i just did design in IKEA planning tool for my kitchen cabinet, brought the design to the store and they help to finalize it

after finalized, i made the purchase and it will be delivered by next friday, now next step is the installation

i went to IKEA installation service and they quoted me for 1.8k for the 2 days job, for me its rather expensive

i'm thinking to make my own installation and the tool cost a fraction of the cost and can save a lot

any of the member doing their own installation for IKEA kitchen can share their experience?

appreciate your input

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i have decided to do my own installation, not because of th money but for the sake of curiosity and want to learn and adapt to new skills as DIY person

prestage - sorting and sampling
- sort out box by type and sequence DONE
- assemble sample of cabinet to get rough idea of the size and placement DONE
- learn how to use the power tool DONE


part 1 - preparing the area
- removed the existing sink DONE
- removed the piping DONE
- switch relocation DONE
- additional power point and cabling DONE

part 2 - install suspension rail
- measure and draw on the area DONE
- drill the holes and mount suspension rail DONE
- ensure suspension rail is not slanted DONE
- ensure suspension rail is sturdy DONE
- ensure the cabinet able to sit precisely while mounted, especially wall cabinet DONE

This post has been edited by maniack: Mar 22 2018, 11:47 AM

1.8k for 2 days work is good

honestly better if they did the installation...

no doubt they will make it look easy...

unless you are skilled with your hands kinda guy then ok if not please not the same as assembling IKEA furniture

25 years warranty only valid if install by IKEA certified installer.

Read the fine prints my boy.

totally agree. on paper I know how it's all installed. But still needed a carpenter to get things done properly.

This is not something you can save upon

thanks for replying guys

lots of unseen work

leveling the base cabinets

cutting the hole for sink/hob other stuff

hanging the wall cabinets

adjusting the doors etc

custom cut all the panels to match your walls, fill gaps with caulking etc


of coz the most tedious, assembly process.

Do you have the required tools to install it?
level, long wall plug, impact driver, jigsaw or circular saw and etc?

I assembled my 15ft metod kitchen 3 years ago.
doable for one person within a week of after work hours.

honestly, I didnt really bother the 25 yrs warranty as the installation cost saving is enough for me to buy lots of replacement parts.
I knew how the whole things work which make it easier for future self repair work.

the most important question is whether you are a handyman.

thanks for mentioning this, i've read up from ppl experience doing the assemble on their own and share some of their tips

i dont have the tools and i will invest to buy it, the tool cost is 25% of the price they quoted me.. glad to see someone who did the assemble on their own.. i'm quite the handy person as when i enter the house, all the things i install on my own, lamp, ceiling fan, water heater, mirror, and assemble the furniture

i think i will go for self installation for better satisfaction

2 word for you

GOOD LUCK

damb bruh, not sure that is sarcastic or a real good luck

you need to have plenty of consideration taken in mind, such as
1) damage the parts carelessly
2) missing parts by human factor (maybe your dog carry away or you mistakenly took it away or throw it away)
3) wrongly assemble and damage the body or parts
so what is your contingency if above happen in the degree of seriousness either its low or high
put away the money first, can you handle the situation above?
will it be where you damage those parts to the level that you need to spent a lot to cover back your mistake?

there are reason why engaging installation service from ikea is expensive because they know every detail well and they have the skill to assemble and resemble everything from 0 to 100 and 100 to 0 which is something not under your knowledge or will spent you plenty of time and effort to just get from 0-50

so good luck is the best advise to you if you insists to do it yourself

thanks for the highligh bruh, will share any issue

I did my metod kitchen for pantry - 6 ft length.

the most annoyinh thing with DIY cabinet installation - doors not aligned, making a zig zag pattern. Need to invest time to adjust door hinges until all aligned.

Other challenge is to ensure cut panels are straight (or slanted if necessary to match wall geometry)

thanks for sharing bro, mostly my cabinet are drawer type on below and door type for the wall cabinet

i will take note on this issue, similar issue encountered when assembled my wardrobe and it is fixabled

IKEA Installer - Cost RM 1,800 , 2 days to complete , you just need to inspect and tell them how you want it.

Install yourself - Cost RM 500 (or more) , est one week to plan, measure, study how to install, drill, clean... there might be possibilities of you getting frustrated, missed out some parts, uneven installation. all these to save RM1300

If you consider based on the above points, its better to ask the IKEA installers.

if you only assemble IKEA KNOXHULT kitchen then you can try on your own.
but if you buy method kitchen, you better get ikea do it for you.
for me its value of money and less hassle for you

im getting the metod bruh

for me to do it, i think it will be quite easy (just the time factor)
cos i got most of the tools needed for the job.

so you gotta research which right tools to get to complete it in short time,. example jigsaw for the cutout of the sink hole, cordless drill etc.

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.

Later post some pictures. This is really interesting.

mind to share the end result?

highly advisable that you shouldnt try to asamble the thing yourself.

