Sorry yes a small typo. Presumably people can still comment on door durability. We’ve done two Kitchens with them in the past but it was the old kitchen series they had and when I was in store it appeared the door fronts have changed quite a bit in addition to the boxes.

Yes the new doors are different so are the boxes . The Torham would be my choice since it is at least easy to sand and refinish the wood if needed.

Rentals have schedules for lifespan depreciation. Figure to replace them in 3-10 years depending on rental clientele. Along with everything else.

The solid wood doors, no foil or gloss, will always show wear less. Which doesn’t give you but 2 choices with IKEA.

If you have clean modern lines and can pull off the Haggeby doors, just do that. No one cares if they last longer than 15 minutes they cost nothing, just replace the doors in a few years...

First, I simply refuse to believe many cabinet shops are going to beat Ikea pricing. I have a full woodshop (I do custom wainscoting in summers) and can build cabinets myself, and it isn't even almost worth it for me. Unless the landlords you are working with are pricing high gloss European modern cabinets against custom shaker doors, Ikea will be cheaper.

Next, any landlord who does custom cabinets in a rental deserves the screwing you are giving him. It isn't the cost of install that makes Ikea cabinets worthwhile, it is the modular design and warranty. I currently have Ikea kitchens in several rental properties, and I will be installing 11 more this year. I recently had a tenant break a cabinet when their son used an open cabinet door to attempt a chin up (no I am not kidding, and he is a lineman on a football team). Total cost to fix: $40, total time: 45 minutes (The cost was actually zero after returning it to the store, but the extra cabinet box I keep for these emergencies was $40)... Do that with custom cabinets.

Finally, durable doesn't work in rentals. I have had properties with cheap temporary fixes that lasted 15 years and expensive durable products that didn't make it a month. A better strategy is loss mitigation, modular simply beats durable.

We actually already designed the kitchen via ikea software and are using a local company, who we have used before, they confirm our design and build it on site and do the install. We also price compared with the company doing our main house kitchen and their price came in more than double what it will be via ikea and with far fewer bells and whistles. We have to be careful to meet the local expectations for a rental too so going with the cheapest cabinets may not be best practice even if easily replaced. Two bedroom basement suites in our area rent for $1800-2000 per month.

We have to be careful to meet the local expectations for a rental too so going with the cheapest cabinets may not be best practice even if easily replaced. Two bedroom basement suites in our area rent for $1800-2000 per month.

The average rental for a 3 bedroom in my area is $1,200. I am in the middle of constructing a 6 unit rental that will rent for $2,500 per unit. We are specifically targeting doctors at a large medical center that is very close. We are giving very serious thought to going with the Tingsryd doors and upgrading appliances and top. It is very nearly as cheap as the Haggeby and frees up the budget for some other features.

bry911 someone else just mentioned this door! We are doing quartz countertops and our appliance package is stainless steel fridgedaire. The rental market is very good for landlords in Vancouver currently so I’m sure we can get someone. But we also want to dinner some thoughtful planning. My only concern with this door is it is black and the suite doesn’t have a ton of natural light.