Thank you! If it wasn’t for your video I would have cried and given up. Well I did cry but I didn’t give up 😂😂 I put it together by myself and almost regretted it til I used the wall to help me. A second person for 4x4 would have totally made it less painful.
Ebony R. B. Awww 🥰 omg please don’t cry 😢!! So glad you made it to the other side !! Yaaay you did it !! And all by yourself !! Hey 👋 you should be proud ! Congrats ! 💪🏽
Thank you for this video. I'm dirt poor lol and cannot afford this new and have been wanting one for years. Saw one at closing last night at a thrift store for $50 and wasn't sure if I could figure out how to take it apart and then put it back together. This makes me feel confident about it to atleast go down and buy it when it opens and try lol. This was not the first one I watched, but the most helpful!!
I appreciate the instructions, as I had to disassemble several units of various sizes for a move and no longer have the assembly instructions. However, I'd never suggest using a hammer on MDF as you can damage it too easily. I use a rubber mallet or my bare hands to smack 'em together. Much less chance of damage to the shelves or pins breaking in my experience.
This went so great today because of your amazing help!!!!!! Took about 2 hours (I worked slowly lol). Probably the simplest ikea build I've ever done. Your video gave me great confidence! Thank you!! 😀
I put mine together today. It wasn’t difficult in the sense of being a complex project, but I had a really hard time trying to get some of those little wooden dowels into the holes. I had to keep lifting the item up and putting weight on them to get them in.
ytjim yaaas!!! All the best and good luck to you !! I wish you could send a picture here to see your cool building projects !! So happy to hear this video helps. All the best Perla 💜☺️
Thanks to your video, a job I've been putting off for months, I've almost completed. Have to keep referring back here. Stopping for a breather. I'm rubbish at putting stuff together :)
Hi Pamela, Your-welcome I'm very happy to know that it help you. I know the feeling is always hard to start, but when it gets done... it feels so good! and it really helps to storage things. Good luck with everything, update us to see how it turned out for you, if you find it easy to build at the end ? All the best Perla
I've ordered the kallax shelves a 3 colum one and a 4 column one, its good to know that after watching this I think I will manage to fit it together by myself, not sure about lifting it but I hope so 👍😁
You can do it !! Helen just remember bend your hips and knees to squat down to your load, keeps it close to your body and straighten your legs 🦵 to lift …😅😛👍🏻 it looks intimidating but ones you push your core and take it from the middle is all good … It might sound like a exercise but no I care heavy things for living ones 😅
artranchero hahaha I’ll look into it !! And ill do it ! Lol 😂 is like the one ☝️ episode of the Simpson, where I believe is Homer, that gets excited 😆 and spins on the floor. Do you remember that episode ?
lol i thought it was from that 90s kid show about the girl clown with her doll molly ohhh big comfy couch lol she used to do that all the time i’m an idiot anyway thanks for the tutorial slash motivation
Best tutorial I could find on how to build this! I lost the guide for mine ages ago and I can never quite understand the guides anyways x) so thank you so much!
Nell Richard Very happy 😊 to help ! ......I your are welcome ! Is a struggle right !!! every time I lost the instructions to something especially Ikea, I always think 🤔 I hope someone thought on doing a video! Because the manuals can be a lot more confusing sometimes and I’m a visual learner lol 😆
@@Pdragon633 I know right? Thanks again! The manuals are so unclear by time, I built a bed with my brother recently and we couldn't understand any of the instructions saying what NOT to do x)
Thanks for sharing this very informative video! It was very helpful, as tonight I am picking up a used IKEA Expedit that I bought on Facebook Marketplace and will need to put it back together. The current owner had to take it apart to get it down their staircase that has a tight turn in it! You definitely made it look "easyish"!
Cammy Gibson hi , I’m glad it help you, I know what you mean many times I had bought things online and UA-cam tutorials saved me ! 😂👍🏻 i do t know how we didn’t back in the day am right ! Good luck with all your projects, very happy you like it.
Is the kallax white or high gloss white? On ikea the drawer inserts for the kallax have 3 color options. black, white, and high gloss white. I just want the drawer inserts I purchase to match my Kallax I ordered
How sturdy is this? I want one but we don’t have an IKEA near by so before traveling I would love to know the side to side sturdiness of this massive piece. I am in love with it :)
@@Pdragon633 so I looped some nylon webbing under the top outer edge and did dead lift(using my legs) and turned that into a chest press/push press...💪🏾🧘🏽♀️🦵🏾
I have a quick question, I hope you can respond soon since I'll be getting this soon! My question: Do I have to put in the parts that make the shelf small squares? Or can I keep those out?
