We used the suspension rails to trace a line where it will be mounted.
Hoe do you mount the besta shelf to the wall.
You can easily hang several frames next to each other and align them at the exact same height thanks to the included connector.
Similar to when we were installing our townhouse s kitchen cabinets ikea provides a rail system on which to anchor the shelves.
The bestå suspension rail makes it easier and safer to mount a bestå frame to your wall.
5th june 2016 chris wall mounts some besta units from ikea.
The rail screws into the wall studs and gives extra reinforcement.
The instructions that come with ikea products can sometimes be a little confusing.
Plastic part was melted so used a knife to trim it off.
Also use the stud finder to search for any live wires.
Studs are usually placed 16 inches apart behind drywall.
Then i ve kept the back plates on drilled through these into the wall and attached with bolts 4x as long as the ones supplied and i ve used resin to ensure it super strong and secure in the wall.
It has plenty of holes so there s always a hole over a stud.
The rail screws into the wall studs and gives extra reinforcement.
Using the stud finder mark an x where wall studs are.
All of my besta units are screwed together as they are not the to unit but individual cases.
The shelf weighs 50lbs by itself and when full of books it s too heavy to hang on the drywall with hollow wall fasteners.
While waiting for the paint to dry kallax was prepared to be mounted to the wall.
After clicking the shelves into place we could rock the top shelf backward and insert little double sided sticky foam pads to keep the top shelf from sliding around.
Jen tries to go carpet shopping but fails miserably.
The bestå suspension rail makes it easier and safer to mount a bestå frame to your wall.
In this video you ll see how to install an ikea besta cabinet to a wall.
Mounting holes were pre drilled with a counter sink bit.
Next it was time to anchor the shelves into the wall.
The solution is to buy a couple of 4 steel corner braces home depot probably elsewhere and attach them in the upper corners of the unit see photo.
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