Underestimating the time any job takes has been a recurring issue throughout the entire project. The problem this time is that the countertop was scheduled in less than 18 hours and the island wasn't installed yet. Rush... I had to build custom plywood brackets to anchor the island cabinets to the sub-floor and unfortunately, in my dash to the finish line, I measured once and ended up cutting twice!
This island is only 24" deep by 54" wide and I wanted storage access from both sides. To accomplish this objective with IKEA cabinets I had to use 6 individual wall cabinets that - surprise - don't come with pre-drilled metric holes for the pegs of the IKEA leg brackets. Was that the cabinets' revenge? Regardless, I decided to saw off the plastic pegs from the legs at 2 am in the morning and used wood screws through the plastic base to secure them to the bottom of the cabinet. The island HAD to be done by 10 am. The night was short...
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| Wooden Brackets for securing island to subfloor |
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| Where the island must go |
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| Early morning: Island completed |
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| IKEA legs bracket mod |
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