Ikea Faktum corner base cabinet 90x90 - Hinge on the left or right?

  • Erstellt am 2016-09-09 07:15:19

carfal

2016-09-09 07:15:19
  • #1
Hello,

for our new apartment we are expanding our old kitchen with Faktum cabinets, including a 90x90 corner base cabinet. Here is a rough sketch of the kitchen (the order of sink/dishwasher can still change due to connections, and there are 30cm/50cm cabinets that I couldn't represent in the kitchen planner):


At the top are the dishwasher and the sink, on the right side are the oven and the stove. The corner base cabinet goes in between. Now we are wondering, is it more practical to have the doors hinged on the right side in the row with the stove or on the left side by the sink? I would be interested in your experiences here.

And the next question, the doors for both hinges can still be purchased afterwards. For example, for the left hinge 40160176, for the right hinge 163695. Both say: "The door can optionally be mounted with the opening to the right or left."
In the end, does it not matter which doors I buy, can they be mounted on both sides?

Kind regards,

Carsten
 

IKEA-Profi

2016-09-09 08:41:14
  • #2
Whether you hang the door on the right or the left does not matter, the door is the same. They can be mounted on both sides. If I haven’t overlooked anything essential, it doesn’t matter to me how you mount it. Maybe the oven is used more often, then I would install it so that the hinge is on the oven side. That way you don’t get in each other’s way when someone uses/opens the oven.
 

IKEA-Experte

2016-09-09 16:06:30
  • #3
Hello, it is clear that for doors with a handle strip there must be one version for left hinge and another for right hinge. I do not know why there is also one for the stainless steel front, but there must be a reason for it. With a left hinge, you can better access the cabinet from the right and vice versa. Depending on what is stored in the cabinet and where work is done, one or the other is more practical.
 

carfal

2016-10-01 07:57:30
  • #4
So, the question has been clarified.

With the stainless steel front, there is only stainless steel around the top edge. At the bottom, it is simple. Now a dark gray plastic surface like on the back of the front.

That means: it can be mounted in both directions. When closed, nothing will be visible. When the door is open, you can see the plastic surface at the top.

Best regards,

Carsten
 

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