Prepping an Outdated Kitchen for BODBYN and SEKTION Set up
Since shifting in, Thomas has been battling the tiny kitchen in his 1870s Maryland farmhouse. After trying a number of DIY options, he determined it was time to promote the place—and make the kitchen a foremost promoting level.
With the assistance of IKEA knowledgeable and realtor Baltimore Betsy, he started an entire overhaul utilizing an IKEA BODBYN design by Impressed Kitchen Design.
Learn extra about Thomas’s DIY struggles, the design course of for his new IKEA kitchen, and purchasing for provides in Half 1 of this sequence.
To see the completed product and be taught extra in regards to the remaining touches, try Half 3 within the sequence.
Kitchen Demolition Begins
With the design course of accomplished, the subsequent step of this IKEA kitchen set up is demolition.
Thomas had already eliminated the higher cupboards from his small kitchen, saving the contractor some bother and his pockets value in labor.
The contractor moved his home equipment out of the best way, apart from the range and fridge, which may stay in place till the day of set up. He additionally eliminated the tile backsplash, outdated base cupboards, and countertop. Subsequent, he’ll repair the drywall and put together the partitions for BODBYN cupboard set up.
Selecting the Proper IKEA Kitchen Coloration Scheme and Updating Designs
At this level within the renovation, Thomas needed to make some essential choices in regards to the partitions and flooring. He determined to maintain the hardwood flooring however paint the partitions grey to enrich the glossy white cupboards and new KASKER quartz countertop with an anthracite stone impact.
Thomas’s contractor rebuilt the half-wall Thomas had beforehand demolished to organize for the countertop seating space. Though initially designed as a 20″ tall bench, Betsy switched it out for a decrease, 15″ choice.
There’ll at all times be adjustments throughout building. You might not just like the paint coloration or crown molding you picked out. Perhaps you understand having an additional outlet in a specific place might be useful. It’s at all times simpler to make these adjustments as early as potential.
IKEA SEKTION Cupboards are Ideally suited for Quirky Older Properties
We’re calling them “quirky” to keep away from hurting the home’s emotions. It’s no secret that older houses have skilled a lot settling through the years, leading to asymmetry. Thomas’s residence isn’t any totally different.
Earlier than putting in cupboards, his contractor should stage the ground and make sure the partitions are sq..
The dangerous information: Degree flooring and sq. partitions in a house that’s 150 years outdated is asking an excessive amount of.
The excellent news: IKEA makes working round an unlevel ground and partitions that have to be plumb (an ideal 90-degree angle) simple.
IKEA Cupboard Rails and Adjustable Ft Assist with Unlevel Flooring
The primary distinction between IKEA cupboards and people you’d discover in an enormous field retailer or by means of a customized cupboard maker is that IKEA SEKTION cupboards are suspended on rails. In distinction, different cupboards are connected on to the wall.
With IKEA cupboards, you may test whether or not the rail is stage and connected to a stud earlier than mounting the cupboards, supplying you with an additional likelihood to get it proper. Betsy explains that should you stage the suspension rails for the cupboards from the best level in an unlevel ground, you’ll be tremendous. The IKEA set up information provides the correct heights for all cupboard sizes.
As for the bottom SEKTION cupboards, they’ve adjustable ft that will help you stage your cupboards. In fact, you need to get it as shut as potential from the beginning as a result of should you regulate them an excessive amount of, you’ll have to chop your toe kicks.
IKEA Kitchen Set up Value in an Previous Farmhouse
The earlier article mentioned Thomas’s provide prices, which got here to about $8,600.
When going by means of IKEA for a kitchen set up, prospects will get a quote for cupboard and laminate countertop set up. A separate firm should set up luxurious counter tops, and homeowners are on their very own for plumbing, electrical, trim work, and so on.
No matter whether or not you could rent a contractor or be your personal, it’d make sense to skip IKEA’s set up companies and get the entire estimate upfront. That is the route Thomas took since he had some structural adjustments to make.
Thomas’s contractor quoted $11,000 for the next:
- Take away outdated cupboards and countertop
- Assemble IKEA drawers and cupboards
- IKEA kitchen set up
- Set up doorways, drawer fronts, and knobs
- Set up fillers, toe kicks, and trim
- Construct a brand new half-wall bar
- Take away tile backsplash
- Restore drywall
- Prime and paint
- Electrical (i.e., relocate vary hood, set up an extra outlet, set up new lights)
- Plumbing (i.e., set up valves for the sink, hook up new faucet)
- Clear up
Thomas’s contractor was more than happy with the standard of IKD’s plans for this kitchen renovation undertaking:
“The elevations and the lighting plan had been excellent! I appreciated the eye to element lacking in the usual IKEA planner drawings.”
Having somebody in your crew who’s aware of IKEA cupboards is important to the undertaking’s success. Betsy is aware of that even essentially the most skilled cupboard installers will wrestle in the event that they aren’t skilled with IKEA installs. The cupboard rails can throw them off, as do the variations in cupboard depth.
IKEA Cupboard Depth vs. Opponents
Most wall cupboards have a 12″ depth, the identical as most microwaves and vent hoods. Skilled IKEA installers know the answer is an IKEA NYTTIG filler piece to bump out microwaves and hood vents to match IKEA’s 15″ cupboard depth.
Betsy has encountered a number of cases the place the contractor forgets, is unaware of the problem, or thinks the size will miraculously differ for them. If the filler is omitted, the microwave doorways gained’t open, the exhaust hood gained’t vent correctly, and the contractor must reinstall the piece.
What to Search for with IKEA Cupboard Rails
The cupboard rails have additionally induced points. For instance, the rails create a small hole between the cupboard and the wall. IKEA gives bumpers to stage the again of the cupboard. If the contractor wants to recollect to connect the bumpers (which has occurred earlier than), the house owner has some very uneven cupboards. At that time, the one answer is eradicating and reattaching the cupboards accurately.
As Betsy reminds us:
“Having additional {hardware} left over after an IKEA Kitchen set up shouldn’t be a great factor!”
When Betsy is concerned in an IKEA kitchen undertaking, she watches the contractor with a trainer’s coronary heart and builds the cupboard packing containers to intercept these widespread points. In Thomas’s case, he has a superb contractor who is aware of all of the ins and outs of IKEA cupboard installations.
“I really LOVE constructing IKEA SEKTION Cupboards and the MAXIMERA drawers.”
Professional Tip: Making Your Kitchen Work Through the Demolition Part
Your kitchen has been demolished, however you continue to must eat! Betsy reminds us that it’s widespread for owners to get so enthusiastic about their kitchen renovation that they overlook one small element: as soon as the range and sink have been taken out, you now not have a functioning kitchen.
Whereas designing and planning your future kitchen, take the time to plan a short lived kitchen. You’ll want:
- Meals storage
- Entry to water
- A method to maintain meals chilly
- A method to cook dinner
Your model of a short lived kitchen could also be totally different from another person’s. If you happen to’re a bachelor like Thomas, you would possibly order takeout or make do with just a few microwaveable meals and a relocated espresso pot. If you happen to’re cooking for a household, think about shifting the fridge to the storage and scheduling your kitchen renovation throughout the hotter season, when each evening might be grill evening.
Regardless of the way you set up it, we all know one factor: paper plates and plastic utensils are your mates throughout any residence renovation.
Up Subsequent: An IKEA kitchen transformation utilizing BODBYN Cupboards
The subsequent step is to carry this IKEA kitchen design to life. The SEKTION cupboard packing containers are constructed, the plumber and electrician are scheduled, and the partitions are prepped and painted. We’re certain you’re as anxious to see this stunning new kitchen as we’re!
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