IKEA Bath Cabinet Hack
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Comments (23)You guys are soooo awesome! Tre...thanks for your advice & understanding my language! I have a feeling you're a really patient guy! spanky, no reason as to why cutting width weakens the integrity of the cabinet. But, after hearing all this great advice, including yours, I'm feeling much better now & am still going forward w/ it! You'll be the 1st to know if I find out why in my experience, tho! MizLizzie & scrappy, I am on w/ the blue tape! I've actually heard about that. My friend that's helping me brought that up last weekend. tbo, I like your idea of making the 1st cut not very deep & then flipping the board over to finish off. Great ideas! mouson & spanky, thank you for admitting you didn't know what to cut a little tree down w/ either! I can just picture both scenarios...thanks for the laughs! I'm not sure I'd know a hacksaw from a carpenter saw if they were both in front of me! If it has teeth & saws back & forth, it doesn't work on everything? I actually thought it was me & not the saw up until now! :) You guys are great. I'm feeling much more at ease now & can't wait to show my friend all of this great advice!...See MoreHelp - IKEA cabinet hacking question
Comments (17)Thanks for everyone's comments! I have absolutely no experience with this kind of thing (as I'm sure is obvious!) so I really appreciate the comments. My contractor is a very skilled carpenter although he is not experienced w IKEA in particular. I was worried he will say yes to anything I want not realizing that IKEA installs differently...but it's assuring to hear from you all who know the product. I will be going over these options w him today. As for the sale, the kitchen planner from IKEA told us that as long as we buy the stuff within 90 days of the sale, and we use our IKEA family card, we will be able to get reimbursed the 20%. I've been assuming this is true, that is why we didn't think we needed to wait. I will call and confirm w them. Thanks again for everyone's comments!!! if anyone either has pics of how it looks to have a soffit only on one side, or pictures of what is being suggested here (bigger door covering soffit w smaller can underneath) that would be great!! Thanks again!!...See MoreSlide-in Range Top IKEA cabinet hack?
Comments (7)Hi all, I know this is an old thread, but hoping for some advice from those of you who may have accomplished this. The range top I'm looking at is this one from Thor Kitchen and we plan to install on a wall cabinet (not on an island). https://www.homedepot.com/p/Thor-Kitchen-36-in-Gas-Cooktop-in-Stainless-Steel-with-6-Burners-HRT3618U/300795394 I think I'm ok on how we will modify the front of the cabinet, support it, etc, but I'm stuck on the back: From the instructions, it looks like it is designed to slide in, all the way to the back wall - see page 9, indicates 0" on the back & on page 12, it shows no back to the cabinet where it slides in: https://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pdfImages/c6/c682f203-5e81-4211-91ac-3e181bee620a.pdf Therefore it looks like I would have to remove the back top rail of the cabinet and so wouldn't be able to hang the cabinet on the wall with the Ikea rail system. Do you think I am interpreting the instructions right? Unfortunately I haven't ordered it yet to take a look physically. I am wondering if any of your range tops installed this way, and if so, how did you install them with Ikea cabinets? Or was your range top (and maybe most?) designed to leave a gap (e.g. of countertop) between it and the wall? Any pictures of whats going on at the back, between the cooktop & wall would be helpful! I've looked at tons of photos with range tops and the angle never lets you see that part. Thanks!...See MoreIKEA Hacks - Compilation of IKEA Hacks
Comments (14)New links for the broken links above: IKEA Hackers (some information) https://www.ikeahackers.net/ 4'' Broom Closet from Ikeafans) https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2467902/4-broom-closet-from-ikeafans Scroll down toward the end for missing pictures and instructions An Ikea hack - converting a drawer front to a door https://www.houzz.com/discussions/3948006/an-ikea-hack-converting-a-drawer-front-to-a-door Slide-in Range Top IKEA cabinet hack? https://www.houzz.com/discussions/3800470/slide-in-range-top-ikea-cabinet-hack Hacking IKEA cab for trash pullout https://www.houzz.com/discussions/3741545/hacking-ikea-cab-for-trash-pullout Another hack for a trash pullout https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2999950/can-i-hack-a-trash-pull-out-from-an-ikea-15-inch-depth-cabinet-base Scroll down to the posts by Bbtrix - the first is dated "April 16, 2015 at 9:27PM". The second is a set of comments beginning at "July 17, 2015 at 7:46PM". Update 07/24/19: Unlike GardenWeb, Houzz does not show times, they just show things like "X hours ago" or just list a date. I think they also fiddled with the times/dates overall. The first Bbtrix post is now simply "April 17, 2015". Search for "bbtrix" on the thread to find it. Several ideas for cutting down cabinets https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2687665/hacking-ikea-cabinets...See Moreenduring
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