Ikea PAX

[kenam]

I have an empty bedroom, that has just been plastered.
No Skirting boards, no laminate floor down yet.

We want to go with IKEA PAX Wardrobes.

Should I be thinking of these as built in wardrobes? Or should I just lay the floor, put the skirtings on and then assemble the wardrobes?

 

[chris1982]

I would lay the laminate first. This will allow you to move the wardrobe should you ever want to, and ,perhaps more importantly, it will not require a gap in the laminate (for expansion) around the wardrobe. Instead the expansion gap will be by the wall and then covered by skirting.

 

[kenam]

Ye - the whole mess of needing the expansion and having no skirting was worrying me there - I am going to look at the PAX units in store over the weekend, but didnt think the finish on them would allow for skirting.

 

[chris1982]

Obviously you could just not put skirting behind the wardrobe. The laminate expansion gap would simply be covered by it.

 

[foxhole]

I used ikea doors to front built in wardrobes in alcoves , much cheaper.

Ikea doors

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ikea doors on alcove

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[Ian H]

We did that too. Ikea mirrored doors on 3x2 timber frames.

Makes my bum look big!!