Damn you Ikea!!!!

[No1newts]

That looks like a child's bed which your pregnant good lady sat on and broke?

It's actually (pre-breaking) a really good product, its like a comfy chair if you whack a load of pillows on. A good single bed and then slides out into a double. But there is a join down the middle which is supposed to support the main part of the bed when you split it, this was the dodgy one which gave way.

 

[Cleeecooo]

The wood sheared away from the side, no way of getting a screw into their anymore

The sofa or your wife?

 

[J-FRO]

Thought this was going to be another Caviar thread...

 

[Aod]

The sofa or your wife?

Still safe and healthy 'till the eighth month!

 

[Vonhelmet]

Still safe and healthy 'till the eighth month!

Why stop there? Sex is a good way to bring on labour in some cases!

Well, it worked for us anyway.

 

[No1newts]

Got to love GD and the random way that threads can end up

Will update tommorow if I have any luck the Swedish folk!

 

[.Lethal]

...

That wasn't necessary.

I've returned something in the past about 2/3 years ago and didn't have any problems.

I don't think you would have much trouble to be honest.

 

[Rainmaker]

I'm glad to read that they're OK about stuff like this. We bought a king-size slat bed base and foam mattress from them three months ago, and one of the slats snapped the other day when I went to get into bed. I was worried about them trying to slime out of it having read a few bad reviews about their returns/guarantee attitude online.

This thread gives me hope. Update tomorrow, OP, I'd be interested to hear how you get on...

 

[SuperMan]

I work on returns at ikea, as long as you got your reciept you won't have any problems, ikea returns policy is very liberal as like has been mentioned they like the goodwill.

Sounds like you built it wrong aswell. The Hemnes is a good range and doesn't break easily so you must have done something wrong. The day bed is difficult to assemble but not 4 hours worth of difficulty.

 

[Rainmaker]

I work on returns at ikea,.

Any idea on how they'll sort out my bed issue (the post above yours)? I forget the model name off the top of my head (Sultan sounds right?), but I know it's one of the ones with a 25 year guarantee.

Since it's only about 3 months old I know SoGA would be in my favour if nothing else, but it seems like I'll be fine if they're as easy going as you say. In this case it really is a defect in the materials; it just gave way suddenly, only one slat.

What's the procedure for returning/replacing a bed base? It's king-size, so two halves make up the base. Will they just courier a new half base, and collect the old one, or something? Any advice appreciated.

 

[Tefal]

It's like Frankendesk now. I put double cranked hinges on the doors so they open all the way, and then had to replace the screws on one of the doors with bolts with massive washers after the door got knocked off a couple of months back.

Chipboard crap.

Now you mention frankendesks I'd love to have a desk made out of thick steal plate held together with big rivets, bolts and welding

not talking thin sheet steel stuff you know like 1.5cm + plates and thicker for the desk top.

 

[Reality|Bites]

The sofa or your wife?

arrggg beat me to it!

 

[Energize]

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/60162886

How is that a sofa bed? Just looks like a standard child's bed to me...

 

[^TANK^]

Glad to hear your wife didn't hurt herself No1newts, may I suggest that you reinforce the slats if you're getting a replacement of the same design.

 

[Cleeecooo]

arrggg beat me to it!

 

[No1newts]

How is that a sofa bed? Just looks like a standard child's bed to me...

The bottom bit where the draws are slides out which is the other half of the bed.

Thanks Tank

it wasn't actually the slats there was a metal support for them which rang along the middle of the bed. When weight went on the bed that bit ripped off both sides tearing a chunk out the side panels.

I may well have built it wrong as, for once, instructions were pretty poor. I may welljust exchange it as I really liked it.

Does anyone know if ikea will build furniture for you? Would rather not make the same mistake again

 

[Twentyone]

From experience IKEA are genereally quite easy to deal with then it comes to refunds or replacements.

 

[pastymuncher]

Now you mention frankendesks I'd love to have a desk made out of thick steal plate held together with big rivets, bolts and welding

not talking thin sheet steel stuff you know like 1.5cm + plates and thicker for the desk top.

Now that would be a proper man desk.

 

[PhillyDee]

Now you mention frankendesks I'd love to have a desk made out of thick steal plate held together with big rivets, bolts and welding

not talking thin sheet steel stuff you know like 1.5cm + plates and thicker for the desk top.

There was a program on years ago which done something similar. I think they used tread plate for the tops, and thick tubular steel legs. I cannot for the life of me think of what it was! Tommy Walsh MAY have been in it. He may not have!

You do know how heavy even a little bit of 1.5cm of steel is don't you?
Its roughly 7.8g/cm3.
So 1.5cm thick, x 800 long x 600 deep (Average desk size?)
is 5616 Kg.
Yes, 5.6 Tonnes! You would need some sturdy floors, a crane to get it in there, and some very thick legs.

 

[Tefal]

There was a program on years ago which done something similar. I think they used tread plate for the tops, and thick tubular steel legs. I cannot for the life of me think of what it was! Tommy Walsh MAY have been in it. He may not have!

You do know how heavy even a little bit of 1.5cm of steel is don't you?
Its roughly 7.8g/cm3.
So 1.5cm thick, x 800 long x 600 deep (Average desk size?)
is 5616 Kg.
Yes, 5.6 Tonnes! You would need some sturdy floors, a crane to get it in there, and some very thick legs.

oh yeah i beams for the legs an on the ground floor