Hi, what a great forum! I’m very happy to have found it!!!
I’m thinking about buying an IKEA kitchen and have a few questions. Unfortunately, the nearest IKEA is quite far away, so I can’t see the products in person or ask staff directly. I tried calling the hotline, but it’s impossible to get through, and email responses take a long time. That’s why I’m really glad this forum exists! What I’d like to know is:
1. For the ready-made cabinet combinations, something in the product description always says “legs and plinths/baseboards are sold separately.” What does that mean? Are the plinths/baseboards shown in the pictures included, or are only the feet included and the plinths/baseboards have to be purchased separately?
2. For the cabinet carcasses alone, there are no feet or plinths/baseboards included. Do you buy the plinth/baseboard separately? They don’t come under 220 cm (7 ft 3 in), which is an awkward size and always leaves leftover pieces. If you have to saw them yourself, are there at least markings on the back for the different widths and depths? It would be better if IKEA offered ready-made sets, since there are only two depths and four widths anyway.
3. There are also 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high doors. How and where do you attach the handles on those? I like the Orrnäs handles, for example. Do you mount them vertically (which wouldn’t match the rest of the cabinets) or horizontally, and are there markings on the back of the door for that, at least lines indicating the height (since there are many different handle types)?
Thanks in advance!
I’m thinking about buying an IKEA kitchen and have a few questions. Unfortunately, the nearest IKEA is quite far away, so I can’t see the products in person or ask staff directly. I tried calling the hotline, but it’s impossible to get through, and email responses take a long time. That’s why I’m really glad this forum exists! What I’d like to know is:
1. For the ready-made cabinet combinations, something in the product description always says “legs and plinths/baseboards are sold separately.” What does that mean? Are the plinths/baseboards shown in the pictures included, or are only the feet included and the plinths/baseboards have to be purchased separately?
2. For the cabinet carcasses alone, there are no feet or plinths/baseboards included. Do you buy the plinth/baseboard separately? They don’t come under 220 cm (7 ft 3 in), which is an awkward size and always leaves leftover pieces. If you have to saw them yourself, are there at least markings on the back for the different widths and depths? It would be better if IKEA offered ready-made sets, since there are only two depths and four widths anyway.
3. There are also 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high doors. How and where do you attach the handles on those? I like the Orrnäs handles, for example. Do you mount them vertically (which wouldn’t match the rest of the cabinets) or horizontally, and are there markings on the back of the door for that, at least lines indicating the height (since there are many different handle types)?
Thanks in advance!
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Coletrickle_780812 May 2015 21:31Why should there be ready-made sets for the baseboard? Your kitchen might be about 3 meters (10 feet) wide, mine 4 meters (13 feet).
To answer your questions: the baseboards and the feet must be purchased separately. Just use the online planner, then you can see exactly what you need.
The same goes for the handles; use the planner where you can customize everything individually.
To answer your questions: the baseboards and the feet must be purchased separately. Just use the online planner, then you can see exactly what you need.
The same goes for the handles; use the planner where you can customize everything individually.
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IKEA-Experte12 May 2015 21:43Markings on the base panel are also not practical. If a filler panel of 7.5 cm (3 inches) is needed between the wall and the cabinet, and the row, for example, is 167.5 cm (66 inches) wide, the base panel must be cut to the appropriate length. This is a fitted kitchen, not a freestanding one.
Handles are installed according to personal preference. Why should a handle on a tall cabinet be fixed in a position that is too high for some and too low for others? Vertical and horizontal handle orientations can be mixed. It does not look bad at all. In my opinion, the most ergonomic approach is to install handles vertically on hinged doors and horizontally on drawers and pull-outs. Others, however, prefer knobs.
Handles are installed according to personal preference. Why should a handle on a tall cabinet be fixed in a position that is too high for some and too low for others? Vertical and horizontal handle orientations can be mixed. It does not look bad at all. In my opinion, the most ergonomic approach is to install handles vertically on hinged doors and horizontally on drawers and pull-outs. Others, however, prefer knobs.
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IKEA-Freund12 May 2015 21:57... and for marking the drill holes, there is a template called "Fixa," if you prefer ...
Best regards,
IKEA-Freund
Best regards,
IKEA-Freund
Hello all three, thanks for your tips!
