How to assemble Ikea bookshelf drawers - EXPEDIT KALLAX shelf
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- Last video I showed how to assemble the Ikea bookcase. • Ikea EXPEDIT / KALLAX ...
This video shows the 2 drawers you can purchase from Ikea to turn one block of shelf space into two drawers. Sells for $20.
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You, sir, are a gentleman ! I decided to search for an Internet video to put my drawer units together rather than follow the rather dry IKEA pamphlet and I found you. What a stroke of luck. Everything went perfectly as I was guided through the whole process by a charming articulate and good looking young man. Thank you so much ( and excuse the other side of the Atlantic flirting!). John, London, England.
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lol ikea furniture could literally be built by a toddler.. it's not hard at all
John F
HappiHD then why you on this video
8 years later this man is out here still saving loves ..man I hate Ikea furniture 😅
Thanks for your directions. Much more clear than the instruction booklet!
THANK YOU! For your simple concise NO WAFFLE instructions. What a star! Jay, UK
I was concerned doing side-by-side drawer sets would be an issue with the screws being in the same position through the center divider and meet tip-to-tip inside the divider. From your video it looks like it's not an issue. Thanks!
THANK YOU! The inserts have been stumping me for several months! I had given up and my pretty doors were just sitting in their package! Seeing you put that together was SO helpful!!!
MacGeniusGirl You are welcome! Glad to help.
Best Ikea "how to" I've ever watched. Thank you so much for sharing!!
I really appreciate you taking the time to show us all the excellent step by step instructions to put this together. It was so helpful. I'm going to tackle these drawers myself this week and now I'm not so anxious, I'll simply refer to your video as I go. Thanks so much!
+MissPurplePotato I'm glad it was helpful!
Wow, your instructions are thorough, you haven’t left anything out, Thanks very much 👍👍
Thank you, Adam, for your clear and concise instructions alongside the terrific visual aid. You are without a doubt the very best DYI person I’ve ever been fortunate enough to find on TH-cam. I’ll be making a financial contribution to your account you mentioned in another video. 👍
Great job with this. You explain everything clearly. Very helpful.
thx for help a senior lady in Germany and i've done it !! first time, i am the greatest.. with u'r help...
You are a lifesaver! I couldn't figure out the inserts until I saw this! Thanks bud~!
Brillant easy to follow video. I usually buy Ikea furniture that my family puts together for me. However, after watching your video I did it myself!!
omg thank you so much I'm thinking of getting this one and wanted to see what I'm getting myself into. I'm so thankful for this video I do much better watching a video than reading instructions.🤗
Excellent instruction without annoying music or background noise.
Hi Adam, thank you for your video. We bought the Kallax 16 sqaures shelf yesterday. I'm going to show my hubby this video of yours to help him set up our Kallax. But we are going to recruit my dad and my bro to help him along. Haha
😅 Thank goodness I found this after the hot mess of a video that popped up at the top of my search. Great job. Thank you!
Thank you very much! I needed a quick pre-assembly visual to confirm that the insert would indeed be screwed directly into the cubby. I appreciate knowing that I need to make a firm decision about where I want my inserts to go ahead of time because if I change my mind after the fact, I'll leave visible holes behind. (Not the end of the world, but I'd rather not leave it looking messy or having to patch/match the paint.) Thank you!
thank you! I was so scared to actually drill holes in the sides. I wasn't sure so I'm glad I came to your video and saw that you're supposed to. I wish Ikea had predrilled the holes instead of us making the holes ourselves. I'm using mine as a closet island.
Absolutely fabulous video👏👏👏.. Bought units well over a year ago. Looked at IKEA info sheet and havent touched them since. You've inspired me. So easy to understand watching you. Units completed at last. Sending a virtual hug 💗 x
You’re a lifesaver. I did one step wrong but you helped me! God bless
Such a great tutorial. I'll be able to put these inserts in much quicker now. Thank you for the great and clear instructions. 👍
Great explanation! Clear, direct and smoothly executed. Wish all tutorials were this well-done. I like leeluv96's idea about replacing the bottoms with plywood. I wonder if adding a bit of wood glue in the holes for the pegs would add a bit more strength as well?
