Hello
I had originally planned a Faktum kitchen, but unfortunately our house construction has been delayed, and it’s quite possible that the new Metod kitchen will already be available at Ikea when we buy the kitchen.
However, I have already purchased the countertop (Akerby) for the kitchen from the clearance section, which was a good opportunity at half price.
Now I am wondering if I could possibly use this Faktum countertop together with Metod base cabinets?
The Faktum countertop is 62cm (24.4 inches) deep, Faktum base cabinets should be 58cm (22.8 inches) deep, resulting in a difference of 4cm (1.6 inches).
The Metod base cabinets should be 60cm (23.6 inches) deep, and Metod countertops have a depth of 63.5cm (25 inches), which results in a difference of 3.5cm (1.4 inches).
If I use the Faktum countertop with Metod base cabinets, the difference would be 62 - 60 = 2cm (0.8 inches).
Would that still be acceptable, or is this overlap too small?
Regards
Sektionschef
I had originally planned a Faktum kitchen, but unfortunately our house construction has been delayed, and it’s quite possible that the new Metod kitchen will already be available at Ikea when we buy the kitchen.
However, I have already purchased the countertop (Akerby) for the kitchen from the clearance section, which was a good opportunity at half price.
Now I am wondering if I could possibly use this Faktum countertop together with Metod base cabinets?
The Faktum countertop is 62cm (24.4 inches) deep, Faktum base cabinets should be 58cm (22.8 inches) deep, resulting in a difference of 4cm (1.6 inches).
The Metod base cabinets should be 60cm (23.6 inches) deep, and Metod countertops have a depth of 63.5cm (25 inches), which results in a difference of 3.5cm (1.4 inches).
If I use the Faktum countertop with Metod base cabinets, the difference would be 62 - 60 = 2cm (0.8 inches).
Would that still be acceptable, or is this overlap too small?
Regards
Sektionschef
S
Sektionschef23 Oct 2014 22:09Hello
This thread is already over a year old. Due to delays in my house construction, it has taken me a long time until now to finally start purchasing the kitchen.
As mentioned in this thread before, I previously bought several Faktum-Akerby countertops from the IKEA clearance section at half price. Now I want to use this countertop together with the cabinets from the Metod kitchen.
Please take a look at the attached picture I made:
Since the Metod countertop is usually 1.5cm (0.6 inches) less deep than the Faktum countertop, I want to compensate for this by installing the countertop in front of the backsplash while the cabinet carcass with the wall rail is mounted directly to the wall.
The tile and tile adhesive should also have a thickness of about 1.5cm (0.6 inches).
An important detail is the height of the wall rail.
According to the installation manual, it should be mounted at a minimum height of 820mm (32.3 inches). I assume this 820mm (32.3 inches) is based on a toe kick height of 8cm (3.1 inches). I would like to increase the toe kick height by 5mm (0.2 inches) to 8.5cm (3.3 inches) so that the 8cm (3.1 inches) high baseboard definitely fits beneath the cabinet carcass. So I am allowing for a 5mm (0.2 inches) margin of error that might occur during installation (e.g., imprecise drilling of the wall rail, etc.). Is that okay?
That means the wall rail should then be installed at a height of 825mm (32.5 inches). The wall rail itself is 5.5cm (2.2 inches) high, resulting in a total height of 880mm (34.6 inches), which is about 5mm (0.2 inches) below the top edge of the cabinet carcass.
The backsplash still needs to be done by the tiler. I think if it starts 2cm (0.8 inches) below the countertop surface, it should be fine.
Then, the lower edge of the tile would be at a height of 8.5 + 80 + 3.8 - 2 = 90.3cm (35.6 inches). This results in a gap between the top edge of the wall rail and the bottom edge of the tile of 90.3 - (82.5 + 5.5) = 2.3cm (0.9 inches). Could this be a potential problem?
The front overhang of the countertop would then be 2.1cm (0.8 inches).
My question: Does anyone see any issues with this plan, or have I overlooked or forgotten something?
The only problem I see is that if I later buy a new countertop (Metod), I would have an overhang of 3.5cm (1.4 inches) because the Metod countertop is 1.5cm (0.6 inches) less deep than the Faktum countertop.
Or should I rather buy a proper Metod countertop and install it directly to the wall, under the backsplash, like the carcass, as originally intended?
Best regards
Sektionschef
This thread is already over a year old. Due to delays in my house construction, it has taken me a long time until now to finally start purchasing the kitchen.
As mentioned in this thread before, I previously bought several Faktum-Akerby countertops from the IKEA clearance section at half price. Now I want to use this countertop together with the cabinets from the Metod kitchen.
