Door faulty but IKEA kitchen discontinued

WIndows95

My Applad kitchen was put in 3 years ago. There is a 25 year guarantee on IKEA kitchen cupboards

Recently I have observed that the door finish has started to craze/crack on the top edge of the base cabinet doors.

Not really very good after 3 years

If Ikea agree to replace these doors, I am still concerned that in a few years time they may start to crack again. And in a few more years they will have run out of replacements.

Any tips on what I should/could do about this to get a fair outcome ?

Is it reasonable to ask for 2 sets of each door ( I have 3 base doors) ? I am concerned about the rest of the kitchen doors /drawers also becoming cracked later. They seem ok for now.

Is it just the cost of the doors or can I claim for labour to change doors also?

Thanks for reading.

bris

If you want to stick with their warranty then no you can't ask for labour costs (would you need someone to take out 4 screws).
You have absolutely no chance of getting them to give you extra doors.
If you want consequential losses then you will need to go down the CCR route and prove the fault was inherent at time of purchase, you need an independent expert to verify it's a manufacturing fault and not through misuse such as cleaning, steam etc.

WIndows95

Hi bris thanks for response, which makes sense regarding the guarantee and court routes

For the record; fitting new doors requires 2 large holes to be drilled out of the blank inside of the door that IKEA provide; I don't have the equipment or the skill to do it. It's a task!

meer53

Every kitchen i've ever had has the holes for the hinges already drilled ?

WIndows95

meer53 wrote: »

Every kitchen i've ever had has the holes for the hinges already drilled ?

I was reading on a website about how you had to do this drilling in the kitchen doors to fit them. If they are already done then great :T

agrinnall

This website suggests that the Applad has simply been renamed Veddinge.

https://inspiredkitchendesign.com/ikea-sektion-cabinet-doors/

And Veddinge doors are available in the UK.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/kitchen-products/cabinet-doors-fronts-panels/veddinge-door-white-art-20205430/