I’m not getting along with the planner; it’s not possible to plan as individually as you’d think. I assumed you could create your own combinations of carcasses, doors, and drawers, but no chance. The planner only allows certain preset combinations and corresponding elements to choose from. For example, I don’t want to install my oven at 80 cm (31.5 inches) height but at 100 cm (39 inches), and therefore need different drawers and doors, specifically two 40 cm (16 inches) wide and one 20 cm (8 inches) wide drawer, plus a 40 cm (16 inches) door above. That’s not possible; this frustrating program only offers 60 cm (24 inches) high doors and always just two 40 cm (16 inches) drawers. Then I want to put my own fridge-freezer combo inside a built-in cabinet with a 2 m (6 ft 7 in) door and add a shelf above. Not possible. I want to lay one long countertop across several base cabinets. Not possible. And definitely not above the washing machine, dryer (there’s no space in the bathroom for these), and base cabinet. There are no heating units or similar included; almost everyone has a combination boiler in the kitchen, but Ikea’s planner doesn’t include this. You can only place a “wall obstacle.” Also, several elements cannot be arranged as they are in my setup, for example the gas connection, which I would have to enter mirrored. It’s also located on a surface-mounted gas pipe about 70 cm (28 inches) next to the boiler at about 60 cm (24 inches) wall height. None of this works either. So quite a few things don’t work...
I recreated the ME 717 in the planner until I reached the price of €113, and discovered that unlike the product image, the top shelf and the plinth are not included—only the ventilation grille, which is inserted into the separately purchased and cut plinth. That’s quite misleading.
Why exactly are filler panels absolutely necessary?
Apparently, planning an Ikea kitchen involves many pitfalls...
I’m not getting along with the planner; it’s not possible to plan as individually as you’d think. I assumed you could create your own combinations of carcasses, doors, and drawers, but no chance. The planner only allows certain preset combinations and corresponding elements to choose from. For example, I don’t want to install my oven at 80 cm (31.5 inches) height but at 100 cm (39 inches), and therefore need different drawers and doors, specifically two 40 cm (16 inches) wide and one 20 cm (8 inches) wide drawer, plus a 40 cm (16 inches) door above. That’s not possible; this frustrating program only offers 60 cm (24 inches) high doors and always just two 40 cm (16 inches) drawers. Then I want to put my own fridge-freezer combo inside a built-in cabinet with a 2 m (6 ft 7 in) door and add a shelf above. Not possible. I want to lay one long countertop across several base cabinets. Not possible. And definitely not above the washing machine, dryer (there’s no space in the bathroom for these), and base cabinet. There are no heating units or similar included; almost everyone has a combination boiler in the kitchen, but Ikea’s planner doesn’t include this. You can only place a “wall obstacle.” Also, several elements cannot be arranged as they are in my setup, for example the gas connection, which I would have to enter mirrored. It’s also located on a surface-mounted gas pipe about 70 cm (28 inches) next to the boiler at about 60 cm (24 inches) wall height. None of this works either. So quite a few things don’t work...
I recreated the ME 717 in the planner until I reached the price of €113, and discovered that unlike the product image, the top shelf and the plinth are not included—only the ventilation grille, which is inserted into the separately purchased and cut plinth. That’s quite misleading.
Why exactly are filler panels absolutely necessary?
Apparently, planning an Ikea kitchen involves many pitfalls...
K
Katzenmami6413 May 2015 15:04Hi!
I don’t use the planner either. As you already said, it’s quite inflexible and also cumbersome, but what bothers me most is the lack of accuracy. The dimensions are also displayed way too small, barely visible on my monitor! That’s why I do everything in my layout program, although it lacks 3D, the measurements there are precise. Since the planner only runs in the browser, there are sometimes issues; a downloadable version would be better.
In my opinion, the planner is meant as a basic introduction, so the customer can “play around” and perhaps discover more than originally planned. The highlight, of course, is the 3D visualization that gets them even more excited about the kitchen... But since the accuracy leaves a lot to be desired, you ultimately have to rely on professional advice, which is probably intentional. But that’s not a bad thing, because I think it’s easy to make mistakes.
Plinths and feet are not included in the assemblies, so you have to buy those separately.
End panels are not necessarily required at the end of runs; you could also leave the space open.
I don’t use the planner either. As you already said, it’s quite inflexible and also cumbersome, but what bothers me most is the lack of accuracy. The dimensions are also displayed way too small, barely visible on my monitor! That’s why I do everything in my layout program, although it lacks 3D, the measurements there are precise. Since the planner only runs in the browser, there are sometimes issues; a downloadable version would be better.
In my opinion, the planner is meant as a basic introduction, so the customer can “play around” and perhaps discover more than originally planned. The highlight, of course, is the 3D visualization that gets them even more excited about the kitchen... But since the accuracy leaves a lot to be desired, you ultimately have to rely on professional advice, which is probably intentional. But that’s not a bad thing, because I think it’s easy to make mistakes.
Plinths and feet are not included in the assemblies, so you have to buy those separately.
End panels are not necessarily required at the end of runs; you could also leave the space open.
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