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, but in terms of installing them, I'd wager it's as easy as it gets.
Installing any kitchen isn't difficult. It's literally a case of assembling boxes (most kitchen suppliers actually supply them ready made so you don't even need to do that), lining them up and making sure they're plumb and level. Worktops can be trickier.
Bobbo-
Quite possibly, first time for me doing any DIY on that scale and was surprised at how straightforward it is. Could be that that's the case for kitchen installations in general, or that IKEA are particularly simple. Given the amount of stories I've heard of friends/colleagues who've had kitchen fitters in and take an age to get it sorted, I was leaning towards the latter.
Hard to make an informed guess with only a single proper data point though!
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Aye but not everyone can do that and to do it fast and make money you need to be good. One of my pals does only kitchens, he’s shit hot and makes it look easy but I’d say it’s far from easy.
mmccarthy
konastab01
We installed an IKEA kitchen in our place in the summer there, my father-in-law, my wife & I. Took a few days to get the old one out and the new one in and it was all pretty painless. No experience of getting people in to fit one, but everyone I talked to said that it took a fair bit longer than what we'd done. And that was including having a toddler walking around asking what all the bits were for.
I'm guessing IKEA kitchens aren't everyone's cup of tea, but in terms of installing them, I'd wager it's as easy as it gets.
Also saves on playing builder-roulette.
Edit: Also, IKEA have a pretty decent kitchen designer program to help plan everything out which was super useful.