IKEA kitchen corner piece issues, any ideas?

delmonta

Hi

I've almost finished my IKEA kitchen and I'm certain I've made it all correctly. But there is a white area in the corner base cabinet and they haven't given me any cover strip for it. 

I also can't find anything that seems suitable on their website. Has anyone built one and knows what you do in the corner? Photo attached

It's this base cabinet I'm pretty sure : https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/metod-corner-base-cabinet-frame-white-60205517/

Thanks, you'll save me a frustrating call to IKEA!

scottishblondie

Having read the instructions for assembling the unit and looked at their website, it really isn't clear what you are supposed to use to cover the white frame.  I thought maybe there would be a stick on cover strip or something, but it looks like you may need to buy a full cover panel and cut 2 appropriately sized strips (one off each side) and use those to fill in the space?  I think your best bet is going to be calling them and asking - they've always been very helpful when I've had to.  

delmonta

scottishblondie said:

Having read the instructions for assembling the unit and looked at their website, it really isn't clear what you are supposed to use to cover the white frame.  I thought maybe there would be a stick on cover strip or something, but it looks like you may need to buy a full cover panel and cut 2 appropriately sized strips (one off each side) and use those to fill in the space?  I think your best bet is going to be calling them and asking - they've always been very helpful when I've had to.  

Thanks yeah I also read it through again, and its not obvious. I've had a few nightmare calls to them, so I was avoidiing it! But I'll give it a go

ic

For a corner wall cabinet I had to do as scottishblondie describes, cutting a cover panel to fit.  However - for the wall cabinets you have to buy a bracket, and with them you get a template and the instructions are explicit about sawing up a panel: https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/assembly_instructions/utrusta-corner-fittings-galvanised__AA-1485940-5_pub.pdf

delmonta

ic said:

For a corner wall cabinet I had to do as scottishblondie describes, cutting a cover panel to fit.  However - for the wall cabinets you have to buy a bracket, and with them you get a template and the instructions are explicit about sawing up a panel: https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/assembly_instructions/utrusta-corner-fittings-galvanised__AA-1485940-5_pub.pdf

Interesting, I wonder how they overlooked this massive gap in the corner base cabinets. Surely most kitchen will run into this same problem. I'm surprised they haven't made a piece for it

ic

A ha.  In the description for a corner cabinet here it states:

Use the accompanying white filler piece if you place a drawer unit at a right angle to the corner cabinet. The filler piece can also be covered with a bit of cover panel to match your kitchen doors.

So as you have a cabinet next to it, you probably didn't need the right angle piece sticking out, and could have gotten away with a single piece, rather than two forming a corner.
The instructions however do not make that clear at all, and just instruct you to install it.

delmonta

ic said:

A ha.  In the description for a corner cabinet here it states:

Use the accompanying white filler piece if you place a drawer unit at a right angle to the corner cabinet. The filler piece can also be covered with a bit of cover panel to match your kitchen doors.

So as you have a cabinet next to it, you probably didn't need the right angle piece sticking out, and could have gotten away with a single piece, rather than two forming a corner.
The instructions however do not make that clear at all, and just instruct you to install it.

Funnily enough thats what I originally did as it made sense, and at the last minute I saw that sticking out piece and put it in. But in a way it keeps the opening cupboards more comfortably apart, so maybe thats a good thing!

scottishblondie

ic said:

A ha.  In the description for a corner cabinet here it states:

Use the accompanying white filler piece if you place a drawer unit at a right angle to the corner cabinet. The filler piece can also be covered with a bit of cover panel to match your kitchen doors.

So as you have a cabinet next to it, you probably didn't need the right angle piece sticking out, and could have gotten away with a single piece, rather than two forming a corner.
The instructions however do not make that clear at all, and just instruct you to install it.

Haha I actually didn't eve think to read the description, I just went straight to the instructions!  They should really make that clearer, it's fairly important!