Question for people who have fitted IKEA kitchens
 

Hi,
As I have just found out.... IKEA cupboards have no service void so as to
run pipes etc round the back, so how have people over come this? I have all
my pipe work (Like most of us do) fitted to the wall so how have people
dealt with this? do you put a baton on the wall and fix the cupboards back
from the wall or cut out large sections of the back of the cupboards to run
the pipes through.

I don't really want to fit a baton to the cupboards as the rooms pretty
small as it is.

Thanks in advance for contributions and merry xmas
DD

Derek Doormer wrote:
Hi,
As I have just found out.... IKEA cupboards have no service void so as to
run pipes etc round the back, so how have people over come this? I have all
my pipe work (Like most of us do) fitted to the wall so how have people
dealt with this? do you put a baton on the wall and fix the cupboards back
from the wall or cut out large sections of the back of the cupboards to run
the pipes through.

I don't really want to fit a baton to the cupboards as the rooms pretty
small as it is.

Thanks in advance for contributions and merry xmas
DD

Have you actually bought the units yet? Personally I went for B&Q
because it's easier to fit. On the other hand, if I was going to stay
in the current place for a long time (I'm not!) I'd have bought ikea,
because you get more space in the cabinet. As for what to do - move the
heating pipes down a bit, so that they run in the void between the base
of the cabinet and the floor. That way they're also accessible (ish!) in
case of any problems.

Ben

Bought it already... I was thinking about running pipes on the floor (Just
after Ive put the pipes on the wall :@) how much gap do i need toleave for
the feet at the back of the cupboard?
"Ben Blaukopf" wrote in message
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Derek Doormer wrote:
Hi,
As I have just found out.... IKEA cupboards have no service void so as
to run pipes etc round the back, so how have people over come this? I
have all my pipe work (Like most of us do) fitted to the wall so how have
people dealt with this? do you put a baton on the wall and fix the
cupboards back from the wall or cut out large sections of the back of the
cupboards to run the pipes through.

I don't really want to fit a baton to the cupboards as the rooms pretty
small as it is.

Thanks in advance for contributions and merry xmas
DD

Have you actually bought the units yet? Personally I went for B&Q because
it's easier to fit. On the other hand, if I was going to stay in the
current place for a long time (I'm not!) I'd have bought ikea, because you
get more space in the cabinet. As for what to do - move the heating pipes
down a bit, so that they run in the void between the base of the cabinet
and the floor. That way they're also accessible (ish!) in
case of any problems.

Ben

I think the neatest way around this is to make a cut out for the pipes and then either make a nice box section with MDF or use some square plastic trunking inside... failing that run a router around the inside of the back edge of the cupboard and slot hardboard backing into it,,, reducing space by quite a bit!!

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"Derek Doormer" writes:
Hi,
As I have just found out.... IKEA cupboards have no service void so as to
run pipes etc round the back, so how have people over come this? I have all
my pipe work (Like most of us do) fitted to the wall so how have people
dealt with this? do you put a baton on the wall and fix the cupboards back
from the wall or cut out large sections of the back of the cupboards to run
the pipes through.

I don't really want to fit a baton to the cupboards as the rooms pretty
small as it is.

I was replumbing the room anyway, so I put the pipe runs low down,
under the cupboards. When I need to bring a run up through a cupboard
I left the back off the cupboard, or alternatively cut the back away
along the pipe route -- this is mostly viable when the pipe run is
close to one or other end of the cupboard.

--
Andrew Gabriel

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 18:23:16 +0000, Derek Doormer wrote:

Hi,
As I have just found out.... IKEA cupboards have no service void so as to
run pipes etc round the back, so how have people over come this? I have all
my pipe work (Like most of us do) fitted to the wall so how have people
dealt with this? do you put a baton on the wall and fix the cupboards back
from the wall or cut out large sections of the back of the cupboards to run
the pipes through.

I don't really want to fit a baton to the cupboards as the rooms pretty
small as it is.

Thanks in advance for contributions and merry xmas
DD

Having fitted a number of IKEA kitchens.
I try to get all the services gas water and electric (remember to keep the
electric 25mm form the gas of course ;-) onto the skirting (or where it
would be).

Electric cables only have to be chased above the top and just near the
bottom of the carcase provided they come up in the middle of a base unit.

Sometime you have to cut hole for waste pipes in the back board.

The water comes up easily into the bottom of the box and is easy to
connect if you use Hep underneat and copper in the box and a pushfit L.

The gas pipe: Bring the pipe up vertically to a cap, drill hole in the
firght place in the bottom of the box, 'drop' the box over the pipe.

HTH

--
Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter.
The FAQ for uk.diy is at www.diyfaq.org.uk
Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html
Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:43:39 +0000, Derek Doormer wrote:

Bought it already... I was thinking about running pipes on the floor (Just
after Ive put the pipes on the wall :@) how much gap do i need toleave for
the feet at the back of the cupboard?
"Ben Blaukopf" wrote in message
...
Derek Doormer wrote:
Hi,
As I have just found out.... IKEA cupboards have no service void so as
to run pipes etc round the back, so how have people over come this? I
have all my pipe work (Like most of us do) fitted to the wall so how have
people dealt with this? do you put a baton on the wall and fix the
cupboards back from the wall or cut out large sections of the back of the
cupboards to run the pipes through.

I don't really want to fit a baton to the cupboards as the rooms pretty
small as it is.

Thanks in advance for contributions and merry xmas
DD

Have you actually bought the units yet? Personally I went for B&Q because
it's easier to fit. On the other hand, if I was going to stay in the
current place for a long time (I'm not!) I'd have bought ikea, because you
get more space in the cabinet. As for what to do - move the heating pipes
down a bit, so that they run in the void between the base of the cabinet
and the floor. That way they're also accessible (ish!) in
case of any problems.

Please don't top post.
Stay under 140mm


--
Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter.
The FAQ for uk.diy is at www.diyfaq.org.uk
Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html
Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html

Ikea carcasses, oh the joy.
I'm dealing with these at the moment and had the same concern about no
space at the back for routing things (in my case, the washing machine
drainage hose). My solution was to make a wooden lip along the wall at
the carcasses top height to help take the strain of the counter top,
this way it provides a consistent gap at the back of the cabinets to
allow for routing pipes etc and helps to take weight off the cabinets.
Don't know if this solution would work for you or not.

Seri

Forgot to say, I'm not using Ikea counter tops, the reason I mention
this is that I seem to recall Ikea counter tops only come as far as the
cabinet front edge with hardly any over hang, so if you follow my
method you may have an issue.

Seri