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Ikea kitchens - how much clearance?
OK, wife still hasn't made up her mind what kitchen units she wants and is
now talking about dragging me down to Ikea (I must have been very evil in a past life) A quick look through previous post highlights the fact that Ikea units do not have much clearance behind them for pipework etc. Can someone clarify exactly how tight this clearance is as this option may be a no go from the outset. Thanks Jim |
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"Jim" wrote in message . uk... OK, wife still hasn't made up her mind what kitchen units she wants and is now talking about dragging me down to Ikea (I must have been very evil in a past life) A quick look through previous post highlights the fact that Ikea units do not have much clearance behind them for pipework etc. Can someone clarify exactly how tight this clearance is as this option may be a no go from the outset. I think the clearance is effectively nil. That said, and I think someone else suggested it recently, the main issue is whether you want the rear panel or not and if so are prepared to adjust its position or leave it out. Its flat pack self assembly after all so if its what you want make it work. Possibly a more important issue is sizing. 400/800 is the norm with Ikea, if you want 500 you may be stuck. Jim A |
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Jim Alexander wrote:
"Jim" wrote in message . uk... OK, wife still hasn't made up her mind what kitchen units she wants and is now talking about dragging me down to Ikea (I must have been very evil in a past life) A quick look through previous post highlights the fact that Ikea units do not have much clearance behind them for pipework etc. Can someone clarify exactly how tight this clearance is as this option may be a no go from the outset. I think the clearance is effectively nil. That said, and I think someone else suggested it recently, the main issue is whether you want the rear panel or not and if so are prepared to adjust its position or leave it out. Its flat pack self assembly after all so if its what you want make it work. Possibly a more important issue is sizing. 400/800 is the norm with Ikea, if you want 500 you may be stuck. Jim A Yep. Try Hygena QA range or sensible fairly robust carcases with a range of not too ghastly doors. I think MFI do these, these days. Arena kitchens online do better quality. You WILL if its a smallish kitchen need to make up with 300,400/500/600 and so on sizes. |
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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message ... Jim Alexander wrote: "Jim" wrote in message . uk... OK, wife still hasn't made up her mind what kitchen units she wants and is now talking about dragging me down to Ikea (I must have been very evil in a past life) A quick look through previous post highlights the fact that Ikea units do not have much clearance behind them for pipework etc. Can someone clarify exactly how tight this clearance is as this option may be a no go from the outset. I think the clearance is effectively nil. That said, and I think someone else suggested it recently, the main issue is whether you want the rear panel or not and if so are prepared to adjust its position or leave it out. Its flat pack self assembly after all so if its what you want make it work. Possibly a more important issue is sizing. 400/800 is the norm with Ikea, if you want 500 you may be stuck. Jim A Yep. Try Hygena QA range or sensible fairly robust carcases with a range of not too ghastly doors. I think MFI do these, these days. Arena kitchens online do better quality. You WILL if its a smallish kitchen need to make up with 300,400/500/600 and so on sizes. You can buy carcasses from elsewhere and buy IKEA doors. |
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You WILL if its a smallish kitchen need to make up with 300,400/500/600 and so on sizes. You can buy carcasses from elsewhere and buy IKEA doors. Let me guess, just hacksaw of the edge of the door to make it fit the carcass? -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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"John Rumm" wrote in message ... Doctor Drivel wrote: You WILL if its a smallish kitchen need to make up with 300,400/500/600 and so on sizes. You can buy carcasses from elsewhere and buy IKEA doors. Let me guess, just hacksaw of the edge of the door to make it fit the carcass? It that turns you on, yes. I can't comment Chav trends in Essex. |
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Jim wrote:
OK, wife still hasn't made up her mind what kitchen units she wants and is now talking about dragging me down to Ikea (I must have been very evil in a past life) A quick look through previous post highlights the fact that Ikea units do not have much clearance behind them for pipework etc. Can someone clarify exactly how tight this clearance is as this option may be a no go from the outset. Thanks Jim Its zero IIRC. Pipes have to go underneath, or build false backs, or a false wall. |
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"Jim" writes: OK, wife still hasn't made up her mind what kitchen units she wants and is now talking about dragging me down to Ikea (I must have been very evil in a past life) A quick look through previous post highlights the fact that Ikea units do not have much clearance behind them for pipework etc. Can someone clarify exactly how tight this clearance is as this option may be a no go from the outset. None. If you are planning on an IKEA kitchen, you need to get pipework run at skirting level so it's below the cupboard bases. Another option is to not fit the cupboard backs, but then you need to be careful installing the cupboards to ensure they are not subject to any parallelogram deformation (and you should prepare and paint the wall behind the cupboards before fitting, if you care about the insides of the cupboards that much). Yet another option is space the cupboards away from the wall using battens -- this would be excellent if you happened to want a deeper worktop. -- Andrew Gabriel |
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Guy King wrote:
Or run the carcasses through the saw to make a new slot for the backs a little way in from the rear. Or simply cut two edges off the back, fix battens inside the carcass where you want the back, and fix it to the battens. This also makes the back removeable in situ later should you need access to the pipes etc. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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