How to secure tall Ikea Besta furniture to the wall. 

This one’s better than the IKEA manual - thanks!

I bought size 8 flathead screws, 2.5 inches long. I also bought anchors that are 2 inches long, size 8 as well. This has done the trick. I have 2 of the 3 cabinets safely attached to the wall. I am mechanically challenged and I presumed that I didn’t understand what to do. Thanks to quite a few commenters that said the screws were to short to anchor the cabinet to the wall. Man, IKEA cabinets are a lot of work.

Thanks for the video. It helped to clear up a few things. . I was particularly interested in the walls spacers and how they assist in attaching the unit to the wall. The screws that came with my cabinet were shorter than the depth of the spacer contraption. So, I couldn't figure out how this was supposed to act as an anchor. It's odd. I put them on correctly, and the screws just for of hang within the spacer, not protruding. I put the square caps on the washer inside the cabinet and they just sat loosely there, all ugly. The kit had no drywall anchors as you showed in the video. I ended up taking some molly and putting them threw the spacers as you showed you did with the anchors. All good, but some of the least obvious design I've ever seen from Ikea. Also, there's no cover/cap for the other anchoring holes in the back that you find in the wider cabinets . So I took the buttons that are meant for capping the bottom holes when wall mounting and glued them inside the cabinet to the holes in the backboard. Yet another odd move from Ikea. I suppose I could've looked for walnut grain stickers.

If you got an obstacle (some heavy cables) colliding with the M8 feet, use 3-4 Chinese rubber feet instead.

Thanks for the video . I have a question are the 6 cm screws long enough to go through the cabinet and the spacer and still have enough length inside the plasterboard to secure strongly to the plug?

Interesting, I might be able to cut the feet too and have my besta even be flush against the wall. Have you noticed and downsides to this yet e.g. some feet being less stable?

sth very soothing about watching these types of videos, even if i weren't here to get the confirmation of my understanding or clarification of what i wasn't sure of when looking at the instructions.

Very helpful with my Ikea Eket as well

2017 spec has wood sticks, the corpora can stand free. Since new cabinets not, they can't be used for a large av receiver. And the wall securing screws are too short.

Great video! Really useful. What was the size of the hole saw you used please?

Excellent video

Thank you SO much for this video. Usually I can figure out IKEA instructions just fine but I had no clue what the instructions were trying to communicate once I got to these steps.

Where did you get the screw to adhere this to the wall at 5:48? I can't find it anywhere in my ikea supplies.

What size of screw is being used at the 5:22 mark of the video? The screw is shown in the instruction pamphlet but was not included in the package of parts.

Vidaların diametresi nedir ? Kaç uclu matkap kullanmalıyım? Dubelin diametresi?

Hele nuttige video! Bedankt. Vraagje: als je liever niet de kast tegen de muur schroeft, zou je dan ook hoekprofieltjes aan de binnenkant van de kast kunnen monteren waardoor die ook stabieler wordt?

This was an awesome video!!

5:18 where did that hole come from? Did IKEA put it there or did you drill it yourself? Mine does not have holes there (or I screwed something up putting it together.. 😅)

What's the product name of the black spacer you attached?

Excellent video. Very clear and straightforward. Thank you! 😊

Does Ikea really expect the average person to do all this? I know what a hole saw is, but the last time I used one was probably 10 years ago.

Great video. I'm wondering where I might find the black attachments/kits you used for the wall anchoring and what they are called? Can't seem to find them anywhere. Thanks.

I just bought 3 units like this one and has no ide it had to be fixed to the wall as it’s very wobbly if it isn’t This video made it absolutely clear that I WONT be able to do none of that as a single mum. I usually don’t mind IKEA furniture but these units are HELL for someone like me - with no man to help and obviously no possession of any of the tools required and even if u did I could never do what the video shows … Makes me infuriated that they’ve designed something like that 😡

4:59

Dang what did I do so wrong that made this simple looking task into an impossible task.

Mais a aucun moments ça montre comment le fixer sur un mur

5:26 I do not have those screws!

good video, but it could have been more informative with your voice and probably shorter. Thanks anyway.

This system SUCKS! Its garbage. Ended up using an aftermarket anchoring device.