing the feet to bear against the plates and get a solid fixing. Some guys cut the carpet away so the feet can bear against the floorboards, but that always seems unnecessarily destructive. But, whatever you;'re happy with! 👍
Looks great
Thanks! 👍👍
Well that was easy. I can't think why you are leaving this sort of work behind! ;) On another note you are not the first peson to have a radiator or tree mysteriously move into their way.
12:42 the *Millard* "lost my rolls of carpet" moment. *Classic*
Last *comical* install, made me 🤭
You did an excellent job,this type of work is tough on your own i wouldn't do it unless I had help with me,I'd drive my boot through it ,where I live cabinetmaking needs to always be simplified to the extreme if you're to make any decent profit from it.
Thanks! 👍👍
Clamp rash, 🤣 great video!
Trying to work out why I have never thought to put the bottom fascia on before building a unit seems so obvious when you see someone else do it 😂 this looks like another great looking build very nice 👍
Thanks! and yesm took me many, many years to realise that fitting the plinth fascia was waaaay easier before the carcasses were in place! 😂😂👍
Phew I was kicking it with you Peter
Not hard enough Paul! 😂👍👍
I would have removed the wall socket and replaced it from inside the carcass.
I guess you will be adding an end panel on the chimney side to hide the small gap.
By the time it’s screwed to the wall there’ll be no line. 👍👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop you are lucky the plastering is so good! Just a wee line of caulk then?
It’s a loft conversion, so essentially a new build. 👍👍
Loved it all! I get the feeling the client is a bit of a pain in the backside? Anyway, “brute force and ignorance” is my motto. I worked with 2 men who always said, “we are not very good but at least we are slow”! Can’t wait. I had my wife watch one of your videos lately. She said, “He seems like a real nice Man. Well spoken too”. Love you Peter.
Thanks! Client’s very ‘particular’ but is at least decisive. Worked for them for years, off and on, so I knew what to expect! 😂👍👍
And here I thought I was the only one who had to deal with "real world" problems like that!🤣
Ha! No, noooooo! 😂😂👍👍
Fantastic content Peter. Where is the Chanel going in the future? are you going to be going more hardwood projects? Any plans for a new workshop tour?I have been binge watching your back catalogue. Keep up the good work.
Thank you! I have all kinds of plans for videos to come; certainly more hardwood and Birch ply projects, another workshop tour is definitely on the cards as the last one is a few years old now (!) but I also have a few changes to make in the workshop, so perhaps the tour will wait until after that! And do let me know if there's anything you'd like to see that I haven't already covered! 👍
Like watching a krypton factor puzzle...lol
Only without a prize at the end, lol! 😂👍👍
"We can live with that". Good life philosophy :)
Works for me! 😂👍
Nice stuff.
One thing I don't really understand is why you didn't just remove the socket fascia, push the wires into the back box, put the furniture in place, and then pull them through and reattach them to the fascia?
Because I was under strict instructions not to do that from the client. 🤷♂️
Super 👍👍👍
Bit of a short day Peter!!
Easy life! 😂👍
Mr Patience himself :)))
Heavy work when your on your own!! nice fit just a nats cock of room to work with, nice, my OCD kicked in when the shelf in the main unit didnt match the one in the angled unit (I know you will not see it when the doors are on....but....) would it not have been easier to turn the power off for that socket, taken the face off and pulled the wires through? nice looking job
Thanks! I know! I got that wrong - they were meant to match but I got the wrong side of the line! Client is very techy and I was under strict instructions not to disrupt the power - especially as they were out of the country. 🤷♂️👍
Bravo
I can't think why you've given up doing this! Did you consider outsourcing the installs? I guess it'd be a double problem of making it work financially and finding someone you trust to do it.
