ᐅ Are IKEA Metod plastic legs strong enough to support heavy cabinets?

Hello,

I’m undecided whether to go with the plastic legs or the stainless steel Capita ones. The cabinets will be quite heavy (very heavy countertop, oven, etc.), and somehow the plastic feels too flimsy to me. Therefore, I’m leaning towards Capita, but the big downside is that you need to improvise when attaching the base (with the plastic legs this is included).

Can you trust the plastic feet? Has anyone had bad experiences?

125 kg (275 lbs) per leg, so 600 kg (1,323 lbs) per cabinet if you use 4 legs, plus possibly the load capacity of the hanging rail, that's quite a lot. If you want to be completely sure, you can screw a few CAPITA supports underneath as well.

Capita does not have the load-bearing capacity of the Faktum / Metod legs; the threaded part on Capita is only press-fitted, so it is not made as a single piece.

Do you also want to have an elephant tap dance on the countertop in addition to the dishes, oven, and pots?

Elephants are not planned yet. OK, then we will stick with the plastic parts.

Only the tall cabinets will be fixed to the wall; the other base cabinets are too far from the wall (countertop depth 72cm (28 inches)).