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Bryan G · 05-22-2014, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by DamianJ

They are excellent if you are a broke ass motherfucker, like a student.

Good for people that can't afford better.

Easy there baller....

Yes I am sure the only people that shop at Ikea are broke or students LOL.

DamianJ · 05-22-2014, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Bryan G

Easy there baller....

Yes I am sure the only people that shop at Ikea are broke or students LOL.

Maybe it's different in America, but no one except the broke or students would shop there in the UK.

It is utterly shit quality MDF crap.

It was great when I first left uni, but as stated by almost everyone in this thread, it is cheap and falls to bits and heaven help you if you try and move home!

TheDA · 05-22-2014, 05:30 AM

Make sure you get one of the ones with the 25 year guarantee. A friend got one before they introduced that and all of the facias started de-laminating from the back board. Ikea didn't want to know.

Meatballs are tasty though. I try and keep a bag or two in my freezer all the time. Great for throwing into a quick pasta meal.

pinkz · 05-22-2014, 05:48 AM

Have fitted several Ikea kitchens in the past, easy to assemble and fit as long as you have a modicum of building knowhow. As for being a "poor man or students choice" complete bull shit, as those that I have fitted have been for wealthy clients in St Johns Wood penthouse apartments. Never once had a call back on any of them so I guess their quality speaks for itself.

F-U-Jimmy · 05-22-2014, 06:00 AM

I used Ikea Kitchen cabinets in San Diego did some work on them with a table saw and made them look like a German kitchen i like which cost ten times as much. That was back in 1998 They held up very well for 10 years and i ended up selling the house for 3.5 million so i guess i fooled someone ?

slapass · 05-22-2014, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendzilla

Yeah, they look pretty good, I have a good friend that's a cabinet maker and he uses press board all the time.

I have no problems on assembly, I own more tools than probably anyone on this forum. My step father was a Machinist and my father sold snap on tools for a while, so I have the best of everything. I figure if I do this, I will have my buddy who is a contractor come in and do the tile work, then assemble all the cabinets myself. I already have new appliances except for the oven and range, so I will have to buy that, but it looks like I can do this for under 3k. This on a condo that I will probably stay ion for the next 5 to 10 years before I buy property to build a complete house, looking at log cabin kit houses, they're pretty cool.

Check out home depot or whatever. A condo kitchen is 2k or less for the cabinets there. They just screw to the wall. Then I would pay up for a faux granite(silostone?) or granite counter. You will make it up on resale.

I flip houses for a living and saving money on a kitchen is not a good idea. It is the key room for resale.

slapass · 05-22-2014, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by F-U-Jimmy

I used Ikea Kitchen cabinets in San Diego did some work on them with a table saw and made them look like a German kitchen i like which cost ten times as much. That was back in 1998 They held up very well for 10 years and i ended up selling the house for 3.5 million so i guess i fooled someone ?

ok maybe i need to check out Ikea hahahha

mineistaken · 05-22-2014, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by slapass

Check out home depot or whatever. A condo kitchen is 2k or less for the cabinets there.

Is that MDF? If you are paying more than 1K for MDF kitchen you are probably overpaying.

Ross · 05-22-2014, 07:27 AM

I'm late to this thread but here goes, I love Ikea kitchens, bang for buck they can't be beaten. I've saw some very very high end kitchens, $75,000+ and you can get something just as nice for $25,000 at Ikea, not including the granite tho, but still it's a heck of a saving. My wife is an interior designer and brings home all these magazines and catalogs for new companies, kitchens that will blow your mind and she still wouldn't advise anyone to go anywhere but Ikea. The range of cabinets is great, if you want high end, you can get it no problem but it won't be rip off prices.

Ross · 05-22-2014, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by DamianJ

Maybe it's different in America, but no one except the broke or students would shop there in the UK.

It is utterly shit quality MDF crap.

It was great when I first left uni, but as stated by almost everyone in this thread, it is cheap and falls to bits and heaven help you if you try and move home!

I'm surprised by this, when was the last time you visited an Ikea store? I haven't been to one in the UK for around 7 years now but I remember it being a bit like you described, not quite as bad but the quality wasn't the greatest. The Ikea store I go to in Michigan has a great range of products for every budget. I bought my tv room sofa from there, it cost me $2400, I just sold my house and the people buying it offered me $2000 for the sofa, they didn't realize it was Ikea and thought it was a $5,000 sofa. I declined because I love it and it will fit perfectly in my new place. I was nice enough to tell them where to go and buy one brand new for a few hundred more which they appreciated greatly.