Cool! I have put together similar shelves before but, it is so nice to have someone explain it to me step-by-step. Thank you!
Thank you so much for the tutorial! You saved me so much time by posting a video that is easy to understand and it was explained at a pace that was easy to follow. Maybe IKEA should hire you to make tutorials.
A life saver!! Love using your videos instead of the Ikea coloring book!
Adam, well done! You have real talent teaching simple, concise but through. .
Great instructions!
I’m glad I watch these videos before started to assemble my bookcase and inserts.
Most likely, I would never buy a dresser from IKEA again. But if I were to find myself assembling one again, I won't use the boards they supply for the bottoms of the drawers. They are nothing more than card board. I would take the bottoms they provide to the hardware store and use them as templates to cut out plywood, then use that instead. This will make the dressers strong enough to handle more than 1 pair of socks and a feather.
leeluv96 😂😂
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Thank you so much, you gave me the confidence I needed to do this project. Happy New year 2023
Thanks so much!!! I did have to drill pilot holes. This was definitely helpful! I used hand screw driver for most everything else
Thank you. That was so easy to follow & understand! Now my life will be easier when I put them together.
Thank you for the video! I wanted a visual aide before I screwed the main piece to the Kallax unit, this is helpful.
I just bought a Kallax. I was having issues getting the screws in on the second drawers. I wanted to make sure I could have drawers side by side and I didn't make that up in my head. You can, I just needed to put more pressure on the screws and I probably could've drilled a pre-hole because it took a lot, and I was scared I was going to strip the screw. Thanks for the vid.
Thanks so much! I didn’t even need to read the instructions!
Thanks for this! The instructions may as well be in Chinese so this was real helpful.
You do know that there are no written instructions on IKEAs furniture? there are only images describing what you need to do, so language is not an issue!
Even if you put this video on silence mode, you could still figure it out. You don't need to talk or read for this kid of task.
Thank you from Spain, very well explained. ❤
YOU are a rock star. Thank you so much for this video. I am much better as visuals than reading instructions or looking at lame cartoon character drawings on the IKEA website. Much gratitude.
This video has saved me some sanity! :) Thanks!
OMG- I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video. Thanks for sharing 😀
So helpful thanks for taking your time and really walking us through everything
Thanks for sharing this video. You made assembling the Kallax drawers easy.
Excellent. Thanks for making this video.
Thank you so much for the video. It was a huge help!
Thanks. Clear instructions. I needed it!
Thanks for this video. Much easier to understand than the instructions! I have the 8 section version, which I'm using horizontally. Can the drawers be put in any section? Front page of the directions makes it seem like you can only put them in the top corners...hmm...
+Melissa Marcucci I just took a look at the instructions on IKEAs website: www.ikea.com/us/en/assembly_instructions/kallax-insert-with-drawers__AA-1009361-2_pub.pdf It looks like they are just saying that if you are putting the drawers in the top corners you will need to remove the plastic covers on the L-brackets first. You can put the drawers in any section you like!
Great video. I think you sold me on the Kallax bookcases. Love the draw idea. Are they pretty sturdy and do they slide easily? Thanks.
Excellent, easy video. Thnx. Helped me out big time.
Thanks for this! It saved me a lot of time.
Extremely useful video. Thank you!
Very easy to follow.
Ikea really have thought of everything, i am sick of changing my mind so often ..lol...Thanks for the video..
How should you do if you need to have it screwed to the wall AND still have drawers? Or is it impossible to install drawers in the top shelves if you want to screw it to the wall?
Thank you for the wonderful video!
Easier than reading instructions thanks! Quick question though how does it hold up as of today? I want to put my TV on top of my shelf but don't know if it's safe.
