Ikea cabinet kitchen and the rest of Ikea furniture is design to DIY in mind. So it able to assembly yourself.

With the saving of RM1300 minus the tools cost, you still have the room to make mistake and learn. RM1300 can buy many extra parts if you wrongly cut the cabinet or install upside down. And you earn some tools too.

Don't be afraid to learn some new skill. It is not difficult if you have the urge to diy and handyman.

After all what to loose ?

u deserve a cookies

i was thinking this as well, IKEA is DIY based.. mostly the mistake will be done at the worktop if cut wrongly.. but worst case if u can go and get a nother new one at 200+ a piece.. for my case i just need 2 only

i have the urge to DIY as mostly everything in my house i been doing it on my own (except for aircond)

Since you have most of the tools required and installing this would cost you additional RM450 only, why not?

RM 1800 is quite pricey for a 2 days job. Since they provide you the manual, then just go for DIY.

Yum, yum, yum.

Aiya, no worry. Sifu ar188 here can help you.

Go to youtube. plenty of instruction, how to do, what to do, skill here and there to learn.

By the time you finish the cabinet, can become sifu.

U just need a electrical screw driver. Unless u need to cut table top. Buy a allen key bit set.

Is not hard if u ok with dyi, it took me 3 days after work to assemble a 5 meter L shape kitchen cabinet.

This post has been edited by chamelion: Mar 6 2018, 07:23 PM

haha yes youtube sifus better at teaching us how to install ikea.

Installing cabinets on your own is one thing. I feel design is also very important.

One of the problem of Ikea kitchen cabinets is that no one comes to your house to actually inspect the space and take proper measurements. You just show them your floor plan, sometimes with inaccurate measurements and they put together something for you. In your case, you designed your own which could even be worse as you are not experience in these things. There could be problems that you overlook like - your walls uneven, the ceiling too high/ too low, your water pipe not in the right location, electrical & gas supply, ventilation outlet...etc etc. Its not only putting one puzzle together but multiple puzzles to make one complete kitchen.

If you can, please post your plan and elevation view of your cabinets here and also the floor plan of your kitchen space? If you do not have these ready in hand, then I feel you may run into unknown problems later on. Putting a few boxes together is the last of your worries

This post has been edited by idoblu: Mar 6 2018, 08:29 PM

Some hints and tricks from my first time metod assembly experience:

1. Impact driver (wrench) is recommended over drill. Metod base cabinet are so hard for drill or human hand to screw in.

2. If you are to cut the worktop in straight line, circular saw is recomended. Handsaw or jigsaw will take lots of time to make perfect straight line. Anyway, to save cost, it is still doable for jigsaw with special blade and guide.

3. Use 3 inches or more wall plug for better piece of mind. I used 5 inches 8mm type. They are holding strong until today.

4. Assemble cabinet first before drilling for hanging rail. This allows you to have actual cabinet for measurement . You may consider to install 4 legs first and plinth to get the perfect position of hanging rail.

5. For gluing the laminate edge to the cut off side of worktop, you may use silicon instead of the recommended hot glue gun by the manual.

yes, 2 days job for that amount

i been watching utube for all the small2 things and what to expect

sounds like my kitchen size as well

other than utube, there is few article written by ppl who install on their on which can be helpful

noted on this! thanks for the tips

in fact, i did it 10 years ago.

Am moving to a new house in few months and after check around; we are going back to Ikea kitchen cabinet. Our current setup still good except wear and tear at doors due to heavy usage. It would totally look new if we just change the current doors. Good quality at reasonable price.

are we still able to buy the new style metod cabinets without the doors? just the cabinet carcass?
i remember the old one can order it without doors.

http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_MY/pdf/planning_...ng_guide_MY.pdf

''Mind to share with us, what kind of cabinet you are going to installing?

including sink? stove? hood? or any others basket/ corner unit/ pull out unit?

It may get it done by yourself, but that might be require more than 2 manpower for the installation.''


living cube studio

yes, including sink, stove and hood

u will need the basket for the wok

i just received the delivery today, the countertop is quite heavy, u can handle with 1 person with really care

GOOD WORK..looking forward for your completion photo

better get IKEA installer to do it than u buy IKEA cabinets n fixed it in urself.. my 2 cents. better safe than sorry

Mind share update with pic?

Someone mentioned 2 people.
That's important, installing large furniture or cabinets needs at least 2 peoplr, it's difficult with one, even with the right skills and tools. You have a helper who can help?

just received partial delivery from ikea and pending delivery for the hob and the hood

i will update once on the progress

i just received the partial delivery, the cabinets are fine for 1 person, but the wall panels and the worktop are damn heavy.. i only stay alone and prolly need to do 1 person

Better to hire ikea kitchen contractor to fix. Better safe than sorry. These contractors are top notch contractors. Their final result is outstanding when they did my kitchen.