ᐅ IKEA BESTA – Assembly Tips for Stubbarp Legs on a Wall Unit

Created on: 8 Sep 2015 09:25
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Ivanosh
Hello,

for a single cabinet, I attached the STUBBARP feet while it was lying down and then stood the cabinet upright.

But how do you do this when individual feet support multiple cabinets? Do you stand them up together?
That would be a problem for me because I want to assemble an entire wall unit. I can’t stand the whole thing upright all at once.

How is it with the TV stand? Are the outer feet shared with the adjacent cabinets there as well?
How can you raise the base units step by step if their feet are all shared with the neighboring units?

Thank you
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Ivanosh
9 Sep 2015 18:45
I also connected the cabinets/carcases with some furniture screws from the hardware store, similar to these

Three silver Torx screws on a light background.

Works great and adds extra stability.

But you still have the wall rail, right?
Are the wall cabinets mounted directly onto the wall?
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robi_aus_ffm
9 Sep 2015 18:46
I still have the system without a wall rail, with anchors at the very top. Rails were added only later. However, it also worked well in the kitchen with rails. So it doesn’t really matter...
best regards, robi_aus_ffm
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Ivanosh
9 Sep 2015 18:59
In my case, the system is still without a wall rail, with dowels placed at the top. Rails were only added later. It also worked well in the kitchen with rails. So, it doesn’t really matter...
Best regards, robi

Regarding the baseboards: So, everything except the TV stand is placed directly against the wall in your case?
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robi_aus_ffm
9 Sep 2015 20:43
I also have a base,


White door panel leaning at an angle against a wall in a room corner above the skirting board.


but I left about 3 cm (1.2 inches) of space at the bottom from the wall. Depending on how you turn the small adjustable feet at the bottom in or out, you can create a slight backward tilt so that the cabinet is closer to the wall at the top. At the top, I left about 1 cm (0.4 inches) of space. Besides the wall plugs, this acts as additional protection against tipping over.
Best regards, robi