How to Install a Recessed Cabinet | Ask This Old House

In this video, This Old House carpenter Nathan Gilbert helps a homeowner safely upgrade a medicine cabinet. The two work together to ensure that the wall is safe and reframe the opening for a perfect installation. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse. A homeowner’s plans to upgrade his medicine cabinet came to a halt when he realized there may be pipes or wires in the wall. With the help of carpenter Nathan Gilbert, the two work together to ensure that the wall is safe and reframe the opening for a perfect installation. Here’s how it went. Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House Insider to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: https://bit.ly/2GPiYbH Plus, download our FREE app for full-episode streaming to your connected TV, phone or tablet: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/st... Materials: Construction adhesive [https://homedepot.sjv.io/R540x2] 1x4 pine [https://homedepot.sjv.io/dabyX3] 2x4 (typically scraps from the studs in the wall) [https://homedepot.sjv.io/Y9rV5K] Construction screws [https://homedepot.sjv.io/m5D46y] Drywall screws [https://homedepot.sjv.io/LXz0v3] Medicine cabinet kit [https://homedepot.sjv.io/QyRYq9] Tools: Safety glasses [https://homedepot.sjv.io/0ZkGbY] Ear protection [https://homedepot.sjv.io/baWkLm] Work gloves [https://homedepot.sjv.io/3eVk2y] Dust extractor [https://homedepot.sjv.io/75WX4V] Drill [https://homedepot.sjv.io/anv2bZ] Stud finder [https://homedepot.sjv.io/5gXkeo] Magnetic torpedo level [https://homedepot.sjv.io/eKOnD6] Tape measure [https://homedepot.sjv.io/rQEBXy] Pencil [https://homedepot.sjv.io/anBNJq] Oscillating tool [https://homedepot.sjv.io/ZQPVk0] Chisel [https://homedepot.sjv.io/k034nN] Hammer [https://homedepot.sjv.io/ZQmzbR] Caulking gun [https://homedepot.sjv.io/GmqMd9] About Ask This Old House TV: From the makers of This Old House, America’s first and most trusted home improvement show, Ask This Old House answers the steady stream of home improvement questions asked by viewers across the United States. Covering topics from landscaping to electrical to HVAC and plumbing to painting and more. Ask This Old House features the experts from This Old House, including general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, landscape contractor Jenn Nawada, master carpenter Norm Abram, and host Kevin O’Connor. ASK This Old House helps you protect and preserve your greatest investment—your home. Follow This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG How to Install a Recessed Cabinet | Ask This Old House    / thisoldhouse