Must Have Tool for French Cleats : Quick Installation
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2022
- If you have ever wanted and easy way to install and use your French Cleats, then this is the tool for you. Whether you are new to French Cleats or you have installed some in the past, this tool can help you in the future.
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I would have made this in a 6 1/8" width and then ripped it on the tablesaw to get a perfect mirror image.
Good suggestion
That's what I was thinking!
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Yep, came to the comments to say exactly this. Make it as one piece, then split it. Way quicker
Nice idea. But I used rather simple but still effective way - you can start from bottom and then using the spacer that has been made from piece of wood you can easily go from the bottom to top adding the cleat one by one.
I wish I had watched this video before doing my cleats this past weekend. It would have cut my install time in half! Great video for my next ones I put up.
This is helpful. Not only for a spacing jig but to help a guy working alone! Mine will be much longer and I've been putting it off wondering how to prop the cleat up while attaching to the wall. Thanks.
May be a repeat but making your jig/tool 6 inches wide and then ripping it lengthwise would make the construction faster and more accurate. Thanks for the idea.
Great videos ! I hope you keep up on this very important series of organizing videos!
I enjoy your creativity!
SO HELPFUL, THANK YOU!
Going to give these a try soon.
Great tip! Thanks for posting.
This is a pretty clever idea!
Good idea . Bravo
Brilliant little jig
Brilliant. Your channel is so great.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great idea!
Great idea!!
An effective jig!! But IMO, it would be a lot simpler to make your jig 6” wide (plus the width of your blade kerf) - then rip it in half.
great idea!
Good idea. 👍
I should have watched this video a bit earlier... Thank you Sir!
Good idea! With an existing cleat wall as well as ripping a wider tool, I would have clamped slightly wide shelves to the bottom of the existing cleats, then glued and pinned the shelves to the tool to avoid having to transfer marks.
That would be a great alternative way to do it, thanks for the ideas
My man, I saw this pop up on my feed, understood the concept of what you were going for immediately, and having already put up french cleats in my garage I KICKED MYSELF for not thinking of this myself. Clicked on the vid to drop a like and this comment and set it on mute + loop so you get the watch time. Have a good day! Great idea!
Thank you very much Aaron
nice. like this idea. and it stores so easy on your cleat wall until you need it again... you could probably put some simple holders on it so you can use it between adding cleats. and when you need to use it you can take those tools/items off then use it and put it back etc.
So very true, good thinking
Incredible! Love your ideas! Thanks so much for all of the videos you do. God Bless!
I've made this same tool but only the top cleat to first holder. To get a matching set I attached 2 cleats the distance I wanted to a 6" wide piece of MDF then cut in half on table saw. I doubt I spent 5 minutes making it.
To use it the jig is moved down the wall to mount the next lower cleat. By using the single row jig I'm guaranteed spacing and level will be the same all the way down.
other folks I've seen do it from the bottom up, too... potentially don't even need a cleat, just two random scraps of board (as long as they're the correct thickness, and the exact same length as each other)
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I love the ingenuity, but is this overthinking this issue? I have always started from the bottom and used two 3" blocks (or whatever spacing you want) and use that for the spacing as you go up.
That can definitely work if you want to start from the bottom and go up. But what if you want to have your top cleat at a specific height, then you would need to go from the top down, which makes this tool very useful.
Love this series. Thanks. What width do recommend for the tool holder cleats? Do you glue or screw them in?
The width depends on how wide the holder is and the weight/ balance of the tools it is holding.
Love the idea! I wonder if we could buy a 1x3 furring woods instead of 1x4?
Some stores sell them
I’m hanging some old kitchen cabinets in my garage and decided to use French cleats. I just did a test fit with the first cabinet and the cleat is pulling away from the cabinet even when empty! I attached the cleat to the cabinet on the frame and avoided the thin backer material. Now that I need more fasteners I’m not sure what to do. The thin backer will definitely not hold a fastener with any resistance. I’m thinking of using washers with the wood screws to spread the force but looking for other ideas.
Enjoy the vids.
May I ask what size cleats do you put on your tool holders?
Thanks
Same size as the wall cleats
What do you recommend when two cleats butted against each other horizontally do not end on a stud? Cut a piece the size of the distance between studs, i.e. 16”, and somehow manage to screw 2 cleat ends to 1 stud?
I'd be curious to hear thoughts about this, too! From what I've seen elsewhere, I think people just let the ends float in between, as long as each side is screwed in to at least two studs... but... I would like to know.
Thank you !
Have you made a video about making all of the French cleats (ripping) only by hand ?
I did make a video about how to make French cleats without a table saw.
@@SpecificLove7 perfect ! Will try to find.
@@SpecificLove7 ok I think I found it
That's a great idea. Wouldn't a short jig for just one work as well, and use less material and store easier?
That could work well too, good thinking
useful tool, I imagine that you don't need to add more than one "shelf" to the spacer boards - top cleat goes on wall, spacer tool goes on cleat, mount next cleat, move tool down, repeat
My walls are concrete block, how would I connect the French cleat to those walls? Would I just drill holes in the blocks and use wall anchors? I'm new at all this but I'm learning.
Some people might do as you say, but I always recommend building a frame wall out of 2x4s and adding some plywood or OSB and then attaching the French cleats to them. I know that is a lot of work, but it is the best in my opinion.
I have brick or concrete block walls. Not studs. So can you suggest 😏 what else to do
Some people will say differently, but I always suggest putting up a framed wall against the concrete wall before adding French Cleats
IIRC I brought something like this up in the comments section some time ago (like, a year?), but didn't really think this through: separating the tool from the cleats seems to be a little finicky. The hinge is an interesting suggestion, but another option could be to use spacers on the bottom cleat (should pull away easily after pulling the spacers out).
If you size these to only space out two pairs of cleats, it should be easier to get the cleats equidistance, plus it'll store smaller. But then again, any errors would compound.
Wonder if you could mount a tool holder to this (could help serve as a reminder not to throw it out, too).
Still haven't gotten around to reorganizing my garage. 😂
Adding a simple tool holder to this setup would be a good idea to prevent loss. Great suggestion.
If you brought this up in the past, sorry I didn't remember it.
@@SpecificLove7 np, thanks for sharing (plus the tip on removing the tool). FYI, I also found my original comment (on the video titled "What is the best spacing between French Cleats") and realized I didn't go into any detail on it at all (just said "cleat hanging jigs" to "help maintain consistent spacing between the cleats"), so guess you'll have to take my word for it that this is what I had in mind.
I think I saw a French cleat paper towel holder on your wall. Is there a video on that?
It should be in the first video of this playlist:
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Wouldn't it have been easier to just make a wide 'tool' first and then split it up the middle to end up with two 'tools' ?
I don't understand the advantage of this jig over a 3/4 inch piece of plywood that is cut to the width of the desired spacing. After the first cleat is up (straight and square) I just put the spacer against the first cleat and push the second against it. It's even easier if I install the lowest cleat first. This allows the spacer to just sit on the cleat and the next cleat just rests on it. If you have a long level that is the desired width you can use that instead.
That is a good method if you want to install from the bottom up, but some people would like to install them from the top down, which makes this a good option. Also some people might not be able to hold up a second Cleat while installing it.
@@SpecificLove7 If it's too hard to for some to hold the spacer one could just mount it to a cleat and hang it from the one above.
Why not make a 6" tool then rip it in half?
I would have made the tool be 6inches wide after its all done then just rip it in half. that way they both are the same
That's a very good tip thank you