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eastvillgal

Ikea Sektion Installation questions

11 years ago

Hello -

I am partially there with my ikea kitchen install but had a couple of questions:

- should the side cover panels just be used for the end of a cabinet run - or am I supposed to use them between cabinets if the cabinets are different sizes (I have a 30' long cab adjacent to a 40' long one so the last 10" of the 40" shows - is there supposed to be a cover panel between these two?) I'm sure its somewhat subjective but just wondering what the "normal" way to install these is. Also, if I do put a cover panel between those two top cabinets, then I assume I also have to slide one between the two base cabinets underneath to keep the spacing the same - but I don't know if it would be weird to have a side panel between two base cabinets of the same size - and maybe that is a reason to skip it on top?

- the top cabinets are about 1 inch from the ceiling. the guy doing the install told me that when the doors go on they can be slightly dropped so there is a thin edge of the top frame available to attach a thin crown molding to that would cover the gap between cabinets and ceiling. he said this will be better than using the ikea deco strips because my ceiling is uneven. does this sound right?

- for lighting that is going under the top cabinets -- where do the transformers go - behind the top cabinets? there seems to be enough space there, but not sure if there is somewhere else they are supposed to go.

THANKS!!!!!