ᐅ Ikea Metod alternative legs – can they be shortened? Experiences

Hello,

I would like to replace my kitchen with a Metod kitchen in the next few years.

Unfortunately, I need to access my kitchen windows, which are 88 cm (35 inches) high, but they are 4 cm (1.6 inches) too low for Metod cabinets.

So, instead of legs that are 8-9 cm (3-3.5 inches) high, I would need legs that are around 4 cm (1.6 inches) high.

Are there any alternative legs available for purchase that would fit?

Alternatively, has anyone made their own legs or a base frame?

Thank you

Hello,

is the 88 cm (35 inches) measured up to the open window or the window sill?

The lowest height for feet that I know of is 55 mm (-5 mm / 20 mm) high. If the floor is not higher at a relevant spot, with a 50 mm (2 inch) plinth, an 800 mm (31½ inch) cabinet body, and a 28 mm (1 inch) countertop, you would reach about 880 mm (35 inches). Building a plinth from square timber is basically not that difficult, but depending on the floor, precisely leveling unevenness can be tedious.

If the overall planning allows, I would lower the work surface in front of the window by 10 or 20 cm (4 or 8 inches). This can be practical, for example, when baking bread. Lowering it by 20 cm (8 inches) could easily be done with 600 mm (24 inch) high cabinets, while a 10 cm (4 inch) lowering would require shortening the cabinet body.

Ah, very good! Thank you!

So, the panel below the window is 87 cm high (just measured), and the window itself is 91.5 cm high.

So you could go up to 90.5 cm — you just need a bit of margin!

Thank you very much!