Tommi Martinez It's holding up just fine. Even with 5 young kids in the house!
Excellent instructions man, thank you!
Thank you for this video!
Brilliant instructions. Thank you 🙏
Cheers for the advice 💪🏻 easy to follow and explained very well.
Great explanation
This video was so helpful, thank you! Going to put mine in now!
Thanks! This was a great help when we put these together this week.
Great video. Easy to follow along.
Great video, 3 people really hates IKEA. How are these holding up, I'm thinking about putting the Kallax in my W.I.C?
Very good video! Thanks for posting it, Adam.
Thank you for the informative video. I put this together and one of the drawers keeps getting stuck. Any suggestions to help fix this issue? Thank-you!
Well done!! Perfect Video. Thank you
+AdamDIY Did you have any issues with putting the 2 drawer units next to each other (sharing a divider wall)? Won't the screw holes for the inserts line up with each other and the screws collide? Thank you for the video.
I had this problem when I installed the cabinets. Very frustrating.
Can I use this with a different brand cube organizer?
Thank you so much for sharing this , Legend 🙏
Thank you, your video was so helpful 😊
I love this! Thanks for doing these videos! It made all this so much easier!
Very nice looking beautiful and wonder full
Good video. I assembled and installed the drawer inserts in my Kallax unit but find that the bottom drawers do not slide properly like the upper drawers. I used 2 packs, so have 4 drawers. Anyone else have this problem?
Yes. Did you solve it?
Me too 😔 I can't get the bottom one to insert at all
Thank you for this
They're so cute
Very helpful! Thank you.
Thank you ever so much 😍
Thank you so much.
PRO TIP: Rather than mark up up your brand new bookshelf (2:05), use double sided tape on the flaps that get back on the sides. Put a small piece of double sided tape on the forward edge nearest the drill holes to ensure a good alignment. It also free your hands and prevents it sliding when drilling.
My screws do not go in that easily or all the way through. I cant get the screw to go in the wall of the cube.
Hi Adam, how is it that this screw at 2:49 doesn't clash with the screw on the other side? I estimated the depth of the screw to be more than halfway across the wooden board, thus there are 2 screws coming into each other on opposite directions across the same axis.
Guilty as charged Joker. But then sure Adam has no trouble with it !!
I really enjoyed this tutorial!.. thanks for sharing.. but i have a question can you possibly cut out the middle part of the kallax to make a wider space for a large item to fit in?.. or is there an alternative! Thanks
Thank you!! Our drawers did not come with instructions.
Thank you!
Is this sturdy enough to have multiple detolf shelves on top of it? I want to use them as place to keep my figures which can get pretty heavy all collectively. I just don’t want it to snap in two
Very helpful thank you so much!!
Hey, thank you for an excellent How To video. I have my bookshelf horizontally, so there are no holes predrilled. So, would I have to use a 1/8" drill bit, or a different size? If so, what size would I need?
Thank you for your help. IKEA didn't have an answer for me.
Super helpful. Thanks for posting this. Cheers!
better ok Ikea instructions! thanks dude
could you instal without the front piece to make a sort of slide out shelf?
can you use a regular screwdriver?
I am a total 'pleb' when it comes to DIY/Handyman work. Until I was 12, I thought 'Manual Labor' was a Spanish guitarist! (sorry...a really bad joke! No racial offense intended...just meant to be humorous!) IKEA's instructions were very poor/inadequate. Were it not for your video I could NEVER have completed this task. Thank you so much! Even someone like me managed to do it. IKEA should pay you for these instructional videos!!!!
Is it possible to cut the insert in half to make separate drawers. I would like to make just a single line of drawers at the top of the kallax unit.
Super helpful!! Thank you!!
Great thank you 😊
I don't have the plastic guid to mark how far to put the insert. How long is it?
Thank you very much for this perfect tutorial
What color is the back of the insert? I’m using the kallax as a divider and didn’t want the cardboard to show