Hey, thanks so much for your kind words and support 💪. So pleased I have inspired you to give it a go. Good luck with the build and don’t forget your PPE lol
Aw thank you so much for your kind feedback, I’m so pleased you enjoyed it and found it entertaining 😀. Check out some of my bar build videos for similar dry humour content 🤓
Great to hear it 💪, always a good idea to keep the wife happy with shoe storage. Good luck with your build and done for get to measure twice, cut once lol Thanks for watching
Oh you are such a charmer, bless. I would have given the missus the tools and materials instead, nah only kidding. Thanks for a nice make it yourself video.
This is great! Ours will be an additional challenge because we have the original Victorian panelling and I don’t want to lose it… Not sure it’s possible.
Looks good to me mate. I'm about to spend 1500 quid to get something very similar. I just wouldn't have the confidence to complete it to the standard I want. Good effort pal 👍
Hi pal your work is very impressive I want to make a design very similar to yours, Thank you for your content and keep it up 👍 fingers crossed I can pull it off
Superb video! Thinking of giving this a go as I've been quoted way too much to get someone else to do it. Obviously I appreciate they have their labour but if I can do it myself I will :)! Is there any chance you can list all the materials you used?
Hey thanks for watching and pleased you found it useful and inspiring. Materials were very basic. Two 8’x4’ sheets of 18mm MDF for the box and 2 sheet of 12mm MDF for the boxes and drawer fronts. The hinges I got from Amazon, link in the description. Best of luck with your build 💪🤓. You can do it 👌
Also, be careful using the nailer, because the nails can move left/right, and, if your fingers are near the nailing gun, the nail can go through your fingers.. Though, good video!
Hi thanks for watching. I have linked in the description the draw runners I used but in total the build cost be about £200 in materials. MDF boards and draw runners 👌
Hey best of luck with your build. I’m sure you will do a great job. In the end I just lined them all up with spacers and used my nail gun to pin them on from the outside and just used some filler on nail marks before painting 👍
Hey thanks for watching. The metal bit is just a light metal C-section frame work used to attach the plaster board. Most new builds use it for stud walls rather than wood/timber 👍. It’s not load bearing or structural.
Hi thanks for watching. I used this one from Amazon. Huepar BOX-1G Green Laser Level with Pulse Mode, 0.2mm Pro Accuracy, Switchable Cross Line Self-Leveling Line Laser, Large Fan Angle with 150 Vertical&130 Horizontal Laser Line, 360° Magnetic Base
Hey thanks for watching. The boxes would be find just stood in place as they are pretty heavy, how ever I did put a couple of screws in the top for good measure but it didn’t really need it on my build
Thank you very much 🙌. Due to the weight of them they are pretty much free standing. I did put a couple of screw up into stair case but it didn’t even really need that once it was all boxed in. Thanks for watching.
Hey thanks for watching, and no such thing as a silly question in my eyes. So my stair case runs roughly at a 45o angle (some may vary). I just cut my end panel angle at 45o the glued and nailed it. Being honest it didn’t match the inside angle perfectly, however it was all covered with the trim so didn’t matter to much. The drawer fronts then line up to the true angle as shown with the laser lever. You could use a laser lever to start with and get it spot on, or a sliding bevel angle tool. Hope that helps
Hey thanks for watching, drawer widths in the end were: 64cm 54cm 39cm (blanking pannel) Depth of drawers were 70cm Top tip don't build it outside without checking you can get it back inside first lol!!!
How did you know tht the wall wasnt load bearing? like how do u identify if a wall is load bearing or isn’t, cause i thought those steel beams tht were there when u removed the wall were there for support
This is something I was wondering as well. Although for the metal support, seeing as he could bang it out with a hammer I'm guessing this is mainly in place for the drywall to be secured to perhaps? No way it's strong enough to support the stairs.
Hey thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. You are absolutely right, I’m trying to get better at using PPE. I think it’s greatly overlooked by DIYers.l usually. I don’t wear it to not look cool, it’s usually just something I forget about. #musttryharder 😃
Hey thank you very much. In the ends I pinned them in place with the nail gun while they were all lined up and then put screws in from behind. Abit of wood filler and paint sorted out the nail marks in the front 👌. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Hey, I am no expert or qualified electrician or plumber, but my understanding is when it comes to moving Gas and Electric meters they have to be done by the actual Gas or Electric companies themselves as owner and they would usually charge ALOT, especially if it means digging up gas pipes or cables to re-route. It's not something a local plumber of electrical would be able to do.
