5 Tips to Know before Purchasing an Ikea Kitchen
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- Save Money and Time with these 5 tips before you buy your IKEA Kitchen.
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I bought my IKEA kitchen in 2011. Put all of the cabinets together myself, but hired a contractor to install it. The kitchen is holding up great! The granite installer got nervous when I told him I had IKEA cabinets, but felt a little better when I said a professional installed them. LOL. Not including granite, I paid $7,000 for the cabinets and installation. An incredible bargain, considering my parents paid over $20,000 for a standard kitchen remodel the year before, and their cabinets were mismeasured, installed crooked and they have had door hinges loosen over time (and no soft-close...that would have put them way over budget). Aside from a couple of loose handles (and some design regrets, like the pull-out pantry), I have had zero problems. I would definitely go to IKEA again for a kitchen!
Thanks for the helpful response. Can I ask why you regretted the pull out pantry?
@@bnellaniyah I have the pantry where the top and bottom sliding shelves are attached to the door, meaning the whole door pulls straight out, along with those shelves. It makes it difficult to access the middle shelves, even though they also slide out individually, because the door and top shelf are always in the way. I should have gone with a traditional hinged door with pull-out drawers. Just personal preference.
Also, I would recommend the deep drawers instead of cabinets. My next kitchen won't have a single traditional door-and-shelf cabinet, if I can help it.
@@traceymoore6797 Thanks again for the clarification.
Yes deep drawers are great!
HEY! Have finished several Ikea kitchens:
Their cabs hold up in every way and cost half of custom.
You can DIY: Ikea kitchen online design tool will double-think you and can frustrate and the in-store designers may design too quickly and make mistakes. You'll do best yourself if you take time to draw it out but you have to learn the Ikea language/ not hard.
Their laminate counter tops are just fine, look great and you don't have to WAIT for them like stone or synthetic quartz (if you can get over the feeling that you're being cheap). They have no good backsplash options (yet). I use tile after the counters are in.
There will be GAPS! The cab SIZES are limited so you have to make it work in your space by measuring all dimensions thoroughly and being creative. They have products to fill gaps with trim pieces, end panels and stackable open shelves.
Don't be afraid of the gaps between cab boxes!!!
ALSO : leave (or use) a gap between wall and an upper cab box so the door can fully open (cover it with a narrow trim strip) or you'll have to shave down the door to get it to open by the wall.
ALSO: plan for hardware to stick out from the fronts. It will limit an adjacent cab door or drawer( in a corner) from opening.
ALSO: Double sinks can be a problem next to a corner because there may not be a base cab wide enough to accommodate the sink bottom. ( I don't try to fill the corners with active cabs either).
He's right about delivery (very good deal) but it's not the charges as much as being patient (post pandemic) about waiting for the parts to be available.You'll probably make changes/mistakes and have several deliveries and their great RETURN policy will forgive you.
DRAWERS: for sure try to plan all base cabs with drawers; much better than old fashioned doors and shelves.
Don't cut or modify an Ikea cab box: it will end the warranty and weaken the box.
Don't get their credit card unless you have a huge order to take advantage of a big discount, once.
It's a very interest hungry card.
Thank you so much for the helpful tips and insights on Ikea kitchens! Your advice on measuring dimensions thoroughly and being creative is definitely going to come in handy for anyone considering a kitchen remodel.
We just went to "IKEA Kitchen" store in the middle of downtown Stockholm, sat down with a IKEA kitchen planner and helped us draw up our ideas. We went 3 times, free of charge! You can also do this online. Super smooth :)
Yes, Its really great when it goes well!
Here's another tip...If IKEA does not have everything you want in stock, do not buy anything. If they are out of stock on one cabinet, for example, don't count on being able to go back later and get what you need. They change models and products so often that you can't count on being able to get exactly what you need.
This is not just and IKEA problem this is everywhere problem...shortages across all industries. I haven't run into the model changing issue yet..I hope I wont.
@@jaredmyers3227 This has been a longtime problem with IKEA. I ran into the issue about 20 years ago on a kitchen at my cousin's vacation home. We bought 3/4 of the cabinets he needed and were planning to go back when they got more in stock. They never got them and changed models. We were able to solve the problem by reconfiguring the existing cabinets in one part of the kitchen and new cabinets in another part to make it look like we had decided to do it that way.
@@JimSamuel267 oh man that stinks. So buy all at once, and only if in stock.
@@JimSamuel267 I had this issue when they changed from the Faktum to the Metod kitchen system (Sektion in the USA, I think it is called). I did discover that you can find a lot of (new and unused) parts for older systems and the fronts for them on EBay, at least here in Germany. People buy extras sometimes and don't manage to return them;-))
30 seconds into this video, I clicked Like because he knows how much thinking goes into this decision. :-)
Thanks, it does require a lot of consideration.
Thanks Jared, you just saved me a super big headache! My ceiling height is 90", so I ordered the 90" tall cabinets not realizing that measurement did not include the feet and the IKEA designer did not call that out. Thanks Man, much appreciate your video.
