ᐅ IKEA Kitchen Quality and User Experiences?

kbt09 schrieb:
Affordable is relative… you have to factor in:

• Delivery
• Assembly of individual parts
• Assembly of the complete kitchen

(IKEA charges, for example, 199 euros per linear meter (3.3 feet) of kitchen)

And then there is the fact that the limited selection of cabinets only 20, 40, 60, and 80 cm (8, 16, 24, and 32 inches) wide can negatively affect the optimal layout depending on the room.

Regarding assembly: yes, IKEA charges about 200 euros per kitchen meter (3.3 feet). But with just a few clicks on MyHammer.de, you can get offers that cost less than half that price. At least that was our experience. We have a 7-meter (23 feet) kitchen. IKEA assembly = 1,400 euros; on MyHammer, all offers ranged from 400 to 1,400 euros. The 400-euro offer came from a local carpenter who apparently likes to earn some extra money for a Saturday’s work. To be clear, I only helped out as a general laborer.

Delivery costs depending on quantity, max. 150 euros.

I assembled a base cabinet last week as a test because I wanted to finalize the kitchen dimensions (plinth height due to robot vacuum, etc.) and now I want to check if an inner drawer sliding mechanism can be installed.

Building the 80cm (31.5 inches) base cabinet with 2 drawers and an inner drawer took 1.5 hours, although I made 2 small mistakes. I think from the 2nd or 3rd cabinet onward it will go significantly faster.

I’m planning for the kitchen to be installed over a weekend with a total of 3-4 people. The countertop will be done by the carpenter anyway, as it runs into 2 window reveals.

@daniels87
So, you’ve assembled the drawer cabinet now?
Try testing the drawers by placing a bunch of dishes in the lower or middle drawer. In an 80cm (31.5 inches) wide drawer, large and small plates, as well as deep plates and plenty of bowls, should fit—at least that was the case in my old kitchen.
But be careful! Secure the top first to prevent it from tipping forward.
Move the drawers 2 to 3 times a day and then check if they come off their tracks or if the gap between the drawer fronts increases.

I will do that, but with a different weight. I need my plates in the kitchen.
As you mentioned, I first have to secure it to prevent tipping.
However, our plates will later go into short 80cm (31.5 inches) cabinets, so the lever arm will be a bit smaller.
I would like to have the pots in the LeMans pull-out.

Yes, but what’s the point? Ikea uses reliable Blum drawer slides. This test will take several years, so it’s better to consider the weight.

Nordmann schrieb:
Yes, but what’s the point? Ikea uses solid Blum drawer slides; the process will take several years, so it’s better to use a weight

In my case, the drawer slides sagged noticeably, which was evident from the varying widths between the front panels. It couldn’t be fixed and looked quite bad accordingly.