Order measurement and kitchen planning tips

Yes, I meant it the way EinrichtungsNiete described it again.

I ordered the countertop measurement and even took time off work because my kitchen is "complicated." Two guys came and only measured. I wanted to explain to them that at one spot the countertop should overhang, but they weren't interested. They just measure! I could have saved myself the vacation and sent my mother to keep an eye on things.

A few weeks later, I received a professional CAD drawing of the entire kitchen by email. The drawing was then made by someone at Ikea. The annoying thing was that the drawing was wrong. The dimensions didn’t fit at all (one side was drawn 20cm! too deep)!

Luckily, I measured myself and discovered the mistakes. I then created a drawing on my own responsibility and ordered the countertop. Otherwise, I still wouldn’t have the kitchen today... .

So I can only recommend to you: 1. measure precisely!:
- don’t rely on the measuring service, measure yourself and compare
- buy a good folding rule
- buy a good measuring tape (10m)
- measure as accurately as possible, meaning down to the millimeter
- measure a wall at the top, in the middle and at the bottom
- measure the connections (electricity, water)
- measure window sills and doors
- check the squareness of your room, see Pythagoras’ theorem
- create a detailed drawing, I used Open Office Draw for this

2. now you can finally plan your kitchen
- plan on your own and take your time
- go to several Ikea stores and get advice from different employees
- go to kitchen furnishing stores and get advice from them
- you might need to add sockets or move the water connection
- now create your kitchen with the Home Planner or in Open Office Draw
- stick masking tape on the floor of your empty kitchen marking the cabinet boundaries; now you basically have a virtual kitchen, move through it and try to do tasks: cooking, baking (space for hot baking sheet?), taking food from the fridge, washing up... pay attention that you have sockets in the right places (for working and for other appliances, coffee machine, toaster...) and make sure that working is ergonomic
- now the planning should be perfect! if not, you have to repeat the points above
- if everything is to your satisfaction, you can order the material at Ikea, at Ikea you can rent a small van and bring the stuff home
- when you assemble, the marked boundaries will help you during assembly

I ordered the countertop measurement service and even took time off work because my kitchen is "complicated." Two guys came and only measured. I wanted to explain to them that at one spot the countertop should overhang, but they weren't interested. They just measure! I could have saved myself the time off and sent my mother to supervise.

A few weeks later I received a professional CAD drawing of the entire kitchen by email. The drawing was then made by someone from IKEA. The only problem was that the drawing was wrong. The measurements didn't fit at all (one side was drawn 20cm too deep)!

Fortunately, I measured myself and discovered the errors. I then created a drawing on my own responsibility and ordered the countertop. Otherwise, I still wouldn’t have my kitchen today...

So I can only recommend to you:
1. measure precisely!:
- don’t rely on the measuring service, measure yourself and compare
- buy a good folding ruler (e.g. from Stabilia)
- buy a good tape measure (10m)
- measure as accurately as possible, i.e. to the millimeter
- measure a wall at the top, in the middle, and at the bottom
- measure the connections (electricity, water)
- measure window sills and doors
- check the squareness of your room, see Pythagoras’ theorem
- create a detailed drawing, I used Open Office Draw for this

2. only now you can plan your kitchen
- plan yourself and take your time
- go to several Ikea stores and get advice from different employees
- go to kitchen furnishing stores and get advice from them
- you might need to add power outlets or move the water connection
- now create your kitchen with the home planner or in Open Office Draw
- tape the cabinet boundaries on the floor in your empty kitchen with masking tape, now you basically have a virtual kitchen, move around it and try to do tasks: cooking, baking (space for hot baking tray?), taking food from the fridge, washing dishes... make sure you have power outlets in the right places (for working and other devices, coffee maker, toaster...) and ensure the ergonomics of the workflow
- now the planning should be perfect! if not, you need to repeat the points above
- if everything is to your satisfaction, you can order the materials from Ikea; at Ikea you can rent a small van to bring the stuff home
- when you build, the taped boundaries will help you with the assembly

That would really be perfect!

A few weeks later, I received a professional CAD drawing of the entire kitchen by email. The drawing was then made by someone from Ikea.

No, the measurer did that and forwarded it to IKEA.

Fortunately, I measured myself and discovered the errors. I then created a drawing on my own responsibility and ordered the countertop. Otherwise, I still wouldn't have the kitchen today... .

Did you ask for the measurement back? I wouldn’t pay them if they can’t measure!!!

In the Ikea store, I did complain about it, you could already tell from the enclosed photos that the measurements could not be correct. I was offered a new measurement, but I want to eventually finish the kitchen. After all, there is still one month of countertop creation to come. (Yes, the delivery time usually takes 3 weeks, but for me it naturally takes longer)

I would not accept that... Either make a fuss and complain or accept €70 for a service not rendered... My opinion.