"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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tez writes:
Hi

After much searching I have finally found some kitchen door and base
units I like - at IKEA - 'ADEL white'. The only problem is I dont
like any of the worktops at IKEA.

I have found a nice worktop in Wickes - 'smooth black' worktop (not
the shiney plastic looking worktops but has a hard compound on the
chipboard that makes it feel smooth to the touch)

THe problem is IKEA units seem to be a different depth to other
kitchen manufacturers. Their units are all 60cm in depth, their
worktops are 62cm to overhang the units slightly. All the other
stores I have been t, including Wickes, sell 60cm depth worktops.

I've fitted two IKEA kitches. In one I used Wickes worktops and in the
other, B&Q worktops. They were both a perfect fit on the IKEA units.
Are you sure you haven't measured something wrongly?
Neither are in my house, so I can't actually check any measurements
until I next visit them.

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Andrew Gabriel

IKEA worktops are 606mm deep.
Units are 580mm (carcasse) plus the door thickness (18mm) plus the gap from
the hinge adjustment and door buffer (say 2mm).

Personally, I prefer a slightly greater overhang than this and there is
little margin for scribing to an uneven wall.

I have fitted a couple of none-IKEA worktops to the units, usually spacing
them a few mm from the wall and covering the gap with tiles or an upstand.

On really bad walls I have had to cut and scribe breakfast bars, in place of
standard widths - very tedious since IKEA units have no service void so
can't be cut down, only packed out.

BTW, if you are cutting a mason's mitre on the IKEA worktop and the jig is
designed for 600mm width then don't forget to use a 6mm shim to put the
female cutout in the right place

HTH
Adrian