ᐅ Difference Between Ikea Faktum and Ikea Metod Kitchens

If you want to assemble the tall cabinets upright, that is of course possible. If you assemble them lying down as usual, you can no longer tilt them into a vertical position... for that, you would need at least 2.20 meters (7 feet 3 inches) ceiling height.

Thank you, I am asking because I want to install a Metod kitchen with the 2.48-meter (8 feet 2 inches) tall cabinets in my room with a ceiling height of 2.5 meters (8 feet 2 inches).
Is it difficult to assemble them upright?
Also, what about the crown molding at the top—does this increase the cabinet height by a few centimeters? I would like the crown moldings to line up flush with the ceiling.
Best regards
Sektionschef

The tallest tall cabinet is 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in). To reach 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in), you would need to place a 40 cm (16 in) cabinet on top of the 2 m (6 ft 7 in) cabinet. This way, you avoid any issues with installation. A 2 cm (0.8 in) clearance to the ceiling is very tight. The floor and ceiling need to be very even.

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Is it difficult to assemble these while standing upright?
What about the cornice molding on top—does it raise the cabinet by an additional few centimeters? I would like the cornices to align flush with the ceiling.
Best regards,
Section Chief

Assembling them upright against a wall is possible, but you should have two people for that.

Have you considered ventilation (warm air exhaust) for a built-in refrigerator?

If you use a built-in fridge, you won't be able to completely close off the kitchen up to the ceiling anyway.

Hi,

sometimes the space conditions are such that you can’t assemble the cabinet lying down. I don’t have experience with Metod, but so far we have assembled all Ikea cabinets, including tall ones like the large Faktum pantry unit and also the tall bedroom wardrobes, in an upright position. Usually with two people, but I (female) even managed to assemble a bedroom wardrobe alone.

Best regards

The tallest tall cabinet is 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in). For 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in), you would need to add a 40 cm (16 in) cabinet on top of the 2 m (6 ft 7 in) cabinet. This way, you won’t have any issues with assembly. Leaving only 2 cm (0.8 in) to the ceiling is very tight. Both floor and ceiling need to be very even.

Thanks! I wasn’t aware of that. In the new Metod planner, you can directly select 248 cm (8 ft 1 in) tall cabinets, but the parts list shows that they actually consist of a 2 m (6 ft 7 in) cabinet plus a 40 cm (16 in) top unit, so assembling it horizontally is not a problem.

Have you already considered ventilation (warm air exhaust) for a built-in refrigerator?
If you use a built-in fridge, you can’t seal the kitchen all the way to the ceiling anyway.

Of course(!) I haven’t thought about that yet, thanks for the reminder.
And of course, I want to use a built-in refrigerator.
I still need to carefully consider where to place a ventilation outlet at the top.
By the way, does an oven in a tall cabinet also need top ventilation, or does it release heat only at the front of the appliance?
Best regards,
Sektionschef

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I still need to carefully consider where to place an exhaust vent at the top.
Um, does an oven in a tall cabinet also require ventilation at the top, or does it vent its heat from the front of the unit?
Regards,
Sektionschef

Since most ovens can also be installed in a base cabinet, they all vent forward, releasing air between the door and control panel. Therefore, you don’t need ventilation at the top of a tall cabinet for the oven.

There used to be a stove/oven combination (AEG) that vented cooking fumes through the cooktop, but it didn’t become popular long-term. The glass-ceramic cooktop was complex to manufacture, and if anything accidentally spilled on top (unlikely due to the stainless steel edge with gasket), it caused a big mess.