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ENHET kitchen
installation guide
A guide to
install a new
ENHET kitchen
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Materials
Tools and materials
Here is a summary of the basic tools you’ll need. In ad-
dition you’ll find what tools to use for each product in
their respective assembly instructions.
Table of contents
The step-by-step guide
Installing your new ENHET kitchen correctly
This brochure is your guide to preparing and install-
ing your new kitchen yourself. Inside you’ll find clear
steps to follow as well as useful tips and ideas. Use this
guide along with your IKEA assembly instructions to
make sure your kitchen is installed in the right way.
Before you begin
Go through this brochure before you begin to see
what stages are involved in putting in your new
kitchen and to organise what tools you’ll need.
To make sure you have everything for your new kitch-
en, compare the packages and parts you have at home
against the order list and the freight list. You should
only dismantle your old kitchen when you have all your
new parts and appliances.
Your kitchen parts and worktop should be stored in-
doors, with normal room temperature and humidity.
Before you remove your old kitchen you need to make
sure that your electricity, gas and water is shut off.
Use a qualified professional to disconnect and connect
your gas, water and electricity.
You can do it yourself but you don’t have to
Although our kitchens are designed to be as simple as
possible for you to assemble and install yourself, it is
important to consider all aspects of a kitchen renova-
tion, where some key operations, such as safeguarding
a proper wall cabinet installation or cutting your work-
top, require more skill and experience than others.
We can offer you services ranging from planning and
delivery to complete kitchen installations. For more
details see the back page of this guide, kitchen section
of IKEA.gr or contact your local IKEA store.
Wooden strips (as
supporting strips for base
and wall cabinets)
FIXA drill template for
knobs/handles
(art# 00000000)
Masking tape, to be used
when adding the silicone
sealant
Sandpaper
G clamp
Utility pliers
Scissors
Saw and Mitre box
Protective gloves and
goggles
Electric screwdriver
Electric drill
Jigsaw
Circular saw
Stud finder
Pencil
Philips screwdriver
Awl
Hammer
Rubber hammer
Carpenter’s rule
(or tape measure)
Sanitary silicone sealant
Try square
Spirit level
Step ladder
The right types of plugs
and screws for your walls
Sanitary silicone sealant
The tools you’ll need ............................................................................................... 03
Preparing your room .............................................................................................. 04
Assembling the cabinets and frames ................................................................... 06
Installing the wall cabinets/frames....................................................................... 07
Installing the base cabinets/frames ..................................................................... 08
Installing the worktop ............................................................................................ 09
Installing the sink and tap ..................................................................................... 10
Installing the appliances ......................................................................................... 11
Installing the plinth ................................................................................................. 12
Installing lighting, doors and drawers, fronts and handles .............................. 13
Building a kitchen island ........................................................................................ 14
You’re done! Congratulations on your new kitchen! .......................................... 15
Services .................................................................................................................... 16
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Whether you’re replacing an old kitchen or starting
from scratch, it’s key to understand that the proper-
ties of the room dictate how complex or smooth your
installation process will be. With this in mind it’s impor-
tant that you spend sufficient time assessing walls and
floors before you start the installation. Now is also the
time to prime and paint your walls and change your
flooring. Don’t apply the final coating of paint at this
point since you will need to make markings and drill
holes in the walls. If you plan to have tiles or similar,
it’s best to install these after the cabinets and worktop
have been installed.
Assess your walls
Since your walls will hold the weight of your kitchen
cabinets and frames, start by evaluating the quality
and construction of your walls.
Marking cabinet positions
Draw a layout of your new kitchen directly on the wall.
Check that everything fits with the measurements
from your plan and that your electricity, water, gas and
ventilation connections are where you want them to
be.
1. First mark 125 mm from the highest point (A) you
found at the very beginning and trace a horizontal
level line across your wall where the cabinets will
be placed. This base line represents the height of
the cabinet legs.
2. Second mark 878 mm from the floor and proceed
as before. This is where the top of your base
cabinets will end up.
3. Finally, mark another line at 1466 mm from the
floor and trace a horizontal line as with the other
markings. This line represents the bottom position
of the wall cabinets and frames.
4. With the lines marked, double-check that your
plumbing and electrical outlets fit with your layout
plan.
5. Pay attention to the required minimum distance
between hob and hood. This can be found in the
extractor hood assembly instruction.
6. The dishwasher should only be installed between
two cabinets or at least between a cabinet and the
wall. This in order to secure the appliance properly
and provide support for the worktop.
7. If you have a kitchen with a corner, you build
the corner base solution with a regular 80 cm
base cabinet and an ENHET corner panel. For the
positioning of this solution, see page XX.
Marking key measurements
There are some critical measurements you need to consider and mark on your walls in order to secure proper
alignment, leave adequate room for your work area and follow appliances requirements. Remember to consider
the space needed for doors and drawers to open properly, making sure there are no collisions with for instance
radiators or window sills as drawers and doors are opened.
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Preparing your room
Check that your walls are strong enough to hold the
cabinets. Depending on your wall material, it’s best
to install your cabinet onto a stud or support beam.
Use a stud finder to locate the studs.
If you have a light wall construction with gypsum
(drywall) wall panels supported by studs, it’s not
enough to fix your cabinets onto the thin gypsum
board alone (not even using drywall anchors).
In order to provide proper support for the cabinets,
you need to add horizontal structural support
between the studs. As this requires the proper skills,
be sure to contact a professional for help.
What you are looking for is a fixed structure inside
the wall that is strong enough to carry the load of
your cabinets. Keep in mind that this fixed structure
needs to align with the fixation points of your
cabinets.
Instead, you need to locate the studs inside the wall
using a stud finder. Studs are mostly vertical posts
made of wood, but can also be thin metal profiles,
and run from the floor all the way to the ceiling.
Note that even if your new cabinets will be located at
the same position as the cabinets of the old kitchen,
it is important to secure that the walls have been
properly reinforced.
Find out what type of wall you’ll be working with. For
solid core materials like masonry that are hard to
penetrate and can support great loads, you need
special anchors and screws.
The wall studs, normally located 30, 45 or even 60 cm
apart, can carry the load of your wall cabinets.
However, as the cabinets come in different widths it
is highly likely that the fixation points of the cabinets
and position of the studs won’t align.
It’s important that you use the proper type and
size of fixing devices to attach your cabinets. The
minimum screw thickness is 4.6 mm and the screw
needs to penetrate at least 38 mm into the wall stud
or solid core material. For advice, contact your local
specialised dealer.
Use a spirit level to find the highest point of the
floor and mark where that is on the wall. This will be
the reference point from which to measure when
marking the key measurements (see below).
Prepare your space by making sure your corners are
even and your walls and floor are straight. Use your
try square for the corners and a spirit level for the
walls and floor.
If your corner and/or walls aren’t straight you may
need to use distances to make sure your kitchen
cabinets and frames become level and align properly.
For advice contact you local specialised dealer.
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125 mm
878 mm
1466 mm
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