IKEA METOD hanging rail installed inverted?

Method Metod hanging rail mounted inverted?

Dear people,

I am writing in this forum as someone convinced by the Ikea concept and quality, together with a problem and an idea for solving the problem.

When assembling my kitchen with a cabinet height of 220 cm, the drill holes required for fastening the Metod hanging rail fall exactly at the height of a horizontally running high-voltage cable.

To be sure that there is no short circuit, I need a construction with a significantly different drill hole height.

Since the hanging edge of the Metod rail is symmetrically rebated upwards and downwards, I came up with the idea of mounting the rail inverted, i.e. so that the round holes are not above but below the hanging edge.

As additional bending moments arise from the distance of the holes to the hanging edge in addition to the tensile moments with such a mounting, I tend to drill new holes at a smaller distance to the edge in the rail.

I would be very happy to receive your suggestions or concerns regarding the idea.

Best regards

when it concerns the base cabinets: simply do not use a mounting rail, but attach them classically with four legs per base cabinet, mount the brackets 5cm lower and drill through the hardboard panel behind it. when it concerns the wall cabinets: mount these at a different height, e.g. 5cm higher or lower.

If the wall cabinets are connected to a tall cabinet, then it is difficult to hang them higher or lower. I share your thoughts on the reversed mounting of the rail.

if you attach the rail 5 or 10 cm lower, and also attach the metal brackets on the carcasses accordingly 5 or 10 cm lower, it should fit... for that, only a few holes need to be drilled additionally in the carcass... and of course a few centimeters need to be removed from the back panel. regards robi