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Securing and Leveling

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What happens here

After removing the old countertops, install 2x4 wood blocks along the back edge of the cabinet frames where the new countertops will rest. These blocks serve to level the naturally warped live edge wood and provide a sturdy anchor point. Use a drill to pre-drill holes and then install 5-inch lag screws through the countertop and into the 2x4s to secure the countertop firmly to the cabinet base, pulling it down to achieve a flush and level surface. This process might require multiple lag screws and adjustments to address the inherent irregularities of the live edge slabs.

Goal: Install 2x4 supports and lag screws to secure and level the countertops

Tools and materials

  • 2x4 Wood Blocks — Creating a level support and anchor point along the back of the cabinet frames
  • 5-inch Lag Screws — Securing the countertops to the 2x4 supports and cabinet frames
  • Cordless Drill Milwaukee — Pre-drilling holes and driving lag screws
  • Drill Bit — Pre-drilling pilot holes for lag screws
  • Level — Checking the levelness of the installed countertops

What they say

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corner look nicer. Yeah. Okay. I put 3x3's back here and that's what we'll be anchoring our cabinets down to. Okay. So, the reason the countertops the reason he put those in is because that countertop's got a funky twist to it. It's not going to sit flush and level. This thing just will not it's not a it's it's a live piece of wood. It's just has its own character. And so, we've got to anchor it down to try to get it to be flush. So, we've got to anchor it in the back. And this is our nailer plate. [Music] And we're going to also have to anchor it in the front. And he's building the nailer plate for the front right [Music] [Applause] [Music] now. I want to show these guys. Okay. So, the end that we just secured, not perfectly level because the wood is already warping. If we're going to make this level, we got to get that much of a war angle out of it. Meaning, this side's got to come down. This side can't come up. The challenges of working with natural wood. So, this is where flu's backer board comes in. [Music] So, he pre-drills a hole first so he doesn't break the wood just by driving a screw through it. But you're not threwing a screw, Frankie. I'm putting these in now for leg bolts, but the lag screw or a leg screw, I should say. Yeah. Ever since I was a [Music] child creeps into my dreams, wakes me into sweaty sheets. Yeah. I'm wondering if I should put maybe put another one just to help it before I start. Yeah. Just to just to just to help it out. Yeah. Okay. So, what Frankie's talking about is he's putting that second one in and then [Music] tight tightening them up in unison that way. At a five. No, I don't want that big one. in case we need them. I got that one. Okay. So, you want a five? Yeah. 5 in. So, he's got six and [Music] fives. It's what I can do. What I can do to be with you, but you know there's music, too. Frankie, we're level. Go down just a hair, dude. We're We're We're actually Well, we can go down just a But we kind of lift it here, though. See? Oh, we did pull it. See, it did pull it up. See, now we're about to anchor that cabinet down. Oh, yeah. Pull it back out. I'll let it go. I'll let it back up. Yep. All right. So, you can see where we actually pulled We actually pulled that cabinet. We lifted the entire frame of that cabinet up. Is it down yet? Yeah. Looks down. Looks downer. So, this is a continual pro. It's going to be a continual slow process to get it to to twist the right way. Okay, guys.

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