ᐅ Ikea Brimnes daybed slatted frame is crooked—what assembly mistake could cause this?

Hello dear users,

After searching the internet and unfortunately not finding anything that helps me, I came across this group. I hope you can somehow assist me.

I have fully assembled the Brimnes bed and everything is mostly fine. However, I noticed that the rails for the fixed slatted frame just don’t match in height. The front part is 7 cm (3 inches) lower. According to the instructions, I did everything correctly, and that’s when I noticed that the holes on the side panels are drilled much deeper.

But aren’t they pre-drilled?!

Do you maybe have an idea of what I might have done wrong?

Thanks a lot in advance,
Sandra

Hi,

I don’t have the Brimnes myself, but did you perhaps assemble the frame upside down? The front rail needs to be higher than the rear support because the slats are attached from underneath at the front and rest on the rail at the back.

Otherwise, take a photo of the side panels in their assembled state showing the position of the rails (upload it to the gallery here in the forum).

Regards,
IKEA-Freund