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Is IKEA stuff made to be disassembled repeatedly?
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There’s evolutionary pressure here. IKEA quality ranges from cardboard to excellent and the stuff that self destructs won’t be resold
What is an example of an item you consider excellent?
Even the IKEA swivel chair on which I sit all day in front of a computer is about ten years old and it is still good enough. It was however one of their more expensive models.
When my mother was alive, she has also used an IKEA armchair for about a decade and she was very satisfied with it.
I moved multiple times with my IKEA furniture, including disassembling some. They’ve lasted fine these past five years+. Not sure why people think IKEA furniture is “disposable” and do not last.
I moved multiple times with my IKEA furniture, including disassembling some. They’ve lasted fine these past five years+. Not sure why people think IKEA furniture is “disposable” and do not last.
There are few different levels of Ikea furniture quality. If you buy the lowest quality, it is composed of "particle board" (AKA pressed sawdust) and "corrugated cardboard" ( https://youtu.be/24F5JlKkxR4?t=76 ). This furniture is incredibly easy to break and it will often not support being screwed together twice. If you buy the higher quality furniture, which is often soft wood like pine (which is still incredibly lo…
Several are saying that they've successfully disassembled and reassembled all sorts of IKEA furniture, while others insist that isn't possible.
I've had IKEA furniture for 10+ years, and it's survived several house moves and reassembly cycles.
That includes some of the cheaper products like LACK, KALLAX, and LINNMON.
What is the reason for the variation in experience of commenters here? Several are saying that they've successfully disassembled and reassembled all sorts of IKEA furniture, while others insist that isn't possible. I've had IKEA furniture for 10+ years, and it's survived several house moves and reassembly cycles. That includes some of the cheaper products like LACK, KALLAX, and LINNMON.
IKEA furniture quality has dropped severely in recent years. Even their solid wood pine furniture has dropped in quality. You can find better quality furniture at Walmart these days. IKEA was never top quality, but used to be good enough for the price. But prices have gone up and quality down to the point it's no longer worth it.
The problem with most IKEA furniture is that it's just not meant to last or be disassembled and reassembled for resale, otherwise it just falls apart. It fits with the disposable lifestyle of young urbanites who move in the big cities rentals and want to buy modern looking furniture on the cheap.
It would be one thing if their furniture was actually cheap (inexpensive), which it used to be, but it's not anymore. Now most of their stuff is way overpriced.
What is the reason for the variation in experience of commenters here? Several are saying that they've successfully disassembled and reassembled all sorts of IKEA furniture, while others insist that isn't possible. I've had IKEA furniture for 10+ years, and it's survived several house moves and reassembly cycles. That includes some of the cheaper products like LACK, KALLAX, and LINNMON.