DIY Fitted Wardrobe Build with Basic Tools - Video #1 : PLINTH & CARCASSES

Hi Charlie, love your videos and I have learned so much. Is there a video where you show how you joined the top corner cupboard?

What’s your opinion on the evolution plunge/track saw I’ve seen mixed reviews so unsure about it.

THATS HOW THE TRACK SAW CLAMPS WORK! Maybe I should have read the instructions. what a doorknob I am!

Whats the significance of mrmdf?compared to standard mdf?

This is exactly what I needed!

Very good wardrobe

Is there a good reason to not just use the wall as the back and sides of your wardrobe? Rather than putting a sheet of wood there?

great stuff Charlie. Will start mine this weekend. If good i will share a picture when done. I am following your videos to be able to do that. first time i will do proper woodwork

do you have a rough layout you used for sizing?

Where is the link to the drawing diagram you said you would post in description? Great video

Bro you are gonna lose a finger and if you keep doing that!! One jump of the circular saw, one mistake with the planer… get your other hand out of the way!! Coming from a place of love and not wanting to see you injured

Charlie, thanks for all your videos, they are clearly explained and easy to follow. I was thinking of using white melamine sheets as it wouldn't need painting, but I presume it would be more difficult to screw chipboard together?

I just discovered your channel. And I am so glad I did. Watched your whole cupboard series in one evening. Thanks forcall the effort you put in.

Great tutorial. Can you build and lay the plinth on carpet or would you advise to cut the current carpet to the floorboard and build on that?

That wheel! Genius!

Another thousand and you can get it build for you

Where do people buy there Mdf from ? Uk . struggling to understand how I can buy a decent wardrobe from ikea for the same price I could build exact same soze anyone else think this ?

Hi there, this tutorial is fantastic... one quick question, why use 12mm for the rails and styles, why not something thinner? Most shaker doors have the rails and styles sitting proud of the pannel by about 5-8mm. I'm assuming it's for practical reasons, so I just want to double-check.

Charlie DIYte, Thanks for recommending this video. This too helped me to know more about doing cupboards with minimum tools.

Charlie, great series and commentary. You mentioned condensation and mould at some point but did you say you would insulate behind the carcasses? I have ikea pax built ins on an external wall albeit on insulated plasterboard but am seeing some mould and am wondering what the best long term solution would be. Have watched your videos on mould and damp too but was hoping for wardrobe advice

Not being funny, but buying materials on its own feels like more expensive them buying ready wardrobe. I bought wardrobe that fitted exactly in a gap I had and finished with bords around to cover gaps

Could you have just packed the base and then secured to floor and wall so it’s level rather than scribing and cutting each bit?

Any advice on how you got both the front and back pieces of the base level with each other, as I only noticed you scribe the front piece?

I am busy with a similar build, tried out plastic legs and found them really great to be honest. Quick to install although flipping 2m boxes to get to underneath is not super fun. A third of the cost of a pine plinth even with 6 legs per box. I can move the cabinets around if I am careful. I stood inside the cabinets and they are plenty strong.
Leveling was not difficult, even though the house is 70 years old the floors are almost perfectly level.

Just discovered this channel, really well made, well described and lots of top tips. Subscribed!

Hi Chalie, can i ask what is your opinion on building a frame with doors etc with cupboard fittings inside and leaving the back and side with normal painted walls (rather than building carcasses).

Mdf is extremely cancerous

Really appreciated this video. I’m a little late to the party but CutList Optimizer is good from an ease of use perspective but it doesn’t allow you to enter cost of materials and calculate what sheets to use to minimise project cost. CutList Plus FX allows you to do that and is the best I’ve seen so far. I’m using the demo version right now which is really powerful and seems to give me all of the features but will limit the pieces I can specify for the job.

Hi Charlie, quick question on using single thicknesses of 18mm ply between spaces rather than full carcasses. I’m planning to make use of a 1.2m wide recess in our modern house to build my wife a double wardrobe with internal drawers and single narrow dress hanging space next to it, so 3 doors wide. As walls either side are straight & I hate painting new MDF/sheet material I am thinking of using the walls either side and only having to create new structure between the double & single doors, rather than build separate carcasses like you did. Also I am planning to use high quality strong plywood for this and the tops and only use a single thickness so all frames would be just 18mm wide, not 36. As plywood is stronger I wondered if this is sufficient or if Is there any reason you can think of why this could be an issue? E.g. will there be sufficient clearance for the doors to open ok? Thanks a lot for the great videos & clear speech.

How are the wardrobes holding up, Charlie?

Quick tip, sawdust is great for plants. Bag it and save it. Or it could be used are firelighter when mixed with a little oil.

Is it worth investing in a table saw for the construction or is a circular saw and guide superior or equivalent?

Take a shot every time you head "Moisture resistant MDF"

It is £40.16 inc VAT for each 12mm mdf board on that website, has the price of wood tripled in the last year or two??

hi !! how long does it take for this project ?

Can't wait till you make the doors am finding it so hard to buy what I need and they are very pricey

Great video! Is the plinth also screwed to the wall (through the skirting board), just cut snug or left loose? Thanks

Do you have a video for the other wardrobe project you mentioned at the start?

Great video. So many useful techniques packed in.

I have recently used opticutter for planning cuts.

I agree. The cost of ply makes me wince.

Great video. Explains everything very well.

Great thinking DIY man. Impressed.

thanks 4 ur videos, I learned tips for my DIY.

Yes chef

Nice work

Nice video Charlie

Great videos
What topcoat paint did you use for your wardrobe doors Charlie
Thanks

Looked like good information but I gave up after three minutes because I only speak inches and feet.