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Homebase unit doors and IKEA units
Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.43 PM
Hi Struggling to understand whether kitchen unit doors and units are all the same.. I am looking at creating utility storage.. I have bought tall kitchen doors from homebase, and was looking at using the IKEA metod carcass.. will this work? Are units and doors interchangeable between different manufacturers?
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Anonymous user
Hi a lot of kitchen units/manufactures are interchangeable, I know from experience however IKEA is not interchangeable with hombase or any other manufacturer I have come across
Answered1 July 2022
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Richard Sutherland Carpentry
Rating: 5 out of 5
Cabinet heights can vary slightly so door heights won't always match. Widths are generally consistent.
Hinge positions on the doors may differ from those on the cabinet of a different make. Why not simply buy the homebase carcasses?
Another factor with Ikea (or at least it used to be, is that there is no service space behind the back panel and pipework had to be routed from below.
Answered1 July 2022
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The Next Phaze
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Hello there.
From my own experience, I do not use Ikea kitchen cabinets.
Wickes, B&Q, Wren, Homebase, plus many others are all fine. Howdens are the best for quality & the price for the range of carcasses (& doors), they do rigid and flat pack units. Plus lots of different depths to suit the utility room.
Answered1 July 2022
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Anonymous user
Hiya - the width are about the same , just the hinge is always different - ikea base units along with the wall units are thinner 15 mm - Howdens BQ Wickes are all 18mm - if your a good joiner - you don’t need the re drill the door side , just refix to the base unit or wall . Think it all comes down to a style , and price . If your not in the trade , you don’t get the discount - it’s all built up for the trader , you either make the money on the units fittered or the supply
Everything else worktop wise these are All stranded size either wren home base Wickes Howdens magnet so on - hopefully this short message should help in your chose 😀 best luck
Answered1 July 2022
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