ᐅ Ikea Metod corner wall cabinet: why are there no 30/50 cm grid sizes?

Hello everyone,
I’m not sure if I’ve already posted this in another forum or not. I work in a furniture factory where Metod is produced, and we employees often ask ourselves why things are the way they are. One reason we think could be that no fill strips were installed, which led to people wondering why, for example, drawers rubbed against the walls afterward or why refrigerator doors didn’t open fully (I have seen that myself). That’s why, at the Faktum base cabinet with sink, 120cm (47 inches), the fill strip was increased from 22mm (7/8 inch) to 100mm (4 inches).

Furthermore, we concluded that at IKEA you can take your kitchen "immediately" with you and don’t have to wait months for it to be produced. I had to wait three months for my Alno kitchen, back in 1994. Considering how much storage space is saved—you still have to add fronts and other accessories—I can understand why only certain sizes are available. Of course, production plays a big role: fewer sizes mean more production volume, which leads to lower prices.

Best regards, Herr rossi

Hello everyone,
Considering how much storage space is saved this way—remembering you still have to add the fronts and other accessories—I can understand why only these dimensions are offered. Of course, production plays a major role: fewer sizes = more production = lower cost.

I share Mr. Rossi’s opinion; this is purely a cost-saving measure.
Since Ikea is currently struggling to keep up with delivering kitchen components, they probably don’t mind losing the few customers who avoid Ikea because of the missing 30cm (12 inches) and 50cm (20 inches) cabinets.
Best regards,
Sektionschef

I’m glad we still have the old Faktum system. I wouldn’t be able to design the kitchen like this with the new one.
U-shaped kitchen

Left side
50cm (20 inches)
80cm (32 inches)
60cm (24 inches)
5cm (2 inches) gap
Corner unused

Connection left/right
40cm (16 inches)
20cm (8 inches) (great for tongs, dishwasher tabs, cookbooks & bags)
60cm (24 inches) stove
90cm/90cm (36 inches/36 inches) corner cabinet with lazy Susan

Right side
90cm/90cm (36 inches/36 inches) corner cabinet
60cm (24 inches) sink
60cm (24 inches) dishwasher

I have trouble finding a used 50cm or 60cm tall cabinet, whether 1.5m (5 feet) or 2m (6.5 feet).

I don’t understand the odd sizes for the 39 cm (15 inches) wide units: 86, 106, and 240 cm (34, 42, and 95 inches). What are these supposed to be for???

Wall cabinets in 80 cm (31 inches) and 100 cm (39 inches) widths with a 6 cm (2 inch) decorative strip underneath.

And there are even some in 80 cm (31 inches), but no one knows what to do with those since the 80 cm (31 inch) cabinets are actually 88 cm (35 inches) tall when you include the legs

The side panels don’t reach all the way to the floor. The base is closed off by the kickboards.

starting with the strange 20 cm (8 inch) grid (so it’s only compatible with itself, and not with other systems, especially the old FAKTUM)

Currently, low wall cabinets with lift-up doors are very popular. With FAKTUM, standard doors meant widths of 70 cm (28 inches) and 92 cm (36 inches). There were no matching widths for the base cabinets. Custom doors would have had to be made for those sizes. METOD is designed to allow as many combinations as possible within the system. This wouldn’t have been possible with the old dimensions.

Ah, the cabinets protrude slightly at the front. OK, then 80cm (31.5 inches) is actually enough.

Decorative strips under the wall cabinets? I’ve never heard of that. But I have to admit, my husband chose the cabinets and planned the layout, and I just implemented his hand drawing on the computer. I never really dealt with all that stuff in detail; I let him handle it since he enjoys it, and I don’t...

Maybe it won’t be an IKEA kitchen after all. I discovered the Schüller company with their System 78, which offers a wide range of options—four different cabinet depths and five different plinth heights alone. Tomorrow we are visiting a specialist dealer who carries the brand.

A dedicated kitchen manufacturer naturally offers significantly more customization options.
Please let us know what you decide and how attractive the offers are compared to the price of the IKEA kitchen.