ᐅ Ikea Besta Selsviken Doors Warped – Experiences

Hello, a quick question: Do you have any experience with the Selsviken doors (the white, high-gloss ones)? We bought the 60 x 64 cm (24 x 25 inches) size. After three weeks, we took the doors off the cabinet again because we wanted to make some adjustments. Either we didn’t pay attention during installation, or the doors have warped significantly over those three weeks. They are so warped that it’s visible to the naked eye. Have you had similar experiences, or is this an exception in our case? What can be done to prevent or fix the warping?

Thanks in advance for your reply.

Best regards,
Ute

Hello,
to exchange.

You can, of course, exchange the doors. I also have the Selsviken in white high gloss, combined with the Selsviken in patterned/brown (zebra look). They really match well and look great.

I also once exchanged a Selsviken door because it was bent like a banana. However, it was like that from the start and didn’t occur later. The new door is also warped straight from the factory. Not as severely, but still not perfectly straight. I’ve come to accept it. After all, it’s “just” IKEA. What more is there to say?
Once installed, the warping isn’t noticeable. But you definitely can’t use a spirit level or straight edge on it...
I think this comes from the manufacturing process. Apparently, the boards are laminated with heat and during that the chipboard (or whatever material it is) warps.

.... mine were also warped from the start (they bulge).
I wouldn’t buy anything over 64cm (25 inches) anymore!

It’s really a shame!

I didn’t even consider exchanging them, as I assume they are all like this due to manufacturing?

Hello...... my white high-gloss doors warped within 5 months. They were also bowed. I have now exchanged them and hope that the new ones will stay straight. The matte doors have not warped.

Also, the hinges are frustrating. They are difficult to adjust, and even when the doors are properly aligned, after about 3 months they become misaligned again, requiring readjustment. In my experience, the "older generation" before spring 2015 had better doors and hinges! The doors stayed straight, and so did the hinges.

I also have the 2010 Besta cabinets with high-gloss fronts and have had no problems at all. Back then, there was already criticism that Besta quality had declined because the earlier Besta carcasses were made of lacquered MDF instead of foil-coated hollow-core panels. The warped fronts sound like they are now using even less densely pressed particle boards to save more weight.

However, in 2010, the high-gloss fronts were more expensive than they are now, and the entire Besta series came with a 10-year warranty (this warranty period was later discontinued in subsequent catalogs). I would exchange everything; the statistical number of returns is IKEA’s only incentive for quality improvements.