How To Wall Mount A Kallax Shelf Unit

This is the newer version of the expedit shelving.

How to wall mount a kallax shelf unit.

Ivar side unit hacking. Kallax shelf unit black brown 30 3 8x57 7 8. The condo s walls in my office are drywall with metal studs. Compared to pine wood sold at bunnings it was a bargain.

In this video i show you how to mount the 16 cube kallax shelving to the wall. Also i have baseboards a power outlet and a phone jack yes we still use a lan line. And like a lot of ikea pieces it lends itself to all kinds of different uses some of which you may have not even thought of. Standing or lying against the wall or to divide the room kallax series is eager to please and will adapt to your taste space budget and needs.

Wall mounting a kallax shelving unit 2x4 hacked add tip ask question comment download. I m redoing my home office and have three kallax shelf units i want to hang on the wall over 3 pieces of furniture so i can use the surfaces of the furniture tops. The ikea directions say not to hang units from the wall but i have seen examples of kallax expedition shelves installed successfully and safely. Ikea hack 1 found this ivar system s side leg part in as is section for 15.

Here are 15 different ways to put your kallax bookcase to work all over the house in all kinds of ways. In us parlance you could use a 1 x3 or a 2 x4 board or similar i think you are in the uk so use your available standard size lumber. In his atelier in berlin artist christian. This is slightly a hack but more of a work around for those who want to mount an expedit 2 x 4 shelf on the wall.

The instructions clearly state that you cannot mount a full 2 x 4 bookshelf on the wall fig. 2 expedit 2 x 2 shelf units description. One option to address the gap is to mount a board to the wall and then secure the shelves to the board.