Building A Kitchen Island - IKEA ENHET kitchen Installation Manual

Building a kitchen island

When it comes to building a kitchen island, it is impor-
tant to consider some key aspects during the planning
and installation. Since the kitchen island will not be
supported by the walls, the frames need to be at-
tached to the floor to prevent the island from tipping
or moving around. For ENHET, you can build a kitchen
island using the open frames along with the assembly
kit for kitchen island.
Start by deciding where the island will be positioned.
We recommend that you leave 120 cm between the
island and the other kithen units to ensure a good
workflow in the kitchen.
Once you have positioned the frames, add some
temporary tape underneath each leg and mark the
perimeter of each leg sleeve as accurately, since this
will be the final location of your kitchen island.
Measure and resize the worktop if needed. As you
place it on top of the island, make sure your have an
equal overhang all around. Then, attach it using the
brackets provided with your base unit.
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For a straight island that aligns with the rest of
the kitchen, use reference points in the room (for
example base cabinets).
Use the anchoring metal brackets included in the
assembly kit for kitchen island to secure the kitchen
island to the floor.
Before fixing the island to the floor, assess your
floor and make sure the fixation points of the
island do not conflict with floor heating, or elec-
trical lines hiding underneath the floor.
Fixing devices for the floor are not included
since different floor materials require different
types of fixing devices. For advice on suitable
fixing devices for your floor, contact your local
specialised dealer.
Make sure you assemble the cabinet stabilisers onto
the frames according to the assembly instruction
that comes with the assembly kit for kitchen island.
After you have slid the legs into the anchoring
fittings, connect all frames, using the connectors
included with the frames. We recommend that you
use a large spirit level to check that the cabinets are
level in all directions. To make minor adjustments,
adjust the height of the legs.