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My entire place is like an Ikea showroom. My only complaints are that the surfaces are not hard wearing,even on expensive items. I've taken to covering work sur

My entire place is like an Ikea showroom. My only complaints are that the surfaces are not hard wearing,even on expensive items. I've taken to covering work surfaces with another layer of laminate or in the case of my desk, I had a custom cutting mat cut for it which is glued on with impact adhesive.

ovi256 14y ago
I've already had to replace the desktop of an otherwise fine Ikea desk. Wear-and-tear over some two years had removed the paint on a palm-sized oval area where my mouse hand sat. Some unfortunate punches in less glorious moments cracked through (it's not solid wood, but basically a thin walled box with a cardboard hex structure inside). The good part is that the desktop costs a lot less than the whole desk, it's always in stock and it takes 5 minutes with a screwdriver to change. The thin-box design is smart, it makes it very light, and the cardboard hex structure deadens resonance, so it doesn't sound like a "cheap" box, even if it is one. A lot like how car doors have sound deadening to give them a solid, satisfying thump, instead of a cheap, high frequency ring when you close them.
- gouranga 14y ago
  I never knew you could get individual parts. I found that the desk I have has some resonance with a Sony all in desktop pc I had. Was solved by putting a couple of glue gun glue blobs on the bottom of the unit. Was slightly annoying.
  - excuse-me 14y ago
    Another IKEA solution. Buy a piece of the kitchen counter top rather than a desktop - 3x as heavy and waterproof (check the damagedbin to get one for $10). Then add the legs from the do it yourself table range and add an extra one in the middle at the back. Then you can have a 3m long desk for $50 that will hold an array of large CRTs
    - gouranga 14y ago
      Great idea! Must try that!
- bobsy 14y ago
  I wish I was aware you could replace individual parts. I had an Ikea desk with a top like you mentioned. It started to bend alarmingly in the middle. Forked out for a whole new desk to replace it. Would have definitely been cheaper to just switch out the surface.
deepGem 14y ago
Some of the ikea tables and work desks have a glass top. Have you tried those ?
- gouranga 14y ago
  I have children. I avoid glass where possible.
- rwallace 14y ago
  Glass is a bad material for that kind of application; being brittle, it's weak and unreliable under tension, and the failure mode is shattering without warning.

ovi256 14y ago

I've already had to replace the desktop of an otherwise fine Ikea desk. Wear-and-tear over some two years had removed the paint on a palm-sized oval area where my mouse hand sat. Some unfortunate punches in less glorious moments cracked through (it's not solid wood, but basically a thin walled box with a cardboard hex structure inside). The good part is that the desktop costs a lot less than the whole desk, it's always in stock and it takes 5 minutes with a screwdriver to change. The thin-box design is smart, it makes it very light, and the cardboard hex structure deadens resonance, so it doesn't sound like a "cheap" box, even if it is one. A lot like how car doors have sound deadening to give them a solid, satisfying thump, instead of a cheap, high frequency ring when you close them.

gouranga 14y ago
I never knew you could get individual parts. I found that the desk I have has some resonance with a Sony all in desktop pc I had. Was solved by putting a couple of glue gun glue blobs on the bottom of the unit. Was slightly annoying.
- excuse-me 14y ago
  Another IKEA solution. Buy a piece of the kitchen counter top rather than a desktop - 3x as heavy and waterproof (check the damagedbin to get one for $10). Then add the legs from the do it yourself table range and add an extra one in the middle at the back. Then you can have a 3m long desk for $50 that will hold an array of large CRTs
  - gouranga 14y ago
    Great idea! Must try that!
bobsy 14y ago
I wish I was aware you could replace individual parts. I had an Ikea desk with a top like you mentioned. It started to bend alarmingly in the middle. Forked out for a whole new desk to replace it. Would have definitely been cheaper to just switch out the surface.

deepGem 14y ago

Some of the ikea tables and work desks have a glass top. Have you tried those ?

gouranga 14y ago
I have children. I avoid glass where possible.
rwallace 14y ago
Glass is a bad material for that kind of application; being brittle, it's weak and unreliable under tension, and the failure mode is shattering without warning.