[keith lynch]

I have built many ikea products before and was thinking about putting in a new kitchen , Im want to know am I biting of more than I can chew by taking on to build a kitchen?

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[climber_grrl]

Welcome Keith!

We are here precisely to tell you that IKEA kitchens are most definitely do-able for all levels of handiness.

Depending on your skill level and the extent of utility movement (water, gas, electric) you can do as much or as little as you want.

The cabinets are very easy to assemble and install. If you can follow the pictograph instructions once, then you can put them together in assembly line fashion and get then all done in a day.

If you haven't already looked around the site, there are forums to help you design, assemble, modify (if you want), and install. We are here to help you.

[splatgirl]

Hi Keith

Constructing the cabinets is really no different than putting together other IKEA pieces. The use the same kind of cam lock hardware as most of the other furniture.

Installing the cabinets in a kitchen is not difficult, but there are many, many other factors besides cabinet construction and install that would be involved in achieving a new, fiunctioning kitchen, and those things may or may not fall within the capability of the average DIY 'er. Without knowing you or the specifics of your project, it would be impossible to say whether it's realistic for you to do the job yourself or not.

If your question is would you be able to assemble and install the cabinets yourself I would say yes, assuming you have the ability to use a level and some basic hand tools. Having a helper is more or less essential for installing upper cabinets, base cabinets you can probably manage alone.

There is plenty of friendly help here for the asking. Lots and lots of us have DIY'd our IKEA kitchens with great success!

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[DesignDiva]

Hi Keith and welcome!

I would suggest you take a look at this thread Getting Started On Your Kitchen Design in the Kitchen Planning forum to get an idea of what's involved in DIYing your IKEA kitchen. Many of us here have done our own kitchens, with varying degrees of talent and abilities and the results are consistently terrific!