Hey thanks for watching, I used pretty much every Dewalt cordless tool I own: Circular Saw Jigsaw Multitool Impact Driver Drill Grinder also Nail Gun Circular Chop Saw Hammer Chisel Screwdriver Handsaw Tape Measure Penis Clamps Spirit Level Hacksaw Pri-tool (crowbar) Set Square Stanley knife ..... And probably a few more tools...
Hi very nice build, differently want to do something like this for our home. Question, the structure, you use 18mm, but for the cabinets, you used 12mm, did you find it strong enough to use? I have a ryobi nailer, do you find the nails to be strong enough to use or is screwing better. Also, if you do work with MDF, please wear a mask as MDF dust is really nasty to inhale. But other than that, this is a fantastic build for £200. If you had to get a Pro to do it, they would have charged over £600 and you did a great job.
Hi thanks for you comments and feedback. So far I have found the 12mm fine for the drawer construction however if I was to do it again I would use 18mm for the drawer fronts and account for that in the overall depth. The glue and nails have been plenty strong enough though for the construction and once in place and fitted under the stairs its solid but screw would work well too. Great point about the PPF and MDF dust, unfortunately as DIYers this kind of thing is often overlooked especially when only doing odd jobs here and there, rather than working with it everyday. Thanks for watching and good luck with your project :)
Hey Richard which Saw are you referring to?, I used pretty much everyone i own in this video! lol. The main one I used was a Dewalt Circular and also a Jigsaw. I did break a hacksaw blade at one point too!!! Thanks for watching :)
Hi thanks for you kind feedback, actually I didn't seal the inside but that's a great point and something I overlooked. Fortunately I am very OCD so only clean shoes go back in there lol. A little finishing off job for another time though :). Thanks for watching.
Nice work I was the one that cut your timber 😂👍
Haha nice one dude 🙌. Thanks for the Sub and comment 😀
@@InDadsGaragewhat type of wood did you used?
Nice job mate. You did well, I am sure your wife will be very pleased to see it all finished neat and tidy.
Nice video mate , and just goes to show ypu don't need a fancy workshop to do a build like this. You have given me inspiration to tackle me own now
Hey, thanks so much for your kind words and support 💪. So pleased I have inspired you to give it a go. Good luck with the build and don’t forget your PPE lol
@InDadsGarage for sure mate, you got lucky with that stray nail pal !!! 🤣🤣🤣
Came here to learn something and improve my (abysmal) DIY skills. I was not expecting to be so entertained! Thank you. Great video and good fun too!
Aw thank you so much for your kind feedback, I’m so pleased you enjoyed it and found it entertaining 😀. Check out some of my bar build videos for similar dry humour content 🤓
Great job. Exactly what I'm hoping to do under my own stairs. Cheers.
Thanks for watching, best of luck with your build 😃
My wife has been nagging me to get this done! Now I’ve watched your video, time to get it done on Father’s Day, thank you mate
Great to hear it 💪, always a good idea to keep the wife happy with shoe storage. Good luck with your build and done for get to measure twice, cut once lol Thanks for watching
Nice video dude. I have an understair project of my own to do this winter and I learned alot from watching this.
Thank you so much :) Glad I could help. Good luck with your build
Great job mate, nice that the mishaps were recorded too…
Thanks for watching 😃. Nothing is ever straight forward in DIY.
Oh you are such a charmer, bless. I would have given the missus the tools and materials instead, nah only kidding. Thanks for a nice make it yourself video.
Haha I try my best. Thanks for watching and the kind feedback :)
Great vid! Saving for when/if i feel confident to do it myself! Especially after having seen quotes of over a £1000! 😮
You can do it!
Nice if you can do it yourself, but £1,000 isn't that much these days.
I'm looking at doing something similar, great video and cracking result
Thank you so much, best of luck with your build 💪 and thanks for watching 😀
Really professionally done.
Thank you very much 🙌
This is great! Ours will be an additional challenge because we have the original Victorian panelling and I don’t want to lose it… Not sure it’s possible.
Great job, I'm looking to do this myself and getting inspiration!