I would have sold it and bought myself a brand new one tho if I still had my old car that would fit all the damn boxes it came in

dyna mo · 05-22-2014, 07:37 AM

you can partially disassemble furniture before you move it, you know. give it a whirl next time, you'll find that your furniture actually will survive a move.

Most all that shit is assembled using cam lock and nut fasteners, easy to take the legs/sides off, move the item, put the legs back on. I've done it plenty of times, even moving an item from 1 room to another.

mineistaken · 05-22-2014, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by dyna mo

you can partially disassemble furniture before you move it, you know. give it a whirl next time, you'll find that your furniture actually will survive a move.

Most all that shit is assembled using cam lock and nut fasteners, easy to take the legs/sides off, move the item, put the legs back on. I've done it plenty of times, even moving an item from 1 room to another.

Are there people who move furniture like kitchen without disassembling them?

Of course you have to disassemble (partially) bigger furniture when you move

dyna mo · 05-22-2014, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken

Are there people who move furniture like kitchen without disassembling them?

Of course you have to disassemble (partially) bigger furniture when you move

people talking in here about the furniture not lasting through a move are not limiting their comments to kitchen cabinets.

it's weird I have to point that out to you.

Itchy · 05-22-2014, 07:51 AM

Yup Ikea

Before

After

And because I get mad and slam shit

we opt'd for the no slam buffers for cabinet drawers and doors

less then a year old but so far no complains with it.

dyna mo · 05-22-2014, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken

Are there people who move furniture like kitchen without disassembling them?

Of course you have to disassemble (partially) bigger furniture when you move

for you:

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Originally Posted by CourtneyR_FFN

Ikea is not the kind of furniture you bring with you if you move.

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Originally Posted by American Psycho

exactly. most of their products may not even last if you don't move ... lol
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Originally Posted by VSKevin

Definitely not stuff you take with you when you move.

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Originally Posted by DamianJ

it is cheap and falls to bits and heaven help you if you try and move home!

SuckOnThis · 05-22-2014, 08:31 AM

People take their kitchen cabinets with them when they move? Weird.

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 05-22-2014, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by SimonSays

I couldn't find it (maybe ADG has a copy) but I once saw a very funny instruction sheet like those which come with most Ikea products. The first images showing the happy couple unpacking the boxes, then images of them trying to assemble the product, and the final panel was just the two people fighting.

It was perfect.

Lots of variations on that theme...

ADG

mineistaken · 05-22-2014, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by dyna mo

people talking in here about the furniture not lasting through a move are not limiting their comments to kitchen cabinets.

it's weird I have to point that out to you.

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Originally Posted by dyna mo

for you:

What the heck are you talking about? I know all that. You completely missed my point.

For you:

You wrote:

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Originally Posted by dyna mo

you can partially disassemble furniture before you move it, you know. give it a whirl next time, you'll find that your furniture actually will survive a move.

So I asked - do people not know that they can do that ?

slapass · 05-22-2014, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken

Is that MDF? If you are paying more than 1K for MDF kitchen you are probably overpaying.

There at Home Depot you pay per piece so a bigger kitchen is more and smaller one is less. I use this method as I have to pay for labor so the time needed to put a kitchen together goes way down.

pornsprite · 05-23-2014, 09:06 PM

We had a full Ikea kitchen put in our last summer. It looks great. I have had many people come to the house say things like wow or it looks like a showroom kitchen.

People are correct when they say it is all press board. We remodeled our entire kitchen flooring, cabinets, counter top. We did not save money over buying a real wood kitchen package so in hindsight I would do it again with a local company that does real wood kitchen cabinets.

I have not had any problems with the cabinetry but it has not been a full year yet. I still shop at Ikea as I live on the top of the hill less than two miles away from my local Ikea. I will use Ikea pieces for many things in the future but another kitchen is not one of them.

Vendzilla · 05-24-2014, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by slapass

Check out home depot or whatever. A condo kitchen is 2k or less for the cabinets there. They just screw to the wall. Then I would pay up for a faux granite(silostone?) or granite counter. You will make it up on resale.

I flip houses for a living and saving money on a kitchen is not a good idea. It is the key room for resale.

