IKEA kitchen with awkward corner pillar

Mandy110

Hi there,
I wonder if anyone has any experience or advice to give on whether I could have the back of IKEA cabinets cut to accommodate a 23cmx12cm pillar in the corner of my kitchen, rather than leaving a gap or filling in this space in some way? There is also a water pipe with a shutoff valve coming up through the floor in this corner, so the bottom of the cabinet would need to be modified to accommodate this.

This is already a very small wall in an open-plan kitchen, so it is important to maximise use of space where possible.

Also, whether anyone would suggest using IKEA fitters or independent fitters/a carpenter for this job?

This is my first time putting in a new kitchen so any advice is much appreciated!

Doozergirl

Yes. You can. Structural integrity might need to be built back into it though.

Not sure if their fitters would be so keen to chop up a unit, but their fitters are much more expensive than finding someone to do it for you anyway. Fitting in Ikea is often more expensive than the kitchens

JuzaMum

Ikea make a shallower base unit. 37cm instead of the 60cm. My friend has just got a new Ikea kitchen and used one of these units to fit in with a pillar. You would then just (hopefully) cut a round hole in the back of the unit to access the shut off valve when needed.