ᐅ Installing an Ikea Maximera Drawer into a Different Brand Kitchen Cabinet
Created on: 19 Nov 2020 16:06
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Hi,
after realizing that our drawers don’t have inner drawers and the kitchen studio is quite slow when it comes to ordering just a small replacement part, I’m asking you:
- Has anyone ever installed a branded kitchen drawer like Nolte, Alno, or similar, with Maximera drawers? Unfortunately, Ikea doesn’t offer 90cm (35 inch) drawers, but I could upgrade our 60cm (24 inch) drawer. The internal dimension is 57cm (22.4 inch). According to the specs, the Maximera drawer is 65.4cm (25.7 inch) … so that’s about 6mm (0.24 inch) too large. I guess spacer strips could work, right?
- Plan B would be to order an original Nolte drawer from a kitchen studio that also sells online. However, they specify versions "before 2016" and "after 2016." Our kitchen is from 2013 … Who would measure the internal dimension of a new Nolte kitchen’s 60cm (24 inch) drawer for me?
- Plan C … this one is a bit crazy: has anyone tried fitting an 80cm (32 inch) Maximera drawer into a 90cm (35 inch) cabinet? Anyway, I’d be interested in any idea.
after realizing that our drawers don’t have inner drawers and the kitchen studio is quite slow when it comes to ordering just a small replacement part, I’m asking you:
- Has anyone ever installed a branded kitchen drawer like Nolte, Alno, or similar, with Maximera drawers? Unfortunately, Ikea doesn’t offer 90cm (35 inch) drawers, but I could upgrade our 60cm (24 inch) drawer. The internal dimension is 57cm (22.4 inch). According to the specs, the Maximera drawer is 65.4cm (25.7 inch) … so that’s about 6mm (0.24 inch) too large. I guess spacer strips could work, right?
- Plan B would be to order an original Nolte drawer from a kitchen studio that also sells online. However, they specify versions "before 2016" and "after 2016." Our kitchen is from 2013 … Who would measure the internal dimension of a new Nolte kitchen’s 60cm (24 inch) drawer for me?
- Plan C … this one is a bit crazy: has anyone tried fitting an 80cm (32 inch) Maximera drawer into a 90cm (35 inch) cabinet? Anyway, I’d be interested in any idea.
opalau schrieb:
No. Not in Germany for a long time now. They have been supplied by Hettich for years and are of lower quality. I believe in Austria, they are still from Blum.Ah, okay! I hadn’t noticed the change. Mine from 2016 are still from Blum.
dsin8788 schrieb:
Ah, okay! I wasn’t aware of the change. Mine from 2016 are still from Blum.Yes, it was changed. We took a few cabinet boxes with drawers from the rental apartment and are now reusing them in the utility room, combined with new ones. The old Maximera drawers were heavily used but are still better than the new ones today.
Conclusion: The doors are connected with large internal hinges. They look unattractive and feel unstable. If you look closely (first photo), you can see that the door is not perfectly straight.
With the Nolte doors, you get a better and more substantial handle, even though both are the same thickness.
The Maximera cabinet came with a flaw right from the start. To put it this way: overall, the cabinet was quite expensive. Then there’s the amount of work involved, which I personally enjoy as long as it’s not more than 7 meters (23 feet) in length. In total, the cabinet is not worth the price it cost. If I had chosen a shelving unit, which would have been a unique piece visually, I probably would have enjoyed the design more. But that might also be due to the specific drawer design I wanted.
With the Nolte doors, you get a better and more substantial handle, even though both are the same thickness.
The Maximera cabinet came with a flaw right from the start. To put it this way: overall, the cabinet was quite expensive. Then there’s the amount of work involved, which I personally enjoy as long as it’s not more than 7 meters (23 feet) in length. In total, the cabinet is not worth the price it cost. If I had chosen a shelving unit, which would have been a unique piece visually, I probably would have enjoyed the design more. But that might also be due to the specific drawer design I wanted.
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kitchenmann31 Mar 2022 09:23dsin8788 schrieb:
Ah, okay! I didn’t notice the change. Mine from 2016 are still from Blum. I only found out recently after expanding our kitchen. In total, 13 drawers. The Austrians and Poles still have Blum, and at a lower price too. The different handling drives me crazy. The "Hettich" (???) drawers don’t close properly. Is there no decent replacement from Hettich? This is unacceptable.
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