Please take a look at the attached picture I made:
Since the Metod countertop is usually 1.5cm (0.6 inches) less deep than the Faktum countertop, I want to compensate for this by installing the countertop in front of the backsplash while the cabinet carcass with the wall rail is mounted directly to the wall.
The tile and tile adhesive should also have a thickness of about 1.5cm (0.6 inches).
An important detail is the height of the wall rail.
According to the installation manual, it should be mounted at a minimum height of 820mm (32.3 inches). I assume this 820mm (32.3 inches) is based on a toe kick height of 8cm (3.1 inches). I would like to increase the toe kick height by 5mm (0.2 inches) to 8.5cm (3.3 inches) so that the 8cm (3.1 inches) high baseboard definitely fits beneath the cabinet carcass. So I am allowing for a 5mm (0.2 inches) margin of error that might occur during installation (e.g., imprecise drilling of the wall rail, etc.). Is that okay?
That means the wall rail should then be installed at a height of 825mm (32.5 inches). The wall rail itself is 5.5cm (2.2 inches) high, resulting in a total height of 880mm (34.6 inches), which is about 5mm (0.2 inches) below the top edge of the cabinet carcass.
The backsplash still needs to be done by the tiler. I think if it starts 2cm (0.8 inches) below the countertop surface, it should be fine.
Then, the lower edge of the tile would be at a height of 8.5 + 80 + 3.8 - 2 = 90.3cm (35.6 inches). This results in a gap between the top edge of the wall rail and the bottom edge of the tile of 90.3 - (82.5 + 5.5) = 2.3cm (0.9 inches). Could this be a potential problem?
The front overhang of the countertop would then be 2.1cm (0.8 inches).
My question: Does anyone see any issues with this plan, or have I overlooked or forgotten something?
The only problem I see is that if I later buy a new countertop (Metod), I would have an overhang of 3.5cm (1.4 inches) because the Metod countertop is 1.5cm (0.6 inches) less deep than the Faktum countertop.
Or should I rather buy a proper Metod countertop and install it directly to the wall, under the backsplash, like the carcass, as originally intended?
Best regards
Sektionschef
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Nayla_106823 Oct 2014 22:22Hi,
the extra 5mm is not a bad idea. If you have any unevenness in the floor, you won’t need to shave off small millimeters along the entire length of the base panel. Overall, I think your design is fine. However, the carcass is 59cm (23 inches) deep with Metod, while Faktum was 58cm (23 inches). Can’t you do without the wall rail at the bottom?
Best regards
Nayla
the extra 5mm is not a bad idea. If you have any unevenness in the floor, you won’t need to shave off small millimeters along the entire length of the base panel. Overall, I think your design is fine. However, the carcass is 59cm (23 inches) deep with Metod, while Faktum was 58cm (23 inches). Can’t you do without the wall rail at the bottom?
Best regards
Nayla
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Sektionschef23 Oct 2014 22:50Hello
Yes, that's correct, the Metod carcass is 59cm (23 inches) deep, thank you for pointing that out.
I have also seen that Ikea lists the overall depth of the carcass with wall rail as 60cm (24 inches), so it seems the wall rail is only 1cm (0.4 inches) deep instead of 1.5cm (0.6 inches). The resulting overhang of just 1.6cm (0.6 inches) wouldn’t bother me; my current non-Ikea kitchen has about the same overhang.
A Metod panel would then have an overhang of 1.6 + 1.5 = 3.1cm (1.2 inches). Is that too much?
Best regards
Sektionschef
Yes, that's correct, the Metod carcass is 59cm (23 inches) deep, thank you for pointing that out.
I have also seen that Ikea lists the overall depth of the carcass with wall rail as 60cm (24 inches), so it seems the wall rail is only 1cm (0.4 inches) deep instead of 1.5cm (0.6 inches). The resulting overhang of just 1.6cm (0.6 inches) wouldn’t bother me; my current non-Ikea kitchen has about the same overhang.
A Metod panel would then have an overhang of 1.6 + 1.5 = 3.1cm (1.2 inches). Is that too much?
Best regards
Sektionschef
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Nayla_106823 Oct 2014 22:58Metod now typically has only a 1.5cm (0.6 inch) overhang, instead of the previous 2cm (0.8 inch) with Faktum.
In general, a 3cm (1.2 inch) overhang is not excessive, it hardly affects the appearance, and you can still easily reach everything inside the drawers. Just take a piece of cardboard and measure the 3cm (1.2 inch) to see for yourself.
In general, a 3cm (1.2 inch) overhang is not excessive, it hardly affects the appearance, and you can still easily reach everything inside the drawers. Just take a piece of cardboard and measure the 3cm (1.2 inch) to see for yourself.
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