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Ikea Cabinets - Good Quality?

Posted on 1/10/19 at 11:03 am
Posted by MisslePig
Member since Jul 2018
1176 posts
Posted on 1/10/19 at 11:03 am
I'm being told that going to Ikea and sitting down with their design people could be a great way to remodel kitchen cabinets. We will will have them professionally installed.

I'm hesitant. I don't associate Ikea with long lasting quality cabinets but I'm open to being incorrect.

Has anyone done this?
Posted by Displaced
Member since Dec 2011
33054 posts
Posted on 1/10/19 at 11:06 am to
Posted by TechDawg2007
Bawville
Member since Nov 2007
32631 posts
Posted on 1/10/19 at 11:09 am to
My wife bought a bed for our daughter from Ikea. The nuts and bolts to it came in a 20 pound bag. This bed took me 6 hours to put together. I told my wife to NEVER buy anything from Ikea again. This is your PSA
Posted by Napoleon
Kenna
Member since Dec 2007
74865 posts
Posted on 1/10/19 at 11:11 am to
It's all press board, light use stuff. Made for people who rent and move around.
I like the adult puzzles with the word less instructions too.
I fitted out a rental I had in BR. Noting really lasted longer than a year or two.
Very weak material.
If solid wood is an option take that.
Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
19944 posts
Posted on 1/10/19 at 11:23 am to
You are better off going to a dicount building supply store and buying cabinets. They will be crappy and as fragile as the Ikea ones but a lot cheaper. I installed a whole kitchen's worth of uppers and lowers for a rental and it took a good bit of work to get everything square and plumb. At least they have solid oak doors and face frames, I added extra support where needed to give them a fighting chance.
This post was edited on 1/10/19 at 11:24 am
Posted by Rockbrc
Attic
Member since Nov 2015
9922 posts
Posted on 1/10/19 at 11:27 am to
Junky
Posted by SUB
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Member since Jan 2009
26279 posts
Posted on 1/10/19 at 11:29 am to
Their cabinets aren’t bad. Better quality than most their stuff. They have a lot of cool customizable options for them, especially the corner cabinets. And they have a decent choice of door designs.

The only thing I really don’t like about ikea stuff is that they are constantly discontinuing models and changing things. I bought some cabinets from them a while back and then wanted to add a few more a couple years ago, and they changed the depth of all their cabinets so I had to basically get the new ones custom built to match the old.
Posted by Sterling Archer
Member since Aug 2012
8467 posts
Posted on 1/10/19 at 11:37 am to
The kitchen cabinets are better than their regular stuff. People on bigger pockets are pretty on high them
Posted by MLCLyons
Member since Nov 2012
4790 posts
Posted on 1/10/19 at 12:54 pm to
I've seen some people on reddit who are carpenters say they highly recommend them. They are well made, very easy to install, and significantly cheaper than most stuff you can get.
Posted by Cocotheape
Member since Aug 2015
4242 posts
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:42 pm to
Friends have had them for 5 years or so, they have children who are absolute terrors, the cabinets have held up pretty well at least from what I can tell.
Posted by STLDawg
The Lou
Member since Apr 2015
4614 posts
Posted on 1/10/19 at 1:45 pm to
They range in quality from utter crap to heirloom particle board. I’d look at reviews of the particular model.
Posted by Areddishfish
The Wild West
Member since Oct 2015
6538 posts
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:18 pm to
I haven't but I know on Reddit Home Improvement that they are regarded highly for quality, looks, and price.
Posted by achenator
Member since Oct 2014
3331 posts
Posted on 1/10/19 at 3:16 pm to
I saw a stat that something like 90% of kitchen and bathroom cabinets in europe come from ikea/
Posted by Mad Dawg 2020
Member since Jun 2017
757 posts
Posted on 1/10/19 at 3:47 pm to
You get what you pay for.
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