I know, hard to figure out isn't it! 😂 Basically you've hit the nail on the head - finding someone to trust to do a solid job at a price I'm happy with. Hilariously, now I'm finished with all this I probably do know someone who might have taken it on, but there you go - timing, as ever! 🤷♂️👍
Why not just take the plug socket face plate off leaving the wire just to poke through and re wire up
Thanks! Client is a bit of a techie and didn’t want the power supply interrupted, otherwise That’s exactly what I’d do!🤷♂️👍
It looks nice i love it
Thanks! 👍
And that's after doing this job for n years? Didn't consider removing the socket, push through, re-connect?
Some neat lateral thinking Peter.
Under strict instructions from the client not to disturb the electrics - he’s on the techie side and has all kinds of stuff live in his home office next door 👍
I take it you don't touch electrics at all? couldn't be too hard to pull the faceplate off and require it back in place?
Client away in another time zone, very techie, home office in the room next door; now what are the chances of taking off the fascia whilst still keeping the ring intact and not cutting the power to something important?? I’d guess at precisely zero - and I’m not going to find out. 😂👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop If he's that techie he'll have a UPS on his mission-critical stuff, enough to cope with a short power outage. Wago 221 connectors are great. You can cut the power, rejoin the ring / radial circuit, remove the socket, but importantly not have to turn the power back off when you reconnect the socket. Well worth keeping a few in your away-mission tool box. All irrelevant for you now but might help someone on here.
I never understand the desire for the box type wardrobe, especially after seeing you huffing and puffing moving them into position. Stickframe all the way.
Brute force and ignorance, a much under rated skill set.
As is controlled kicking 😂👍👍
Superb
Thanks! 👍
I always try the "If at first you don't succeed get a bigger hammer" method.
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Hi peter new follower, is there any reason why you didn’t Mitre the plinth and Scribe the small return into the skirting, lovely job M8 I would have disconnected the sockets then just pull the wires through and reconnect the face plate after
Hi & welcome! Plinth(s) will be covered, so why mitre when simple butt joints will do? Ditto scribe/return. 🤷♂️ Client’s a techie, asked me not to mess with the electrics as his home office is in the next room. 👍
For the socket, I'd have just knocked the socket ring off for a minute and took the socket off, less of a faff than trying to squeeze the socket or carcass in!
Thanks! Client is a bit of a techie and didn’t want the power supply interrupted, otherwise that’s exactly what I’d do!🤷♂️👍
Easier will be disconect socket than fidle around 😉
Nope, not in this one. Client away in another time zone, very techie, all kinds of ‘important’ stuff in the home office next door that can’t have the power interrupted, and zero chance of removing the fascia without breaking the ring. 🤷♂️👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop thats shame, but nice work from you. I going to do some wardrobes for my self so still lerning about joinery from your videos. Very nice job
Hi Peter, after watching a few of your videos I have started building my bedroom wardrobes. When you cut the slot in your raises it looks like the groove is not centred in your 25mm board. What offset do you prefer when setting the router bit to cut the groove in 25mm thick rails.
Hi Mark. The most recent Shaker style panel doors video shows it pretty well (#405 - ruclips.net/video/jwGvYsvdCg4/видео.html) I like 22mm for the rails & stiles, set the groove at just above/below the centre-line. 👌👍👍
I hope you are going to leave a copy of this video with the client - particularly showing where all the fixings are.
I've a job to do for the last client (the Wife!) which involves removing the built-in wardrobes and cupboards, lining and replastering the room and refixing the existing wardrobes... Guess who had a hand in fixing them in place 30+ years ago - yes, me; can I remember where every fixing is? Of course not! - to make it worse the fixings are nails into pads chopped into the brickwork.
Nowadays I've learn to take lots of photos (smartfones rule!), adds a few minutes to the job, the customers get a copy with the explanation that if the units ever need to come out then the info contained should stop the damage to the units caused by the next workman when they need to remove and replace. I also now use screws not nails for fixings.