Yeah, looking at Home Depot too, since I have a card with them, I get a 5% discount on purchases, hey it adds up.
My buddy is getting ready next week to install a Home Depot kitchen and I'm going to help, that will give me a better idea.
Then in a month or two, I will do this, hard to do major projects during the summer months when I could be on the Harley instead!

Naughty · 05-24-2014, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by JA$ON

best thing at IKEA is the meatballs

2c

if you like horse meat that is...

dyna mo · 05-24-2014, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken

What the heck are you talking about? I know all that. You completely missed my point.

For you:

You wrote:

So I asked - do people not know that they can do that ?

How the fuck would I know?

All I know is what I've read in this thread. several people say the shit won't last through a move, my experience shows assembled furniture from anywhere can last through several moves if it's disassembled. I was simply passing that along.

You'd be better served by asking those people who can't move the furniture what the problem is rather than asking someone who doesn't have that problem.

05-22-2014, 05:30 AM	#53
TheDA Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,665	Make sure you get one of the ones with the 25 year guarantee. A friend got one before they introduced that and all of the facias started de-laminating from the back board. Ikea didn't want to know. Meatballs are tasty though. I try and keep a bag or two in my freezer all the time. Great for throwing into a quick pasta meal. __________________ Sharleen Spiteri - 1989 - In The Ass

05-22-2014, 05:48 AM	#54
pinkz Mr 1% Industry Role: Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nomad Posts: 1,397	Have fitted several Ikea kitchens in the past, easy to assemble and fit as long as you have a modicum of building knowhow. As for being a "poor man or students choice" complete bull shit, as those that I have fitted have been for wealthy clients in St Johns Wood penthouse apartments. Never once had a call back on any of them so I guess their quality speaks for itself. __________________ $$$$ Video Secrets $$$$

05-22-2014, 06:00 AM	#55
F-U-Jimmy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Visiting a city near you soon ! Posts: 6,853	I used Ikea Kitchen cabinets in San Diego did some work on them with a table saw and made them look like a German kitchen i like which cost ten times as much. That was back in 1998 They held up very well for 10 years and i ended up selling the house for 3.5 million so i guess i fooled someone ? __________________ icq. 176240424 44.years as a pornographer !!!!!!!!!!!

05-22-2014, 07:51 AM	#64
Itchy Datetronix.com Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chill-A-Wack BC Posts: 6,524	Yup Ikea Before After And because I get mad and slam shit we opt'd for the no slam buffers for cabinet drawers and doors less then a year old but so far no complains with it. __________________ ICQ: 2588560 Skype: Pornocop

05-23-2014, 09:06 PM	#70
pornsprite Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 1,643	We had a full Ikea kitchen put in our last summer. It looks great. I have had many people come to the house say things like wow or it looks like a showroom kitchen. People are correct when they say it is all press board. We remodeled our entire kitchen flooring, cabinets, counter top. We did not save money over buying a real wood kitchen package so in hindsight I would do it again with a local company that does real wood kitchen cabinets. I have not had any problems with the cabinetry but it has not been a full year yet. I still shop at Ikea as I live on the top of the hill less than two miles away from my local Ikea. I will use Ikea pieces for many things in the future but another kitchen is not one of them. __________________ Go Fuck Yourself

05-22-2014, 07:27 AM	#59
Ross Ik ben een aap Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Traffic Force Towers, Canada! Posts: 18,874	I'm late to this thread but here goes, I love Ikea kitchens, bang for buck they can't be beaten. I've saw some very very high end kitchens, $75,000+ and you can get something just as nice for $25,000 at Ikea, not including the granite tho, but still it's a heck of a saving. My wife is an interior designer and brings home all these magazines and catalogs for new companies, kitchens that will blow your mind and she still wouldn't advise anyone to go anywhere but Ikea. The range of cabinets is great, if you want high end, you can get it no problem but it won't be rip off prices.

05-22-2014, 07:37 AM	#61
dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 64,217	you can partially disassemble furniture before you move it, you know. give it a whirl next time, you'll find that your furniture actually will survive a move. Most all that shit is assembled using cam lock and nut fasteners, easy to take the legs/sides off, move the item, put the legs back on. I've done it plenty of times, even moving an item from 1 room to another.

05-22-2014, 08:31 AM	#66
SuckOnThis So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In my head Posts: 6,844	People take their kitchen cabinets with them when they move? Weird.