Glad I could help out, so many little things to consider when building and ordering. I hope your kitchen turns out great!
Big thank you. This is truly and actually helpful, with no extra chatter. Greatly appreciated.
you are welcome. Good luck with your kitchen I hope it turns out great!
Thanks for sharing, you are the MVP!!!
You're welcome!
Some good practical tips there. Thanks!
You are welcome!
Thanks so much for your valuable information and just in time for me to take advantage of it. 👍
I hope it helps, and best of luck with your kitchen.
God bless you for this video. You just save me a ton of stress and frustration. Thanks so very much for this video😊😊😊
Thanks for watching!!! I'm glad it helped!
Awesome Tips Dude!!!!! Thx a bunch!!!!
No problem!
Great video! Thanks for the tips!!
You bet!
Thanks so much Jared for your super helpful information. Can't wait for our new Ikea kitchen come January. Really liked and appreciated your casual, well-informed from experience feedback.
Awesome! congrats on the upcoming kitchen.
Super helpful !! Thanks ! Great video !!
Glad it was helpful!
Great tips. cheers
No problem 👍
Great tips, thank you! I just had an appointment with Ikea Kitchen and they never mentioned the 15% discount to look out for!
I've heard they watered down the Family saving club thing. It's only on select items they decide to put on sale. So yeah its pretty crappy.
Very helpful, thanks for the tips!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Love your corner! That is a great idea!
Thanks so much! 😊
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np I hope it helps!
Thanks for the tips, much appreciated. Cheers
Any time!
Loved your tips, and your dog’s reflection in the oven! My tip back to you is to invest your up front $$ in the stock market. If you research well you can make a ton more than the measly 2% the banks choke out to you. Then re-invest your profits and you have a college/vacation/retirement fund seed.
Thanks so much. Yes, the stock market for sure, I've learned a lot in the last couple of years, and I agree stocks are the way to go if you have the knowledge to do it correctly. yep, way more than 2%
Thank you for all the tips especially the last one I learned something new LOL on the problem of your cabinets being 4 in more , I think that was messed up! the Ikea people should have told you ahead of time to save you this headache... but thank you for telling us in advance.
You're welcome, yeah Ikea should have mentioned it, but they didn't.
I love IKEA kitchens and I have been using them on and off for 30 years. The key is good planning and that can be challenging for people not familiar with that process.
Especially in the US, IKEA kitchens are way better than most stuff you can get in Kitchen stores.
Make sure to watch a couple more you tube videos about building your IKEA kitchen, all the work will be worth it 100%.
I totally agree!
Delivery is not available in all areas. I am 100 miles from Ikea. They neither deliver nor install this far.
I'm doing my second Ikea kitchen. First was in 2008 with the Akurum system. Pick up, assembly, & cabinet installation was done by me, 58yo woman at the time with the help of my 16yo 6'8" neighbor. ( He hung all the uppers 😁). Hired a contractor to do the electrical, plumbing, and installation of the Ikea laminate countertops. I built a raised base for my dishwasher out of 2x6's due to having bad knees. Used a drawer front as facing for the base.
Moved. Now 70yo. Waiting for the door style I want to come in. Had electrician move outlets. Will hire a handiman to help with installation and hire a plumber for the sink.
Hope all cabinets will be available at one time as I don't have a car and can't afford to rent a truck more than once.
Nice, sounds like you know what you are doing.
Yes, I hope they are all ready for you at the same time as well.
Saltbox97 (commenter below) mentioned he had to go back multiple times. I hope this doesn't happen to you.
@@jaredmyers3227 I read his reply. Scary.
Excellent content and informative! New subscriber. ❤
Thanks so much!
@@jaredmyers3227 You're welcome!! Keep up the good work! 👍
Thank you! How are the cabinets holding up? Any additional tips?
So far cabinets are doing really well. Nothing is broke, falling off, or warped and its been over a year so far so good.
I’ve worked at IKEA customer service and in the kitchen department for 2 years and I’ve never had a customer making a complaint about the quality of the cabinets or drawers. I might seem biased but honestly, the quality is the last thing to worry about.
@@isaka3719 if you work in customer service I would think you would be the first to hear complaints. I still love mine! Isak A are you going to do an Ikea Kitchen?
@@jaredmyers3227 Correct! I’m planning to renovate in the future but not yet! I’d for sure choose IKEA kitchen for myself, I’ve got the old IKEA FAKTUM from 2006 system in my current kitchen and it’s holding up, just missing the soft close feature! :)
@@isaka3719 can you order the soft close part and add it slider rail? or was that not part of the FAKTUM system?
Thanks for all the great tips. Do you gave a range hood in your kitchen?
No range hood, my ceiling over range is about 14’. If ceiling was closer I would have put one in.
@@jaredmyers3227 what about a down draft ventilation?
@@claraperry8297 that is definitely an option, not sure how effective they are but I have never seen one in person.
You're awesome! Thanks for the 5 tips plus the bonus. Liked and Subscribed?
Thanks for the sub! I appreciate it!
