Nice, that looks like a lot of space although i prefer desks that are a little deeper
Nice, that looks like a lot of space although i prefer desks that are a little deeper
Is this a rental that you are not allowed to paint or do you have some serious mental issues you are working through? Not trying to be too offensive but that is one bug ugly paint job.
Dude... I think you're short a leg.
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/categories/departments/workspaces/18960/
With the steel frame, it probably won't break, but for $25, why take the risk...
Take a closer look at those pictures. Most of the corners have a single leg. Only the largest have two in the corner.
I actually had the Ikea people help me get all the parts together, 5 legs. Warranty.
Looks like you have this one from the pictures?
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/S49837866
Doesn't look like this since both arms of the table are long.
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/S99807372
As long as they got everything for you.
I have a single piece Galant desk, love the sturdiness, but the A-legs are a bitch to "fix" if you ever loosen the height adjustable portion out too much. People usually recommend the T-legs, but I had the A's from an older, smaller table.
One half the desk is considerably shorter than the picture. Its an L shaped desk, both sides are not equal lengths.
I looked at the T legs, but two things turned me off on them. They cost more. And several of the display models I looked at that had T legs didn't feel as stable, the front half of the desks with Ts wobbled a lot. If I leaned on the desk with my elbows, the entire desk tipped.
Aha....
The T-legs attach at once point, so that could explain the wobbling. What I do like about them is that they use a screw or bolt to keep it at a fixed height. The A-leg is all friction with a rubber-donut that expands out to grip the tube's inner wall. With a couple grand worth of computers/electronics above and below the table, I'd feel safer with the T-legs. But that may just be paranoia talking; I used the A-legs for a year before my current table and they never once failed.
Have to be more stable than the layers of cardboard Walmart superglued together. That desk lasted 6 years, three apartments, and a house. Definitely got my money's worth out of it.
I want to go back to the Ikea store, could easily drop a couple grand in there. Just need to pay off my Home Depot project and my orthodontic crap first.
My wife's desk is about 70 years old, and just as solid as the day they built it. We were thinking the other day about getting it refinished. There are two types of furniture - disposable & good. Given that it's about 12 times older, and has been moved many times, I think my wife's family is getting their money's worth. Take the original price, divide by 70, and I'll bet it's far cheaper than your original price divided by 6.
Nice. Will look even better when you clean the baby shit off on the walls.
I think the assembly in the stores may be sub par or there are customers messing with the stuff. I like the locking method of the T legs more than the individual ones that use friction lock only. I have a rectangular table only of that style and all 160lbs of me can sit on the edge just fine.
I think the assembly in the stores may be sub par or there are customers messing with the stuff. I like the locking method of the T legs more than the individual ones that use friction lock only. I have a rectangular table only of that style and all 160lbs of me can sit on the edge just fine.
If it weren't for the steel frame on these tables, I probably wouldn't have bought this desk. Half-inch particle board and veneer just wouldn't last without the frame IMO.
In contrast, the desks at work are made from 1" MDF which is stronger than particle board for the same thickness.
The other table system, starts with v, has a few solid wood table tops. I don't remember my reasoning for choosing the framed Galant table instead.
While I'm not sure if the Galant tables will last 70 years, I do have a table from the mid-1980s constructed in a similar manner. Particle board on steel frame and legs with formica surface. This is for home use obviously. I guess the downside is that Galant cannot be resurfaced like real wood desk since it's veneered.
While I'm not sure if the Galant tables will last 70 years, I do have a table from the mid-1980s constructed in a similar manner. Particle board on steel frame and legs with formica surface. This is for home use obviously. I guess the downside is that Galant cannot be resurfaced like real wood desk since it's veneered.