IKEA Cabinets and Quartz Countertops, Myth or truth?

You can’t put a quartz or granite countertop on top of IKEA kitchen cabinets!

Myth, this is a lie that contractors will tell you so you don’t purchase IKEA kitchen cabinets.

I have designed and installed many IKEA kitchen cabinets for the past 10 years and have used both types of countertops with the IKEA cabinets.

Yet I still hear, kitchen designers, kitchen contractors, countertop installers mouth these words without any actual knowledge concerning IKEA kitchen cabinets.

I hear these comments repeated often in person and online by general tradesman who are not familiar with IKEA kitchen cabinets.  They often persuade the homeowner away from using IKEA for another cabinet manufacturer that is more expensive with fewer features.

I believe that IKEA is the best kitchen cabinet for the price.  Custom cabinets with 3/4 inch plywood are absolutely better, but you will pay 4-5 times or more than IKEA cabinets. Plus, you will wait almost 2-4 months to get those cabinets delivered, where most times you can have IKEA cabinets delivered within 2 weeks.

Most homeowners want a quality product that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.  I can happily say that IKEA is a good product at a good price. For what it costs to buy custom cabinets, a homeowner can remodel their entire kitchen by using IKEA cabinets.

I had a kitchen designer once ask if I thought the IKEA kitchen cabinets would hold a quartz countertop and was genuinely surprised when I said yes, of course.

I get requests to glue the dowels, put extra reinforcement in around the sinks, you name it.  I also read online forums where countertop installers absolutely refuse to install granite on IKEA kitchen cabinets.

One of the biggest objections about IKEA kitchen cabinets is the ability to create a custom kitchen look but the Sektion line has more options for cabinet sizes and different types of doors and drawer fronts.  You can go with a sleek slab modern door to a french country look with raised panel doors.

IKEA is a frameless cabinet which is the norm in Europe but most American made cabinets have a face frame.

I like frameless cabinets because they have a cleaner look with only the doors and drawer faces showing.

IKEA uses German manufacturer Blum drawer and door hardware and hinges with soft close as a standard feature on their cabinets.  Homeowners will pay 2 or 3 times more for Blum hardware on other cabinets manufacturers.

IKEA sells thousands of kitchens everyday at their 380+ plus stores around the world.  Many of these kitchens use granite, quartz, silestone, and other types of countertops without any issues.

IKEA has been ranked first or second in the  J.D. Powers Kitchen Cabinet Satisfaction Study since 2015 among all cabinet manufacturers.

If that doesn’t show people are happy with IKEA cabinets and they are built to withstand the daily grind of family life, I don’t know what else to say.  

Contact me to help you design your new IKEA kitchen.