Secure Ikea Shelf To Wall

The best way to help prevent furniture tip over accidents is to secure furniture to the wall.

Secure ikea shelf to wall.

Using included wall fasteners or your own secure your ikea bookcase to the wall for support to ensure that they don t get knocked over accidentally or during an earthquake. Ikea hack 1 found this ivar system s side leg part in as is section for 15. Using a flush cut saw separated all beams and legs to individual parts. Insert a second screw into the bottom part of the bracket which extends through the top of the bookcase.

Made recesses with chisels to let them fit to kallax s side parts. Wall shelves turn empty walls into a great place to store and show off your things. We have lots of styles coordinated with the rest of our furniture. Ikea urges customers to inspect their ikea chests of drawers and dressers to ensure that they are securely anchored to the wall using the restraints provided in the packaging.

And our big choice of sizes including shelves you can cut to the exact length you need means you can find a shelf to match almost any space. Add some storage solutions to your shelves. Step 1 remove all of the items stored on the top shelf and the shelf directly below the top shelf. They are simply so a child can t tip the shelf over on them if climbing it.

For more tips like how to secure an antique bookcase to a wall using velcro read on. Wall shelves turn empty walls into a museum of you where you can store and show off your things. The hardware for these kits are for ikea chest and dressers only and not other ikea products. Throw those on and you are done.

Note that these brackets are not made to hang you shelf on the wall or anything crazy like that. When we all work together we can reduce the risk of home accidents. Once you screw in bracket ikea gives you bracket covers. Compared to pine wood sold at bunnings it was a bargain.

Cut to the length of kallax. We have lots of styles finishes and sizes whether you re looking for a wall shelf with hooks a wall shelf for books or even one with drawers to hide those really personal artefacts. Please complete the order form on the right to receive the hardware kit for your ikea chests and dressers. Really the shelf should sit and you are not moving it during install.

Insert it through the bracket and into the wall using a screwdriver. Once the bookcase is positioned place an l bracket on top so it is flush with the wall and shelf and use a drill to attach the bracket to the top of the shelf. Insert a washer on the end of one of the provided screws. Finally use a drill to attach another l bracket between the wall and the side of the shelf.