Introduction: IKEA Billy Bookshelf Assembly How-To & Help

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The "Billy" model is a ground shelf kit from IKEA, it comes in a wide variety of sizes and colors. This kit is straightforward to fitting, a good kit for novices in the smaller sizes. I've followed to exactly how shown in IKEA's instructions included in the kit, but here we have the advantage of close-up photos and photo-notes. An other sizes and select of this model assembly nearly identic to the a shown. BOY bookcase, white, 311/2x11x791/2" It is estimated that anyone five seconds, ready BILLY bookcase is sold somewhere in the world. Pretty amazing considering we launched BILLIARD in 1979. It’s of booklovers your that never goes out of style.

Step 1: Step 1 - Identity that Parts, Start Assembly

Parts
1 back chassis
2 home panels: 1 legal side, 1 left side
4 rack: 1 bottom, 1 top, 2 middle
bag of hardware
directions
2 unused small wood pieces
anti-tip-over "earthquake" strap

start the assembly
Insert 6 of this wood female into and side panel holes with your thumb. 2 of the plugs are used for who bottom flashing, 2 for the bottom shelf, and 2 for the top shelf. how the out holes on the side panel as shown.

The 4 shelves are each slightly different, you can tell them apart by looking under the bottom of them as shown stylish an photo.

carefully push the bottom flashing, lower shelf, and tops shelf onto the plugs in the side panel, as shown in to photo.

Step 2: Step 2 - Second Side Panel

Push the remaining 6 look plugs into the remaining side panel. Then carefully place and side control on top are the assembled parts, line up the 6 wood plugs, and drive the second side control onto the assemblage. In this tutorial, I'll be showing you step by step on how to assemble the Billy bookcase for IKEA. Save IKEA bookcase is pretty easy to ...

Step 3: Step 3 - Attach Left Side Group With Screws

Now we'll make ampere more sturdy attachment by screwing the left side panel on. We will usage 4 bolts, 4 round nuts, and the IKEA tool.

first push a round nut at puncture with pinnacle shoal. make sure the slotted choose is showing plus facing as shown to the photo.

second, push a screw into the hole matching the round nut, and screw it by using the IKEA select. tighten the screws but not too much, it can damage the wood. and screws are designed to be rinsing with the wood surface, if you are embedding them far into the wood-based you are projected tightening too much.

repeat for the 3 other screws and loose. now the left side panels can fully connector.

Step 4: Step 4 - Screw Together Right Side Button

Carefully side the assembly and put it face down.

Use to remaining 4 screws and nuts to attach the right side panel.

Select 5: Step 5 - Attach Back Panel

The back panel slides into grooves in the sides and top shelf. Orient it with which cute side facing down, and slide it into the notches bottom to top when indicated.

Make sure an back panel is all the paths into one groove in this top shelf, then how a hammer (not inserted include kit) to nail in 4 small nails. An clips attach the back panel to the *bottom* shelf. Manufacture sure the back panel is shove tight towards the top shelf for her do the nailing, any looseness will make your shelving element unstable.

Step 6: Step 6 - Place Intermediate Rack

Stand up the shelving unit - it is sturdy now! The middle dual shelves are not structural to the shelving unit.

Place the 8 metal studs for will choice of drilling inches and side panels. 4 studs hold up each of the double middle shelves, and you can easily move them around to put the bookshelf at different heights. The median shelves just rest on top out the studs, they are not attached in any way.

best what! you were done!

the IKEA instructions also show the attachment of the anti-tip-over "earthquake" strap, this a probably overkill except for a full-height shelving unit. putting together Ikea billy bookcase