It was a little flimsier than I expected. I had to add a 2x2 piece of wood to the bottom on the rear side in order to stabilize it better ru-vid.comUgkxXTh-lz-8W6GcB219vTLp27-MxbZYObBX . It is also starting to bow a little at the outer wall ( I've had it up for about 6 months), I've already had a shelf tumble down because of the bow and the fact that the little shelf brackets are quite short. I went out to home depot and got some longer ones so that the shelves don't tumble down again. Overall, it looks very nice for the price and it holds a lot ( I use it as a pantry). I am very satisfied with my purchase. I just strongly suggest reinforcing it before putting it up.
Great job: I’ve just hacked mine. Though, to ensure accuracy of the holes on the centre leg (also it’s quicker and easier) I just drilled through from the other side. The hole depth is not that critical for the cam lock bolt or a dowel. FYI all IKEA holes are metric. So if you plan on doing a lot of IKEA hacks having a set of metric drill bits might be a worthwhile investment if you live in the US, Liberia or Myanmar.
Hi! Super helpful hack and looks amazing! What is the overall length of the two cabinets joined together minus one of the middle legs? I would love to do this but not sure if I have enough wall space for that
This is a great video. I think I'm going to steal this idea. How did you mount the top? I'm assuming doing a similar trick by lining holes and drilling into the top?
By using the pre-drilled holes in the cabinet itself. Lined up the top to where I want it, marked the holes with a screw/nail through the pre-drilled holes, drilled pilot holes into the at the markings, then screwed on the top. You only need about 2-4 screws
Después del tiempo transcurrido desde que lo montaste, ¿Sigue en perfecto estado con una sola pata enmedio de los dos zapateros?? Es más elegante unirlos con una sola pata pero con el tiempo puede ser quizás más Inestable.
@@manda12584 depth was about 8 inches, but you can make it whatever you like! I’d recommend building the cabinet first and then taking measurements to find out the ideal top measurements.
Do you happen to have measurements of how far from the side the holes should be drilled? Or is there an easy way to get the exact position where the screw and wooden dowels should be? Hope the question makes sense.
No, unfortunately I don’t have the measurements. I used a square to draw the lines of where (height) the holes should be, and then measured the centre of the existing holes and marked where they should be. Measure twice cut once :)
I saw another video where someone used tape to make a template. They put the tape on the leg, then used a screwdriver to punch out the holes. Then they took off the tape, put it on the leg that needed to be drilled, and marked their holes. Then they drilled. No measuring necessary
Hi Adi, I used wood screws and put them through the pre-drilled holes in the cabinet top rail. Make sure your wood screws are smaller than the pre-drilled holes to allow for the wood to expand/contract
The cabinet comes from IKEA with pre-drilled holes under the top railings, so I used those pre-drilled holes to mark the wood and tap it with my own screws.
IKEA finally had some in stock., you should go check online for inventory. Just got done with this project. This is a very helpful videos. Thank you very much!
Couldn't you have just used wood glue to combine the 2 panels together? And then attached the one panel normally to the leg? Seems easier than worrying if your drilled holes are perfect