Hey thanks for watching, good luck with your build :)
Nice job mate, you’ve come a long way since that wonky cupboard 😂
I can’t take inspiration as there’s a toilet under my stairs 😮 👌🏻
I’ve been waiting for this comment 😂
@@InDadsGarage 😆😆😆😆
Looks good to me mate. I'm about to spend 1500 quid to get something very similar. I just wouldn't have the confidence to complete it to the standard I want. Good effort pal 👍
Hey thanks for the comment and kind feedback. Hope you are pleased with your install once it's done. Best of luck
Hi pal your work is very impressive I want to make a design very similar to yours, Thank you for your content and keep it up 👍 fingers crossed I can pull it off
Thanks for the kind comment, great to hear :D. Best of luck with your build
So well done !!!
thank you so much :)
Superb video! Thinking of giving this a go as I've been quoted way too much to get someone else to do it. Obviously I appreciate they have their labour but if I can do it myself I will :)!
Is there any chance you can list all the materials you used?
Hey thanks for watching and pleased you found it useful and inspiring. Materials were very basic. Two 8’x4’ sheets of 18mm MDF for the box and 2 sheet of 12mm MDF for the boxes and drawer fronts. The hinges I got from Amazon, link in the description. Best of luck with your build 💪🤓. You can do it 👌
Very nicely done.
Thanks Paul 💪
Great video!! Though, your car will become more and more a builders car 😃 I can talk from experience... I subbed, hopefully you do more of these...
Also, be careful using the nailer, because the nails can move left/right, and, if your fingers are near the nailing gun, the nail can go through your fingers.. Though, good video!
Hey thanks for the sub and comments, haha you are right, its currently full of plaster dust and sawdust from my current build.
Kicks like a mule ;0)
Beautiful job!!!!
Thank you ☺️
Hi I love this idea have you got a rough cost up on materials. I will need to find a carpenter to do this but I’ve wanted this for so long
Hi thanks for watching. I have linked in the description the draw runners I used but in total the build cost be about £200 in materials. MDF boards and draw runners 👌
Nice one! Just about to start ours... how did you line up/fix the panels to the drawers in the end so that they fit perfectly!?
Hey best of luck with your build. I’m sure you will do a great job. In the end I just lined them all up with spacers and used my nail gun to pin them on from the outside and just used some filler on nail marks before painting 👍
@@InDadsGarage Super, thanks!
Looks good!
Wondering what the metal bit was insjde the wall when you were demoing? Is it safe to remove?
Hey thanks for watching. The metal bit is just a light metal C-section frame work used to attach the plaster board. Most new builds use it for stud walls rather than wood/timber 👍. It’s not load bearing or structural.
@@InDadsGarage ah thank you!
How did you make a nice finish like this with the paint on mdf ?
Hey, I just used good quality paint and a roller 👌
@@InDadsGarageDid you use lacquer paint with an adaptate roller for laquer paint or did you use a normal paint ? Thanks for the answer, by the way !
@ just normal premium wall emulsion with a bog standard foam roller. It was B&Q Valspa paint if that helps 👌
@ okay thanks, what do you think about laquer paint for mdf doors or mdf outside cabin ? Did you ever use it ?
Great video, what laser do you use?
Hi thanks for watching. I used this one from Amazon. Huepar BOX-1G Green Laser Level with Pulse Mode, 0.2mm Pro Accuracy, Switchable Cross Line Self-Leveling Line Laser, Large Fan Angle with 150 Vertical&130 Horizontal Laser Line, 360° Magnetic Base
Great video, are the big boxes that hold the drawers fastened to the stairs and/or floor in any way or just placed in there?
Hey thanks for watching. The boxes would be find just stood in place as they are pretty heavy, how ever I did put a couple of screws in the top for good measure but it didn’t really need it on my build
nice work mate. Did you screw the units to the floor in the storage room or are they free standing?
Thank you very much 🙌. Due to the weight of them they are pretty much free standing. I did put a couple of screw up into stair case but it didn’t even really need that once it was all boxed in. Thanks for watching.
@@InDadsGarage fab! Thanks for replying. Keep the videos coming
Great video, really basic question first timer question...how did you work out the angle of the cut which runs up?
Hey thanks for watching, and no such thing as a silly question in my eyes. So my stair case runs roughly at a 45o angle (some may vary). I just cut my end panel angle at 45o the glued and nailed it. Being honest it didn’t match the inside angle perfectly, however it was all covered with the trim so didn’t matter to much. The drawer fronts then line up to the true angle as shown with the laser lever. You could use a laser lever to start with and get it spot on, or a sliding bevel angle tool. Hope that helps
Great job on this and really helpful. What width were the drawers in the end?
