Attaching Ikea Furniture To Wall

It s also a great tool to securely mount your new furniture to the wall.

Attaching ikea furniture to wall. I mounted the units before painting. How to mount ikea metod wall cabinets to the wall. Used some wood spacers temporary stands to support kallax with its top rail already attached kallax was now fixed to the wall. Large and heavy furniture can topple over causing harm to people and damage to your home.

We have two ikea metod cabinets horizontal measurements 80cm 40cm with doors opening up with soft closing. Pay attention we will attach the doors only after the cabinet body is secured to the wall. It is good practice to firmly attach the top of tall and bulky furniture to the wall to prevent crushing. Ikea has already been running a campaign encouraging people to anchor their dressers and shelves to the wall giving away free anchor kits.

A third tip over death in february finally triggered the. Consult our wall anchoring guide for help. To prevent this from happening use metal brackets to secure the top of the piece to the studs in the wall. Mark all four.

I made a mistake. Three year old evie mai mckenzies was wounded by an ikea chest of drawers in june credit. Remove all of the items stored on the top shelf and the shelf directly below the top shelf. Ikea issued a safety warning instructing all buyers to attach malm chests to the wall to.

Use the tip over restraint provided with the product and the right hardware for your wall type. Place a right angle bracket on each end of the top shelf so the bracket rests on the top of the shelf and against the wall. 8 x 100 mm screws were used to the wall and 8 x 75 mm screws were used between kallax and ivar wood pieces. The quakehold 2830 7 inch steel furniture cableworks by overlapping two brackets one on the wall one on the furniture and securing them with a through cable.

You secure the cable with two. Furniture must be securely attached to the wall. How to attach an ikea book shelf to the wall.