One option to address the gap is to mount a board to the wall and then secure the shelves to the board.
Ikea kallax wall mount screws.
I bought 4 different color.
I m redoing my home office and have three kallax shelf units i want to hang on the wall over 3 pieces of furniture so i can use the surfaces of the furniture tops.
Fine tune with drawers shelves boxes and inserts.
Part of your post cites the gap between the unit and the wall because of a skirting board.
Should you need a replacement restraint kit to secure the ikea furniture in.
Top rail was mounted on kallax instead.
Ikea urges customers to inspect their ikea chests of drawers and dressers to ensure that they are securely anchored to the wall using the restraints provided in the packaging.
How to wall mount an ikea expedit 5 1.
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Kallax shelf unit black brown 30 3 8x57 7 8.
The best way to help prevent furniture tip over accidents is to secure furniture to the wall.
The instructions clearly state that you cannot mount a full 2 x 4 bookshelf on the wall fig.
If you want it to hold up and wood wall studs do not line up to where the mount brackets go use a 3 16 x 3 toggle bolt or 3 16 x 3 snap toggles you will need to drill two 1 2 inch hole which is the circumference of the mount bracket holes on the kallax and other ikea products and then tap the toggle into the wall line it up with the mount brackets but be careful not to pop the toggle.
Standing or lying against the wall or to divide the room kallax series is eager to please and will adapt to your taste space budget and needs.
To mount it high on the wall like.
Http amzn to 2dxkhxc wall mounting is a bit tricky.
Not sure why you would think they come apart when hanged.
In this video i have the shelf resting on the baseboard.
The condo s walls in my office are drywall with metal studs.
Ikea eket quick build and wall mounting i build the ikea eket wall unit and im mounting it to the wall with a step bu step guide.
Make sure to attached the angles to the boxes from the bottmo with counter sunk screws.
The ikea directions say not to hang units from the wall but i have seen examples of kallax expedition shelves installed successfully and safely.
Expedit is now called kallax and it has different sizes than the one you mentioned.
In us parlance you could use a 1 x3 or a 2 x4 board or similar i think you are in the uk so use your available standard size lumber.
This is slightly a hack but more of a work around for those who want to mount an expedit 2 x 4 shelf on the wall.