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To be honest they are pretty clear about it in their packaging. If it says solid wood it's probably fine. If it says particle board or fibre board or somethin
by stephenr 2y ago
To be honest they are pretty clear about it in their packaging.
If it says solid wood it's probably fine.
If it says particle board or fibre board or something other than solid wood it's an "assemble it once and never move it again" piece at best, and a "keep it for a few years" piece at worst.
It's not like it's a problem unique to ikea. Buying particle board or mdf furniture is always going to give you a much worse product (in terms of quality and longevity) compared to something made with solid wood, or at the very least with decent quality plywood.
- johnwalkr 2y agoI've found even the cheap stuff to be long-lasting if you disassemble it before moving it. Carrying or pushing shelves in a way that turns them into a parallelogram is what damages them.
- stephenr 2y agoThe problem with that approach is the cheap stuff is particle board, and repeatedly screwing into particle board isn't a fantastic idea. The best result (in terms of a strong joint) from particle board furniture would be to add glue when screwing (i.e. in the hole with the screw) but that completely removes the option of disassembling it.