ᐅ PERSONLIG Costs – Explanation

Good morning,

I want to buy both a sink and a countertop at IKEA and possibly use IKEA’s installation services, but I’m not quite sure what I am paying for and hope you can clarify.

Countertop
I have chosen the HAMMARP birch countertop. I need two pieces, each about 1.50 m (5 feet) long.
If I take the countertops “as is,” they cost €158 (2 x €79). If I have them cut to the desired length, I pay €260 (2 x €130), but then I get a 4 cm (1.6 inches) thick countertop with a finished front edge.

From the IKEA brochure, I understand that I can also have cutouts made for the sink and other fixtures. What does “cutout” mean exactly? Will I still have to saw or work on the countertop myself after delivery? Is that service worth it at all?

Sink
I was interested in the round Boholmen sink, which costs €49. I assumed I could simply insert it into my “cutout” countertop and seal it with silicone or similar, and of course connect the siphon and plumbing myself. Is that correct?
IKEA also offers to attach the sink to the countertop for €199 for the round Boholmen. What exactly am I paying for here? Is it worth it? How is this different from the “cutout” mentioned above?

Delivery costs
I will have the kitchen furniture delivered by IKEA. Will IKEA wait to deliver everything until the countertop is ready (since this might take longer)? OR will they deliver in two parts? Will I have to pay extra for the delivery of the countertop?

These are my main questions for now. I hope someone can help me navigate the price maze a bit…
Best regards, Desiree

Hello,

the Personlig solid wood countertop costs 130 € per meter. HAMMARP can be cut to size by a carpenter for a small fee. Many home improvement stores offer this service as well.

“Routing” means that only the part of the wood corresponding to the cutout shape is milled out, so the countertop won’t break during transport. This makes it easier to make the cutout with a jigsaw. Whether it’s worth it is up to you.

Yes, the sink is simply placed into the cutout. The rim of the sink then sits on the countertop. For 199 €, you can get the countertop with a flush-mounted sink. You can see this in the pictures on page 28 of the buying guide.

As far as I know, delivery only takes place once everything is complete. Exceptions may be possible, but I don’t know how that affects delivery costs. It’s best to discuss this at your local showroom.

Hello,

thank you very much for your reply.

I hadn’t noticed the meter issue. So, I would actually have to pay 4 times 130 € (they probably don’t add up the half meters, right, even though it’s supposedly the same piece of wood they could cut...? It’s supposed to be 4 m (13 feet) long?), which makes 520 €. That’s really quite expensive just for cutting. Do hardware stores also cut third-party countertops (in case I don’t buy one directly from them)? Does anyone have a rough idea of the price for that?

Routing means that only the part of the wood in the shape of the cutout is routed out, ...

So, basically, they have done this step for me: marking the sink template and sort of “partially cutting” it. I would then have to do the actual cut at home; but I probably wouldn’t cut myself too badly because they already partially cut it, right?

These are really “additional costs” I hadn’t planned for... phew

The HAMMARP board is mass-produced somewhere. They are customized individually. Billing is done by the centimeter.

So basically, they did the following work for me: marking a "template" of the sink and making a preliminary cut, so to speak. I will have to cut it out properly at home, but I probably won’t cut myself badly since they already made the initial cut, right?

Yes, although you generally won’t cut yourself if you clamp a guide rail (e.g., a spirit level) firmly with screw clamps. You should buy a special saw blade for jigsaws designed for countertops. The difference compared to a standard blade is noticeable.

There are still plenty of joiners available. For a straight cut, they might only ask for a small donation for the coffee fund. Whether a hardware store cuts external materials varies. Some don’t do it at all, others do it for free or charge 1–2€.

Mhm... so I guess the options are
a) cutting it yourself (if you have enough DIY skills and the right tools), or
b) having it cut “cheaper” at the carpenter’s workshop or DIY store.

In both cases, I need a straight cut. For one of the countertops, though, the sink still needs to be cut out (by myself).

The cutout for the sink can also be made by the carpenter or at the hardware store. With a length of 150 cm (59 inches), the countertop should be transportable with the cutout without breaking, especially with a circular cutout (for which the guide rail mentioned above is obviously not suitable).