Well yes and no 😅 they are only hold by dowels and has small holes 🕳 to place them in place so you can easily let them out but the strength of the middle area of the long shelves will be compromised, so if you are placing something really heavy in this areas there is a chance it might break or get weak … maybe try and see how heavy your items are and check before your reck yourself like the song 😅☺️💜 all the best luck to you ☺️
@Jamila J. I think yea if is not heavy it should be ok , I’ll probably still try to place some in the middle part just so is les bendy ones you place it all together and just keep in mind not to break the dowels since they are really annoying to take out later on if you need to adjust… (if this happens no worries just UA-cam a glue stick trick to take out broken wooden dowels. Lol 😂) and it should be good 😊 good luck 😉
I’m going to build the 5 x 5 unit to store vinyl records. Do you think supporting it to the wall with the provided brackets will be enough or should I add some extra backing pieces?
Woow that’s very cool 😎 is going to look awesome, I think 🤔 if is going to be very heavy you can go to IKEA and ask for at least 2 more wall brackets so you can secure it to the wall and be sure will no fall easy.
@@liznatch93 Just fine, thanks. I did support it with three anchors at the bottoms of the top row of cubes that are fastened to studs in the walls. Every once in a while I use a bubble level to check for movement and it's always been spot on!
Thank you for the comment! It really makes my day to know it helped! Im the same, every single time I have to read a manual or instructions, I end up just looking for it in a video form 😅 I’m a visual person! Para que lo terminaste usando si no es muy metiche de mi parte ?! 😅 (yo para pelucas y maquillaje 😬😂) All the best Eduardo!
Can this be assembled upright for my apt. Is sml n i would hate too move furniture around. I already have a space for it but it will be easier if I did one side at a time. Then lean it over to connect the bottom slat. Or should I work upwards
Hey 👋 well With the making of the video and everything it was a couple days, to shoot and build but if you do it by yourself I’m calculating about 2.5 hrs maybe.... ones you get the grove is easy. Good luck 😉
I appreciate your video. However, at the step at 1:35, I have gaps between my shelves and the end piece. No amount of banging with a hammer will get rid of it. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
I’ll try a couple things make sure to use a cloth when banging the shelves to be able to place more force and or Check the size of the little Wooden dowels some of them are a bit irregular maybe sanding a bit will help … let me know if this helps🤞🏼
@@Pdragon633 Thanks, but I figured it out. I was using the short pieces as shelves when in fact they are dividers. Somehow, the unit knows this and won't allow them to sit snug.
Saw this tutorial and wondered if it possible to take 2 8 cubed Kallaxs' and placed them long ways one on top of one another? Your unit is not deliverable to my area but I really want the storage that yours provides. Any suggestions or tips are welcomed as I have never bought a Kallax before. Thank you kindly~
Great video! Possibly thinking of purchasing this. What color do you recommend? My room is white with a few black furniture so I was thinking of black because it would match. 😃 👍
Black or white will be good and will match with other furniture, and will be easier to sell in case you need it, in the future, but If I could choose they have really cool mustard yellow and fun colours 😅 I didn’t because my walls are toothpaste green lol 😂 and will to much.... good luck with building 😉 👍🏻
Is it stable enough? I mean, I've got almost 3y child and I'm not sure if I wanna drill a hole into the wall with drill machine. So, is it unstable? I'd like to have there couple of books, comicbooks and also some figures.
Hi there , It is pretty stable if your Kallax is the same size as this one and if you fill the bottom cubes with books that are heavy , they will have to push it really hard but if your baby is like me and my sisters when kids that like to climb to the top of things, I will probably still compromise and drill the hole it can be easily covered with DryDex Spackling pink drywall patching is a few dollars at Home Depot 🤪😜 Hopefully this helps 🥰
hi Colin, yes I definitely did ! it was hard work to shoot every single item but I think it turn out great at the end. Thank you very much for your comment.
I've put together about 10 KALLUX bookshelves in the recent years, and always have trouble at the end putting in the last screws, the two last pieces don't want to align. maybe this will help me. I have bookshelves #11 and #12 arriving in a few days.
THANKS for all your videos, I watched yours when I built ALEX! Also, do you happen to remember the dimensions of the box that this came in? Or at least the number of boxes it came in? Thanks again!
How come parts are fitting so smoothly?! It's not going as painlessly in real life: two panels chipped, holding wooden screws/connectors don't fit ideally. When one panel is being adjusted, another one starts coming off. I wish everything was as in this picture perfect video. It's not! Any tips??
English with Alina hello how are ya. Yes the material is quite delicate unfortunately, I found you have to be really gentle with it. For example use the hammer 🔨 when placing the wooden screws very soft touch and not hammering all the way in is need it. I found using my hands to push them makes them uneven inside and brakes easy. In the video almost looks like I’m really hitting them hard just because is fast motion, and you are right looks like I’m building them with so much ease but that’s the UA-cam tricky editing magic. In real life, you do need a bit of patience and light hand. Good luck 😉 and I hope that help ? 🤞 All the best! Perla 💜😊
I just bought the exact same shelf but now there are only 2 pins per each of the 3 long horizontal shelves vs. 4. I hope this doesn't make it less stable
Thank you 😊 really means a lot for me you taking the time to send a message, I think it was harder to record everything tbh , so Yes yes you can do it !! Lol 😂 all the best 💜👍🏻
Yourwelcome Sarah , Itha k you for your comment I’m so happy helps because every time I find a tutorial of something I’m struggling with I’m just so thankful for UA-cam university of learning everything 😅🤪
Aditya Pratama hi 👋 , yes they are and if for some reason you manage to lose some , like I did 😅, 😂 they can provide extra ones for you at your IKEA store for free. (Well I’m in Canada and they did it for me) good luck 😉 👍🏻
Hi Pearla I would love to know the product number. They have a few models that look exactly alike and I'd love to get this one from the Ikea website not Amazon.
