DIY-Kitchen Island

FrankC21

Hi guys,

I am planning on DIY kitchen island with breakfast bar, I am really a newbie and wondering what tools I will be needing & Materials:

***Current tools I have:

Hammer drill

***Final Results:
It should look something like the image below



for the Kitchen unit I will be using probably the ones in Ikea

https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/knoxhult-base-cabinet-with-doors-and-drawer-white-30326790/

and I will just build the breakfast bar on it but I don't know what wood I will need and materials.

Graham

Not sure I'd choose a cabinet with a 3mm hardboard back as the main component for a freestanding island.

Start with a standard kitchen cabinet, something with an 18mm MFC back/top.

Ak84

For your wood I would get a 4 mtr length of solid wood worktop. My choice would be Iroko. €700+
Circular saw to cut it in half lengthways.
1 mtr lengths at the sides and a 2 mtr long breakfast bar.
Use the extra worktop to put up shelves with cast iron brackets.

awec

I think 1.2 metres in width would be uncomfortably tight to be used as a breakfast bar for 2 people at the same time.

listermint

Starting with just a hammer drill.


How far are you looking to go with tool acquisition whilst the breakfast bar might look simple it requires circular saw, Cordless drill, screwdriver, sander, measuring tape, 90 degree angle and fixings

cletus

listermint wrote: »

Starting with just a hammer drill.


How far are you looking to go with tool acquisition whilst the breakfast bar might look simple it requires circular saw, Cordless drill, screwdriver, sander, measuring tape, 90 degree angle and fixings

I took it to mean he had a hammer and a drill, rather than a hammer action drill.

The rest of your post still stands

keithdub

The only thing you dont need is a hammer drill. It would be quicker cheaper and less stressful to get someone in to put it together. If you slip up on the counter top it's another 600+ for a new solid wood top.

awec

keithdub wrote: »

The only thing you dont need is a hammer drill. It would be quicker cheaper and less stressful to get someone in to put it together. If you slip up on the counter top it's another 600+ for a new solid wood top.

IKEA counter tops are cheap, obviously they're not solid wood.

J.R.

FrankC21 wrote: »

Hi guys,
I am really a newbie.

No offence - but I think this project is far too advanced for a DIY newbie ....the materials are expensive and it will have to be a first class job with exact, precise joints to look anything in a dining room/kitchen.

I would get an experienced kitchen fitter/carpenter to do this for you...watch him/ her work and learn.

con747

FrankC21 wrote: »

Hi guys,

I am planning on DIY kitchen island with breakfast bar, I am really a newbie and wondering what tools I will be needing & Materials:

***Current tools I have:

Hammer drill

***Final Results:
It should look something like the image below



for the Kitchen unit I will be using probably the ones in Ikea

https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/knoxhult-base-cabinet-with-doors-and-drawer-white-30326790/

and I will just build the breakfast bar on it but I don't know what wood I will need and materials.

If your determined to give it a go you will find plans and videos on YouTube that will show you what tools and materials you will need. Try here, https://www.thespruce.com/free-kitchen-island-plans-1357128

keithdub

awec wrote: »

IKEA counter tops are cheap, obviously they're not solid wood.

They are cheap and short. I thought you were going to make something similar to the picture so I guessed you would be buying a full lenth or countertop. If it's only a small island than you are fine.

FrankC21

Ny missus originally want some thing like this

https://www.bitterrootdiy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/kitchen-island-with-breakfast-bar-1-e1541776159917.jpg

But I thought the image above will be much easier to do. But like you guys said.

PhoenixParker

Maybe Google "ikea hack kitchen island" and see if anything looks acceptable and doable.

FrankC21

PhoenixParker wrote: »

Maybe Google "ikea hack kitchen island" and see if anything looks acceptable and doable.

We looked at the ones in ikea, for instance - https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/tornviken-kitchen-island-off-white-oak-40391657/

But the problem is that no doors and drawers on it to stop dust accumulating on the pans.

But I wonder if we can install a door or drawers.

FrankC21

Do you think it will be cheaper to get a professional to do it for us?

Markcheese

Do you know where your existing kitchen units came from , go buy one of their units ,that matches yours .(. and the doors and handles ), you'll need matching or complementary timber sheets ,for the back and sides , and a worktop , you could get an extra wide one with a finished edge on both sides.. as the breakfast bar ..
This can make it a bit unstable unless you support the overhang ..

dok_golf

FrankC21 wrote: »

Do you think it will be cheaper to get a professional to do it for us?

How hard can it be?

Maewyn Succat

FrankC21 wrote: »

Do you think it will be cheaper to get a professional to do it for us?

It is almost never cheaper to get a professional to do things like this but the results are usually worth paying the extra money. This is something you will have to look at every day so better to have it looking good than an eyesore

listermint

Maewyn Succat wrote: »

It is almost never cheaper to get a professional to do things like this but the results are usually worth paying the extra money. This is something you will have to look at every day so better to have it looking good than an eyesore

Never cheaper if you have the tools and skills. Always more expensive if you don't

Maewyn Succat

listermint wrote: »

Never cheaper if you have the tools and skills. Always more expensive if you don't

The OP doesn't have the tools or the skills.

keithdub

Unless he can get a lend of a few power tools you could easily spend €700 on decent tools ( screwgun skill saw or plunge saw and possibly a jig saw or multi tool) depending on what the op will be doing to the island like sockets Plumbing and then there is the cost of them services. You can pick up islands on done deal for €200 that would be a good option in my eyes

awec

keithdub wrote: »

Unless he can get a lend of a few power tools you could easily spend €700 on decent tools ( screwgun skill saw or plunge saw and possibly a jig saw or multi tool) depending on what the op will be doing to the island like sockets Plumbing and then there is the cost of them services. You can pick up islands on done deal for €200 that would be a good option in my eyes

Pretty sure he wouldn't be allowed to run power to the island anyway, and I highly doubt that he's going to run plumbing.

FrankC21

How about this one below:

https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/p/tornviken-kitchen-island-off-white-oak-40391657/

Is it possible to install a door on it from ikea? I like it but the wife prefers with a door and a raised bar.

I actually have both cordless and corded drill with hammer action and the only skills I have is putting in a curtain rod.

awec

If you could find doors that fit you could put them on, but it's an odd width so I doubt you'll find doors.

Also it won't look right, as the counter top doesn't have enough of a lip on it to cover doors on the front. The doors will be sticking out and look odd.