For other thing such as tv cabinet, wardrobe etc..ok la

but for kitchen kabinet. better you ask them to assamble for you. some of the problem that you might stumble upon installing the kitchen kabinet:
1) wall curvy: big issue bro, tak cantik nanti. how to fix your wall?. this really depends on the carpenter experience.
2) uneven floor tile: ready made kitchen kabinet usually habis when facing with this kind of issue. there are limit on how much you can adjust the height for each stand. if hire pro, they have extra nuts and bold to adjust this
3) kitchen kabinet size dont fit your empty space: sometime, your kitchen kabinet width didnt fit into the empty space. leaving some kitchen kabinet area expose. buruk la. custom lain cerita, they can cut and fit
4) wire and plumbing works: nowadays, people who do wiring dong really follow the rules. the wire should be tarik straight from the syiling. but nowaday practice, they dont do that, main tarik je bro. high chances for you to cut off plumbing and electricity when drilling wall plug.

there might be a cheaper solution for you.

ikea usually ask 10% for assembly fee. please dont subscribe.
instead, when the lorry man come deliver the item to your house. please nego with them. yang pasang dorang jugak. usually they will charge only 3%.

try la kalau tak pacaya.

thanks for higlithing the risk bro

for my case, they ask for 18% of assembly fee and the available slot is end of April

i tried to chat with the delivery man, they said that kitchen is another team tho

i dunno the entire assembly procedure, but im guessin you also need a drill, a jigsaw, and mitre saw too. and also if anything happen like new parts for tools, or you hurt yourself or you puncture a pipe. those guys probably have the tools to hack wall surrounding pipe and fix it. but anywyas i wish you good luck. i also enjoy DIY. but that project is too daunting for me hahahah. looking forward to photos.

also, if your walls is full on concrete. you gonna regret it hahaha. especially if no have high power drill. last time i drill 1-2 min to get 1" into the concrete wall (cured for 15+ years), then call one dude came with heavy duty pro drill. he 1 handed drill the wall in like 5-10 sec...

This post has been edited by hutazi: Mar 12 2018, 05:44 PM

so what happened in the end?

i have received the delivery

i have received the equipment and tools - jigsaw, electric saw

started the study and the installation

part 1 - preparing the area
- removed the existing sink DONE
- removed the piping DONE
- switch relocation DONE
- additional power point and cabling DONE

part 2 - install suspension rail
- measure and draw on the area DONE
- drill the holes and mount suspension rail DONE
- ensure suspension rail is not slanted DONE
- ensure suspension rail is sturdy DONE
- ensure the cabinet able to sit precisely while mounted, especially wall cabinet DONE

note that the suspension rail is the most crucial part, so i measure 10 times and drill 1 time, each is 6cm deep and 8mm diameter

i also assemble each sample of the cabinet to get the correct measurement

will update with picture once i'm back at house this weekend

wah nice work. seems like you are working hard bro. looking forward to it

you bought new tools or you sewa?

i bought the tools as it is rather cheap from Lazada and better to have 1 already in house when u need in the future

i may consider to resell it in mudah or local group if i dont need to especially the circular saw

the process is tedious but i do enjoy it, especially the feeling when u pre-sit the cabinet at the location got the measurement correct

more work to be done this weekend

wow...

do post pics

nice!!
keep us Up To Date with pix also.
would love to see the progress work.

btw theres also a company who does rental of these kind of equipment for diy`ers

Hi TS. What happened with your installation? We are eager to see it.

Where ?

hi all, i've completed the project ofc

will upload the photo when i'm back after holiday

Cool!

Even with my medium level knowledge of carpentering, I won't sacrifice 25 years of warranty for a mere RM1,800 of saving.

But I really admire your balls of steel.

To be honest I won't really be concerned over the 25-years warranty. They're not electronics, just pure boards being fastened together with screws and hinges. Fasten it correctly and it won't fall apart. Individual parts like hinges will still be covered under warranty shall it fails earlier than expected life. But then again this is just my personal view towards warranties, I enjoy DIY very much so yeah I would DIY anything I am capable of doing. Just love the journey, and satisfaction once completed by myself.

Hi, maniack can you share the completed project picture?

i want to get some inspiration for my own kitchen.

thank you.

I was inspired by him and other (butcherboard countertop) threads as well.
Mine is in progress.

Installing the rail and cabinets are easy.
Get everything in and budget in the metod legs for 4/cabinet box so easy to stabilise and level. Those plastic legs are cheap.

Will need spirit level (I recommend SOLA BIGX one that tools depot is clearing stock on), I managed to install the rail accurately.
You will also need a lot of 2" cheese head screws (CSM hardware got stainless steel ones) and the appropriate drill bits (tile bit if got tiles), 5.5mm hole is best if using 50mm wood plug, rotary hammer if RC concrete wall.

The challenge is if you wanna be fancy and go for undermount sink (then need to invest in router/circular saw)

can i install sink bought from hardware shop onto ikea laminated worktop?

I think it's possible, if normal mount (drop in) its easier.. if you want to do undermount that's gonna be a bit challenging as you have only one chance to make it right.
If drop in, some imperfection in the sink hole all covered up by the sink.

Laminates will need special bits (if using jigsaw) for the material. I think bosch should have the correct bits (nowadays they have alot of selection for blades for diff materials)

Due to MCO, am trying to use Ikea online kitchen planning tool myself.
Can I know is it possible to hide my Teka hood behind wall cabinet doors, similar as this photo? My hood is 90cm.

I checked many examples in Internet but seems Ikea cabinet doesn't really cater for other brand hoods.
Pls advise as it will help me decide whether I should go for Ikea or customized by carpentry. Thanks!

hoods with chimney designs are not meant to be hidden inside cabinets therefore you wont see standard cabinets sizes to fit this. And you dont really want a cabinet hiding the hood as maintenance for the hood will be a problem. You want to install doors to hide instead. Also the front of the hood will have an overhang of maybe 10-15cm. Still it can be done. Another thing to look out for is will your cabinets be all the way up to the ceiling cause the chimney is all the way up and you need to hide this, your cabinet have to be as well.

This post has been edited by idoblu: Apr 12 2020, 10:48 AM

scrolling for after installation pics, but cannot found.

can . just drill hole for the vent.