SKORGARP countertop, where is the top and where is the bottom?

  • Erstellt am 2017-02-12 12:01:17

gobnepla

2017-02-12 12:01:17
  • #1
Good day everyone,

The question might sound a bit strange but I finally received my countertop (Ikea Skogarp). It is a solid wood countertop. I am now wondering which side is the top and which is the bottom, after all, both sides are wood.
According to the instructions, the countertop is pretreated with wood oil. Does this only apply to the "top side"? Or does it ultimately not matter how you install the thing?

The only visual difference I can notice on the bottom is that the countertop is packaged in a way that on one side there is a cardboard sheet placed over the countertop, while on the other side there is only clear plastic foil. Of course, this can be interpreted in different ways. Is the cardboard the surface that should rest on the floor and the top side not heavily protected since it does not come into contact with the floor (I would almost suspect that) or is it the top side that is deliberately protected with the cardboard?

I want to align the thing correctly right away or slide it properly on the floor, because turning and lifting it up is not so easy since it is 3 meters long and weighs 60 kilos. I don't want to lift it up only to find out it is placed the wrong way around.

Is there possibly someone who knows how these things are normally packaged or if it ultimately doesn't matter how I install the countertop?
 

IKEA-Freund

2017-02-13 20:25:15
  • #2
Hello

I don't know how the panels are packed, but: the instructions for assembly and care do not mention any differences between top and bottom (but they do state that the panel is only pre-treated and must be oiled after assembly).
Regards,
IKEA friend
 

ikfansea

2017-02-14 08:17:41
  • #3
Hello

the top side is protected with the hardboard. On the other side, which is only protected with the foil, you should normally also find a stamp.

Best regards
ikfansea
 

gobnepla

2017-02-15 14:49:57
  • #4
Thank you ikfansea. Unfortunately, I only noticed the stamp after I had simply slammed the plate on it shortly after, of course upside down, when the plate was already on top. But I turned it around again today, now it fits
 

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