ᐅ Ikea Besta Living Room: Can Cabinets Be Wall-Mounted One Above the Other?
Created on: 29 Oct 2020 22:03
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-Malte-
Hello everyone,
since we unfortunately have to move into a rental property again due to the lack of available building land, we have planned the new living room using the Besta system. This raises a question for us regarding wall mounting.
In the Besta system, there are cabinet frames with heights of 64cm (25 inches) and 38cm (15 inches). We want to mount a longer sideboard on the wall. The 64cm (25 inches) option seems a bit too low for us, so we planned to stack two 38cm (15 inches) frames on top of each other (→ total height 76cm (30 inches)). Now I am wondering: how can I properly attach this to the wall? I understand how to stack the frames according to the instructions. For wall mounting, we will use the provided wall rail, but in this case, it will be needed both for the upper and the lower cabinet.
So far that’s clear, but can I really manage to hang the cabinets one above the other using the rails without any gap between them? If this is not feasible, we might have to opt for the 64cm (25 inches) version after all.
Best regards
-Malte-
since we unfortunately have to move into a rental property again due to the lack of available building land, we have planned the new living room using the Besta system. This raises a question for us regarding wall mounting.
In the Besta system, there are cabinet frames with heights of 64cm (25 inches) and 38cm (15 inches). We want to mount a longer sideboard on the wall. The 64cm (25 inches) option seems a bit too low for us, so we planned to stack two 38cm (15 inches) frames on top of each other (→ total height 76cm (30 inches)). Now I am wondering: how can I properly attach this to the wall? I understand how to stack the frames according to the instructions. For wall mounting, we will use the provided wall rail, but in this case, it will be needed both for the upper and the lower cabinet.
So far that’s clear, but can I really manage to hang the cabinets one above the other using the rails without any gap between them? If this is not feasible, we might have to opt for the 64cm (25 inches) version after all.
Best regards
-Malte-
seat88 schrieb:
Even with rails, you have a little leeway to slide and move. Of course, the holes in the wall need to be reasonably aligned for that. If you're off by 1cm (0.4 inches), it won't work anymore.
We also have living room and dining room Besta units stacked, and there were no problems during installation. Cool, so you attached each level to its own wall rail?
-Malte- schrieb:
Cool, so you attached each level to its own wall rail?Exactly
-Malte- schrieb:
tomtom79, I need to see whether the bottom rail in the Metod system can support both loads since I have that much confidence in it.You misunderstood, each cabinet supports itself. For Metod, both options are available.
You really need to measure very precisely! The only allowance you have is the holes where the screws go into the anchors. If you use screws with a conical head there, the rail will naturally center itself but might be off by a few millimeters (inches). Possibly add washers underneath!
Otherwise, you can slightly adjust gaps by pulling the cabinets together. Just screw the two cabinets to each other. With cheaper materials, the screws usually sink into the wood enough so the heads are no longer visible.
Otherwise, you can slightly adjust gaps by pulling the cabinets together. Just screw the two cabinets to each other. With cheaper materials, the screws usually sink into the wood enough so the heads are no longer visible.
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