@@jaredmyers3227 BTW meant to end with an exclamation point 😊
Let’s be honest, the $89 delivery fee is not for everyone. I live 2 and a half hours away from an IKEA store and it was going to cost me that much to have a $225 wall mounted tv console delivered.
Yes for single items and depending on delivery zone will not be worth it. But whole kitchen delivered at 225 is worth it.
Yeh, it depends where you live. We pay $60 for delivery. We also have an option to have smaller deliveries shipped to local fedex store and it costs $3.5! Currently ikea offers 5% to all items purchased in store for family members.
How much did you pay for the whole kitchen, and how long does it take from beginning to end?
watch my other video on the cost break down for the price, it took me roughly 5-6 months, over nights and weekends
Great tips. FYI, IKEA just announced they will no longer offer the in-store 5% Family discounts beginning 1 Feb 2024.🤔 So, what's the benefit now of their 'rewards' program?
man that stinks, they have a list of things of family rewards on there websites. couple good ones free coffee on fridays to mondays, if you break something in transit of putting it together they replace it and a few other things but no discounts make me sad. Thanks for letting us know about that!
Never again! We placed a $5,000 order at the Ikea in New Haven CT and they screwed it all up. As soon as we paid we were told half the cabinets and other parts were not available. A month later and we received 3 deliveries (which we had to pay each time). The last one came today and we were missing 15 items out of over 100. Driver would not take responsibility. Ikea customer service crated a list for us to go to another state (NJ) to pick them up. Got their (2.5 hours away) and they said they did not know what we were talking about. Tried calling the service number and they put us on hold several times, then hung up. NEVER AGAIN!
Oh, man that is awful. I spent a lot of time on the phone to make sure I had everything and it's a bit of a time suck but I didn't have any problems compared to what happened to you. So sorry I hope they sort it out for you. Did you just return everything or are you just going to keep calling till you get answers?
Is there a option to have IKEA setup for you also?
Yes, here is what I found :
IKEA partners with Traemand, a preferred kitchen services provider, to connect you with local, professional kitchen installers that are licensed, insured and warranty their work for 5 years post-completion on IKEA-supplied kitchen products.
After you have completed the kitchen planning process, you will receive an itemized installation price quote for your new kitchen.
We paid delivery charge but IKEA didn’t have all the cabinets. They delivered what they had which fit on one handtruck. The rest of the parts (mostly the boxes/frames)as they come in to IKEA we need to pick up on our own or pay another charge as pieces come in. There’s a tip you didn’t cover.
I didn't experience that at all. That sucks. They shouldn't make you come to pick them up, that doesn't seem like the right thing to do. How long till you get all your cabinets?
@@jaredmyers3227 we are still picking up cabinets. Every few days something comes in and we get an email and drive over. Not all in yet. Mostly Boxes missing. They call them frames.
@@Saltbox97 how many cabinets did you order?
@@jaredmyers3227 About 14
Me too. 5 weeks total. Reordered one as a whole because they didnt have the box alone
If you have put togeather a cheap Ikea book case or shelf you can install their cabnits . I can't belive they call them kitchen cabnits they are more like a bunch of computer desk press wood panels.
Yes, for the most part you are correct about the installation. If its a cabinet in the kitchen why wouldn't they call them a kitchen cabinet, lol. ;)
Another UA-camr said that they offer 20% off of Ikea kitchens a couple of times a year. Would someone be able to stack that with the 15% off, I wonder?
I'm guessing not and I also heard they don't do the family discount anymore, boooo.
Delivery? What distance is this relevant too.
distance it relative to store location
Sorry, I didn’t word that correctly. What I meant was do you know how far they will deliver? I’m about 150 miles from ikea.
@@theshop5331 I am guessing anywhere but the price may range depending on zip code price starts at 49.00
Thank you for good tips but you need to fix your sound
Right its terrible. I wish I could upload new audio on this video, but I did get new microphone so not more audio that is awful.
Tip #5 is gone😩for now😔
Oh my, that sucks. Only on certain items. They changed, boooo.
How is it a 10 miles difference, but its 2 hours away..
Drive time is two hours to either ikea. The distance to the one store was 10 miles less than the other store but takes longer to get to(that is the one we had to go to). One was 90 miles the other was 100
One tip before recording a yt video: buy a good microphone
yes no doubt, sorry about that. I have a new one now, lol
Microphone!!!
Yep its awful. I got a new mic and things are much better now.
Dude. You spent half your video talking about probably the least important factor in buying cabinets. Delivery?
What is the most important factor? Love to hear your thoughts
Hilarious me listening to him say u can earn interest on a savings account when no one knows anything about earning real interest on ur savings with stable coins in cryptocurrency. I’m looking at redoing my kitchen bc we’ve made so much money getting into crypto’s 4 years ago. Learn crypto’s bc usd is done. It’s the future of money.
Yep, I wouldn't disagree with you. How bout just put it anywhere that you can get a decent return. I don't use my saving accounts anymore it's all in crypto and stocks.