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This seems insane to me. Any cabinet wider than 16" (or in extreme cases 24") is going to overlap with at least one stud. Why not screw into that stud? Any wood
by jessaustin 5y ago
This seems insane to me. Any cabinet wider than 16" (or in extreme cases 24") is going to overlap with at least one stud. Why not screw into that stud? Any wood cabinet has a perfectly usable cross-piece for that purpose at both the top and bottom. If the cabinet is narrower than 16" I suppose you could chance it but I'd prefer to just move it sideways until it overlapped a stud.
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- magicalhippo 5y agoThe IKEA cabinets have a flimsy back, it's the sides that take the load. And moving sideways would have meant giving up a cabinet, not ideal in a small kitchen. I see IKEA has improved their design now, with the cabinets hanging from a metal bar of sorts, which can be mounted to the studs. Guess there's a reason for that...
- jessaustin 5y agoOh wow. I'm surprised it's legal to sell a box like that under the name "cabinet". This is a product that has had a standard, functional form for centuries.