New bathroom..ikea or not

[Tinytimmy123]

Need a new bathroom. I am retired and live alone. It is the main bathroom but as I live alone it wont have a houseful of people using it. Wanting to keep costs down.
Was wondering if ikea units any good, durable?

Anyone?

I’ve not got one, but I know people with Ikea kitchens and they seem ok.

We have just installed a bathroom basin and wall cupboard in our new shower room. They look lovely, but were a total pain to install. Well the Basin was. They aren't UK standard plumbing and we had to connect it to our 1970's house plumbing, we weren't even moving the location of the sink, just the fixture.

Bathroom shops often have high end cabinets as ex demonstration. They haven't been near water and it not knocked about will be good. Even if they have a slight scratch it might be on the side that's hidden in your bathroom.

Measure your space and look around.
May I advise against real wood in the bathroom. Wood and water are not good

If there is an easy bathrooms or bathroom warehouse near you take a look. The bathroom cabinets off the rack can be stupid prices but end of line/sale are often decent value. I would not buy an Ikea bathroom but I have used some of their stuff it really depends.

Find a trusted plumber/fitter first and ask what they recommend. Or go down somewhere like City Plumbing or a builders merchant.

The reason a lot of builders say this is because the service gap behind the units is in a different place to most units. I understand scandi plumbing tends to run at floor level. Our bathroom/kitchen fitter wouldn't install them, so my husband (who admittedly, is very handy) did it. They look great five years down the line. I think the carcasses are really solid. The only problem I've had is where I've taken a chunk out of a cupboard door with the hoover...