Ikea Metod - 12 or 8 legs for 3 cabinets?

  • Erstellt am 2016-05-15 17:12:29

tobi77_8767

2016-05-15 17:12:29
  • #1
Hello

I am planning a kitchen unit with 3 base cabinets (each 60 cm wide). Normally, a cabinet stands on 4 Metod plastic legs (= 12 in total). According to the instructions, however, the legs can alternatively be placed on the transition between two cabinets, which would mean I need 4 legs less in total.

Has anyone ever done this? Does this method work in practice, and is it stable enough? Disadvantages? More fiddling? I think the assembly can then only be done by two people, right?

Regards

Tobi
 

IKEA-Experte

2016-05-16 20:20:08
  • #2
To what extent something can be done alone depends on one's own dexterity. Until now, I have always positioned my cabinets using my own feet so that I can pull one out if necessary.
 

tobi77_8767

2016-05-16 21:31:14
  • #3
..right, pull out....I didn’t even think of that, especially since the high-voltage connection is hidden behind a cabinet, well then I guess I just have to buy another package of legs at Ikea
 

IKEA-Experte

2016-05-17 09:53:42
  • #4
Nevertheless, you should cut out the back panel at the point of the power connection.
 

Strahlemann-69

2016-05-19 20:40:59
  • #5
I have one pair of legs each where BOTH cabinets stand and a 3cm stone slab from the stonemason on top that weighs 120kg/sqm. It holds.. I built the entire "U" like this. With 125kg per leg, my kitchen supports a total of 3 tons of weight, the stone weighs about 800kg. I don’t have that many groceries or pots in it anyway. It holds!!!
 

Agnus

2018-03-22 18:04:13
  • #6
I'll tag along with a question. I want to use a Metod tall cabinet as a shelf without doors. Can I simply leave out the legs, or is it better to have legs for the "structural stability" of the tall cabinet?
 

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