It may be tempting to use a power screwdriver to drive screws in. It was developed in 1979 by the swedish designer gillis lundgren and ikea have sold over 60 million units of the bookcases worldwide. After building the billy bookcases, i need a way to display my dvds without sacrificing shelf space. How to add doors to an ikea billy bookcase homesteady.
Thousands of children are injured every year by toppling home furniture including dressers and book shelves. An ikea billy bookcase can be used with or without wooden or glass. Furniture straps latches for cabinets and drawers topple. Furniture antitip kit 400 pound falling furniture prevention device 2 pack. See more ideas about sherwood forest, forest view and holidays in england. How to anchor furniture to avoid tipovers consumer reports. This furniture must be secured to the wall with the enclosed wall anchoring device. Videos tutorials documents manuals pruta food container 601. A guide for choosing the correct hardware and tools to attach a chest of. Coordinates with other furniture in the hemnes series. Drive the screws into the studs with an impact driver, securing the bracket to the wall.
With a simple step, we can help you prevent furniture tipover accidents. Its popularity and global spread has led to its use as a barometer of relative worldwide price levels. Latches for cabinets and drawers and anti topple anchors andor straps for furniture and appliances increase safety in homes, businesses and industrial settings. The bracket which will be mounted in the bookcase interior is the flatter piece of hardware. Using included wall fasteners or your own, secure your ikea bookcase to the wall for support to ensure that they dont get knocked over accidentally or during an earthquake. Heres how i installed an antitip kit with the alex drawer unit. A new billy and new doors are scheduled to be in the uk in august 2014 but the new doors will not fit on old billy shelves. Ikea has been including the hardware to anchor their stuff in their boxes for some. Sharing this page means that you agree to ikeas terms and conditions. Use fasteners suitable for the walls in your home not included. Watch how you can secure your furniture to the wall and make your home a safe place. The doors should close easily, lie flush against the bookcase and. Push the billy bookcase into position against the wall making sure the. How to attach an ikea book shelf to the wall hunker.
Billy stylised as billy is a bookcase sold by the swedish furniture company ikea. Please contact us at 8003019720 for a free set of antitip hardware as seen in this video. Different wall materials require different types of fasteners. Furniture is imprinted on one end of the device and wall on the other so there are no mistakes. Ikea expedit bookcase room divider cube display 8 squares, blackbrown 101.
We wanted 10 white, glass olsbos but not available. You can help prevent death or serious injury to small children from toppling furniture. Hangman antitip kit 400 pound falling furniture prevention. This furniture must be secured to the wall with the enclosed antitopple device. Step by step instructions on how to assemble an ikea billy bookshelf. Buy and sell almost anything on gumtree classifieds. Ellas homes furniture and tv anti tip straps adjustable earthquake. Use safety products to anchor furnishings to walls or to tables for earthquake injury protection or to keep curious children from injury. Small children have died or suffered serious injuries from unstable furniture that has tipped over.
Hi just discovered today that billy s doors are all discontinued in the uk. The screws are strong enough to use an impact driver on after drilling a pilot hole. How to install ikea antitip strap kit to drywall youtube. Antitip hardware for furniture is a critical safety measure in homes with young children, as a recent recall of ikea malm dressers unfortunately. I made these little shelves to double stack the cases. I show you stepbystep how we anchored our ikea dresser. Bookcases if you enjoyed this post, please digg or. Hangman antitip kit 400 pound falling furniture prevention device tk400, 1 pack tool chests.