There would’ve been a lot of “bleeping” if I was doing that 😂😂😂😂😂
At 2:32 “Don’t ask me how I know that.” 😂😆
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Hi Peter, I may have missed a video on the reason(s) why you are making this your final install / build, especially when it's something you are obviously very good at and still look fit and strong enough to carry on. Is it something you care to share or is it for personal reasons. I hope you don't mind me asking? You obviously don't have to respond, no offence will be taken. Many thanks, Great video once again, thoroughly enjoyed watching. Fran
Morning Fran. My wife retired last year, and I decided it was time to step back from these bigger builds etc.. to concentrate on the RUclips work at the end of last year. This was a job that I still had 'on the books' so it seems like a convenient place to call a stop to it, back around the beginning of March, though in reality I'd already finished with the commercial work around 4 months previously. And in short, I'm just getting too old for it, certainly the fitting/installing - it's a younger mans game and I'm sixty now, I've been doing this for twenty years, so time to step back and concentrate on doing the bits and pieces I enjoy, for the remainder. That's it; I'll still be here, and there'll still be the occasional bigger project for myself, or family, but at my pace. 👍👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop thanks for the reply. We look forward to seeing you on RUclips. Enjoy stepping back and a relaxed future. Best wishes, Fran
@@Fran-jw1sr Thanks! I've been enjoying the 'stepping back' since March, and it feels great! 😆👌
Great install as usual Peter, can i ask when you fix the plinth on is there a reason you dont do a mitred corner and when you fix the return why not use your multitool to cut a piece of the
skirting board away then increase the length of the plinth and tuck it behind.
Cheers Graham! Simple butt joints on the plinth do the job just fine - it’ll never be seen, so no real reason to add the complexity of mites. This client is mildly fanatical about skirting boards, so I won’t be touching them! 🤷♂️👍
Enjoyed that Peter. Question if you don't mind, I've got a job where I'll need to screw through carpet soon too, and when I've done it before I've had issues with the carpet fibres sometimes attaching themselves to either the drill bit or screw and pulling, making a mess of the carpet... any tips?
Hi Keith, and thanks! Ah, I think you probably need the Milwaukee carpet drilling attachment... 🤔😂😂
Yes, I’ve had that happen sometimes - always worth a quick test on an unseen corner just to check if that’s going to be an issue, and if it is I generally use a fatter awl to bodge an initial hole, then progressively larger drill bits until I get to the size I need. Oftentimes though, I’ve found that drilling through the little plywood plate actually helps keep the carpet fibres compressed, and less prone to snags and runs. Hope that helps - and good luck! 👍👍
Peter Millard 😂helpful, thank you!
Never in doubt! ;)
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Peter - how is the gap around the edge on something this tight dealt with? Is it just left open or do you caulk it? It looks too narrow for an infill of any kind.
Hi Joe. The top and angled sides have a scribed infill, the upright against the chimneybreast was caulked. 👌 And thanks for reminding me that I need to finish off this series before the end of the year! 😂👍
So glad I came across your channel, I've learnt a lot in the past few weeks going through all your content.
I have a question, which supplier do you buy your mdf from? At the moment I'm not sure who supplies the good quality stuff and who to avoid.
Thanks - and welcome! I buy from a local timberyard - ajferguson.co.uk - but it’s almost always Medite MRMDF that I use. 👌👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop cheers for the quick response. I'm just finalising the plans for my first project, I will definitely be using your affiliate links as I barely have any tools! Enjoy the rest of your evening and thanks again for the quality content.
Excellent build, do you not need any air flow gap at the back?
No, not on this as it's effectively a new build. 👍
so familiar
Hi Peter; great video, is it OK to fit the plinth straight down on to carpet? I was envisaging cutting the carpet and underlay and going straight down to the floor boards. Installing the plinth this way looks simpler; does the carpet/ underlay thickness influence how you install the plinth?
I do not want to get involved with gripper if I can help it; I was worried about the carpet going loose if I cut the carpet and underlay out. I would prefer to install my wardrobes as you have outlined on your video. Your vast knowledge and experience would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Anthony! This is my preferred method. By screwing the plywood plates firmly down to the floorboards it really compressed the carpet down, makes for a solid fixing, with minimal damage. Some guys cut little pockets out of the carpet for the feet to bear against the floorboards, but it always feels a little too destructive! 👍👍