On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:13:42 -0400, "Spiderman"
wrote:

Has anyone here installed an IKEA kitchen themselves? Were the instructions
easy-to-follow? For example, how easy is it to mount the wall cabinets in an
older house with uneven walls? The kitchen I'm looking to remodel is in a
small 10'x10' room (approximately 7'x7' for the actual kitchen area), so it
would basically consist of about 5-10 wall/base cabinets, a range, and sink
arranged in an L shape.

The sink/range will be about a foot away from their
current positions, so the service lines may need to be extended.

I had about the same situation. Despite the advice of several friends
who said that gas piping was easy, I had a plumber do it. I had a
clear vision of myself standing outside the hole in the ground where
my house used to be, explaining to the insurance adjuster about a
do-it-yourself gas installation.

But I decided I could probably move the sink plumbing the fairly small
amount that was needed. At the last minute I decided to have a (VERY
handy) friend come over to help me, but only because I was worried
that I couldn't rip out the old counter, install 2 base cabinets,
countertop and sink in a weekend by myself.

I was very lucky to have had him come over. It ended up taking the two
of us 2 full days. My house is 50 years old. It turned out that the
trap and the nipple that attached to the waste pipe were too corroded
to leave, but frozen on and nearly impossible to remove. It was only
my contractor friend's vast experience that saved me from going
without a working kitchen for what might have been weeks (until I
could get a plumber).

It sounds like you're at best a weekend handyman like me. I think
you'll be able to manage the cabinets, but you should at least get
someone knowledgeable to have a look at the utilities.