Send a Houzz Gift Card! Rosa M 5 years ago. Is this a bad idea? Good idea? Email Save Comment Featured Answer. Like 5 Save. Sort by: Oldest. Newest Oldest. I just use a jig and made holes for pocket screws. I'm in the process of cutting down another 24" tall cab and make a 12" pull out broom cab.
Like 2 Save. Lisa 5 years ago. If you are using Ikea fronts, I don't see how you could do it since the drawer fronts won't fit. Microwaves intended to be used as built ins have separate trim kits available for purchase that create the needed breathing room around them and give them the built in appearance. There IS no other way to do a proper built in without the trim kit designed for the specific microwave.
You design the whole installation properly, with the proper appliance selections on the front end. Every KD on the planet knows this.
Except, apparently, the Ikea ones. Ikea Kitchen 12" Base Cabinet Q. Your post has been very useful I was wondering if you could help me with some information. I ask for both because I plan to use the 20cm fittings link , whereas I think you have used the 30cm ones.
Any help, hugely appreciated! Hillside - that makes sense. That would make it look better instead of bumping out from wall, even if the drawers were shallower with unused space behind. That may have solved my dilemma. Yes to hole configurations as needed according to your specs. Now that I I think more about it, our original plan was to cut the back wall of the oven cabinet but my contractor cut into the back floor of the oven cabinet instead of its back wall since the back abutted the actual kitchen wall and he did not think that cutting the back wall would help with the air exchange.
The bottom line is to get enough space for a some degree of leakiness in the oven cavity to be able to suck in the air needed to cool things down. Usually it blows it out the front , outside the oven cavity. Buehl 5 years ago. Like 1 Save. Rosa M Original Author. I will be using custom fronts. It's IKEA's corner cabinet pull-out fittings. Like Save. I was answering your next question at the same time you were asking.
And even then there may be issues with the doors unless you are doing custom. I'm using the Blum rear to hack the drawer size. Paul 5 years ago. Joseph Corlett, LLC 5 years ago. It isn't hard to alter IKEA cabinets successfully. The bottom board was just cut of mm in width and new 5mm track was cut. Thats it. Like 3 Save. Houseone Bukitbatok 3 years ago. Related Stories. Bold color, a graphic wallcovering and small, thoughtful details bring big character to this square-foot space. Earth-friendly kitchen cabinet materials and finishes offer a host of health benefits for you and the planet.
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CMHC guided me to put it outside for 2 months, to seal any exposed presswood with water-based varathane and that actually worked well. My biggest challenge is to get the right height on the cabs. I suppose I'll have to cut down 40" cabs if I want I have coved soffits that I'm trying to save. Don't want more than 18 clearance above the counters which is the building code here. I would have preferred 12" deep uppers at 17" above cabs. If you reduce that distance, then it's going to be an issue.
I don't know if you did reduce your backsplash height, but if you did, that's probably why your coffeemaker and other items don't fit. My KA mixer - it's a lift, not tilt - fits just fine under my cabinets installed at the standard height. I also have a standard Keurig machine and a large Cuisinart food processor - they both fit with no problems under my upper cabinets.
With custom, of course, you can have any height or depth! I have a mix of 12" and 15" deep upper cabinets and after living with them, I wish I had specified 15" deep for all my upper cabinets - it's surprising how much more space those 3" provide! Schroeem, Did you not go with the standard 18" distance between counter top and bottom of the uppers?
I have a vitamix that is 3 years old and it fits under my uppers. We could only do 16" because of the structural soffits we live in a high rise. They are concrete beams or something like that. Monique, I have a den full of unassembled boxes of Bjorket cabinets. This style is being discontinued so I'm not sure you can still get a full kitchen's worth, depending on where you live.
The door frames are solid wood around the edges but it is a very light wood in both weight and color. Oh rats, just when I though I'd made a decision on material.
They are still on the ikea. If you are ordering online, I bet they still have enough stock. I am seeing some pieces out of stock at the Charlotte NC store and they put up the discontinued sign. The kitchen person gave me a heads up a couple of months ago and said they'd sell it in store until they didn't have enough for a full kitchen and that might take up to six months but unpredictable.
Monique, if you hurry and place your order for Bjorket, they still have it in stock. I had my heart set on painted wood, so that's what we did -- ours are painted BM Simply White, so I can't speak to darkening. Ikea told me that they will be selling Bjorket for at least another year. Our contractor cut down the upper cabinets to 12" and it was no big deal. Just had to add some holes for shelving. This way there was clearance as they are designed for 12" cabinets.
Our project is nearing the end. Will post pics soon. Akimbo, do you have pix? DH not happy! Any added info would be greatly appreciated. For a pantry, we cut down Ikea cabinets to 8" due to clearance requirements. That was a recommendation by our architect and I really like not having to fish through items to bet to something in the back. Good luck. Akimbo: Wow, that's going to be beautiful already is!
Seeing what you did makes me think that we may have to put a 1. Without reducing all upper cabs it might look odd with just the one. Thank you so much for the pix. Good luck with the rest of your kitchen.
I have no regrets about cutting down the cabs to 12". Our working surfaces feel less cavernous, and light is better. I got rid of excess things I didn't need. The drawers hold all our china, pots and pans etc. The upper cabs hold glassware, cups, cooking oils etc. Apologies for reviving an old post, but Akimbo: I am curious to hear more about the 8" pantry! I couldn't tell where it was in the photos you provided. Beautiful kitchen by the way! Yes, I love the 8" pantry.
It was suggested by an architect. Everything is visible and accessible. We needed the extra clearance in floor space, so it was a good idea for us. Although I like the Bjorket, I noticed some bowing in our 24" drawer fronts. Ikea service is worse than terrible, so we are just living with it. Akimbo, those 8" cabinets are awesome!
I am currently looking into installing an IKEA tall cabinet into my hallway linen closet to make it look like a built-in. We did a custom wardrobe in our old house with IKEA cabinets that turned out great. I love that IKEA's cabinets are so easy to modify even though they have done everything to discourage it. We ended up using a spacer behind the microwave.
My advice is that they really are not worth the effort to buy just to modify. I really dont get the craze for this. We had our carpenter cut the cabinets down and I'm glad we did. I read that the reason Ikea recently made them deeper is because Americans use large plates and they weren't fitting in the standard size cabinet. I also didn't want the space under my upper cabinets to feel like a cave. Have no regrets about our decision. Yes, also did 8" ones to use as a pantry.
It's not easy to fish out cans in the back of a stuffed cabinet. I also like being able to open the pantry and easily see everything in it.
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