Hey thanks for watching, drawer widths in the end were:
64cm
54cm
39cm (blanking pannel)
Depth of drawers were 70cm
Top tip don't build it outside without checking you can get it back inside first lol!!!
How did you know tht the wall wasnt load bearing?
like how do u identify if a wall is load bearing or isn’t, cause i thought those steel beams tht were there when u removed the wall were there for support
This is something I was wondering as well. Although for the metal support, seeing as he could bang it out with a hammer I'm guessing this is mainly in place for the drywall to be secured to perhaps? No way it's strong enough to support the stairs.
I know it does not look cool, but wear eye protection. I am speaking from experience (Thousands of dollar medical cost)...Great video
Hey thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. You are absolutely right, I’m trying to get better at using PPE. I think it’s greatly overlooked by DIYers.l usually. I don’t wear it to not look cool, it’s usually just something I forget about. #musttryharder 😃
great video! how did you attach the fronts to the drawers?
Hey thank you very much. In the ends I pinned them in place with the nail gun while they were all lined up and then put screws in from behind. Abit of wood filler and paint sorted out the nail marks in the front 👌. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
How difficult is it to relocate gas and/or electricity meter. Ours takes up a decent chunk of storage so can't make the most of the space.
Very, we have similar. We're installing doors rather than drawers for this reason.
Hey, I am no expert or qualified electrician or plumber, but my understanding is when it comes to moving Gas and Electric meters they have to be done by the actual Gas or Electric companies themselves as owner and they would usually charge ALOT, especially if it means digging up gas pipes or cables to re-route. It's not something a local plumber of electrical would be able to do.
Can you list the tools you have used? like Dewalt circular saw, etc....?
Hey thanks for watching, I used pretty much every Dewalt cordless tool I own:
Circular Saw
Jigsaw
Multitool
Impact Driver
Drill
Grinder
also
Nail Gun
Circular Chop Saw
Hammer
Chisel
Screwdriver
Handsaw
Tape Measure
Penis
Clamps
Spirit Level
Hacksaw
Pri-tool (crowbar)
Set Square
Stanley knife
.....
And probably a few more tools...
Thank you, great video, It helped me alot in doing my own under stairs storage....you have simplified this so I used it as a guide. Thanks.
Got quoted 2k for this, but how do i get the angles right? How much did this cost in materials?
Hi, I spent around £200 in total for the MDF sheets and the drawer sliders from Amazon.
He found out by removing that base board, he could've just unscrewed those studs lol.
Hi very nice build, differently want to do something like this for our home. Question, the structure, you use 18mm, but for the cabinets, you used 12mm, did you find it strong enough to use? I have a ryobi nailer, do you find the nails to be strong enough to use or is screwing better. Also, if you do work with MDF, please wear a mask as MDF dust is really nasty to inhale. But other than that, this is a fantastic build for £200. If you had to get a Pro to do it, they would have charged over £600 and you did a great job.
Hi thanks for you comments and feedback. So far I have found the 12mm fine for the drawer construction however if I was to do it again I would use 18mm for the drawer fronts and account for that in the overall depth. The glue and nails have been plenty strong enough though for the construction and once in place and fitted under the stairs its solid but screw would work well too. Great point about the PPF and MDF dust, unfortunately as DIYers this kind of thing is often overlooked especially when only doing odd jobs here and there, rather than working with it everyday. Thanks for watching and good luck with your project :)
What type of wood did you use?
I used 18mm MDF for the actual unit and 12mm MDF for the drawers and doors 👍
@ thank you!
Brilliant
how long did that take you to complete?
Hi, took about two days to do the full build and then another day to decorate the cupboard under the stairs 👍
what saw is that
Hey Richard which Saw are you referring to?, I used pretty much everyone i own in this video! lol. The main one I used was a Dewalt Circular and also a Jigsaw. I did break a hacksaw blade at one point too!!! Thanks for watching :)
Errr isn’t mdf dust toxic? 😮😮
Nice work but I hope u sealed inside the drawers as mfd doesn’t tolerate any water on it from the shoes u put in, jus saying x
Hi thanks for you kind feedback, actually I didn't seal the inside but that's a great point and something I overlooked. Fortunately I am very OCD so only clean shoes go back in there lol. A little finishing off job for another time though :). Thanks for watching.
To me to you!
Haha, I am basically Barry & Paul combined at times lol.