The product number for mine is : 203.057.45 It is white/ gloss finish , they have more colours if you need different one ☝🏼 Full name : KALLAX Shelf unit, high gloss white57 7/8x57 7/8 " (147x147 cm) Canada website Good luck 😉
Thank you for your vid! I’m going to assemble the same kallax soon. Do you think it is possible to not attach one of the separating parts from the top? Because i have a record player and it’s wider than the shelve, so i wanted to discard one part in order to fit it (like merging two shelves together idk how to explain it haha)
Yes I know what you mean exactly .... you mean the ones I’m placing at minute @1:50 yes it is possible just keep in mind the structure and strength of the shelf where you placing the record player will be compromised, if is too heavy it might start sagging in the middle . Because it doesn’t have the wooden pegs (or pins) holding it....if it was me I will probably not place more then record player in the middle shelf ....maybe try assembling that top part first and check .... all the best and good luck 😉 in your project let me know if it worked ? I’m very curious to know!
@@Pdragon633 i meant the squares actually, like you install right before 1:50, not the large piece actually :) (sorry, it was difficult to describe it) i'll let you know if it will be successful! And thank you! :)
thanks ! how long did it took you ? im about to suprise my hubbywith his gameroom but need to organize my day to do it all before he get back from work hehe
Fanny Harris hi, how are ya ?! that’s so sweet of you ❤️ lucky hubby! ....if you organize everything and have the tools on hand. (shelves screws hammer and all). it should take not to much time... for me take a bit of time just because I was recording myself and goofing around lol 😂 plus mine is 25 squares spaces... so it was quite tall and a bit heavy to stand up by myself.( I did had help for that, it will be hard call a friend lol 😂). The insides are quite easy to do and screw the corners is fast to. I imagine if you bought the same size as this it should take about and hour and half. Sorry for the long explanation good luck 😉 and I wish I can see how awesome is going to look!!
Hi EsteeDarla ....sorry 😐 for the late reply. I use DaVinci Resolve, for all my videos so far. Good luck 😉 💜👍🏻 let me know if I can help on anything else 😊
I need help! I put my Kallax 4 x 4 together but the wooden dowels are showing on one side about 1/8'' I have taken the side off and tried to push/hammer the dowels in farther but the problem seems to be with the outside piece. I measured and the hole is deep enough but for some reason the gap isn't closing completely. I think it will be okay but it is frustrating because it doesn't look as nice as I'd like it too. Any suggestions??? I tried calling IKEA this morning and was on hold until I had to leave the house. :(
I’ll try to gently hammer 🔨 from the outside of the side piece, ( MAKE sure to place a rag or towel on top where you are hammering before you do this to prevent scratches or dents on the wood) see if this will make the gap go away, if it doesn’t work for you...Don’t get frustrated it might be factory error from the panel measurements & you might want to bring it back still assembled to IKEA so they can have a look if you can , they do returns easily without to many fuzz
Not going to lie this comment made feel a bit uncomfortable, I’m hopeful this was not your intention? Is just Interesting, as far as I know all “girls” always being able to do it with no more or less ease then “boys” but hey how do I know right .. I’m not a girl no more. I am a women!
Miranda Nwehla , hi 👋 yes they should be in the box, with everything else, if anything you can always ask for some extra ones in any of your Ikea stores on your region , with your prove of purchase. Best luck Perla 💜👍🏻
Exactly. No endless introduction speach. Thank you so much.
Thank you! If it wasn’t for your video I would have cried and given up. Well I did cry but I didn’t give up 😂😂 I put it together by myself and almost regretted it til I used the wall to help me. A second person for 4x4 would have totally made it less painful.
Ebony R. B. Awww 🥰 omg please don’t cry 😢!! So glad you made it to the other side !! Yaaay you did it !! And all by yourself !! Hey 👋 you should be proud ! Congrats ! 💪🏽
@@Pdragon633 lol
That's what I want to do is use the wall
HANDS DOWN BEST BUILD VIDEO FOR IKEA SHELVES ON UA-cam. THANK YOU
Awww ☺️. Thank you so much ☺️ for this comment 🔥🥰
@@Pdragon633 You welcome, thank you. I was up till 1 am trying to get my new shelf up lol. Your vid was very easy to follow
Thank you for this video. I'm dirt poor lol and cannot afford this new and have been wanting one for years. Saw one at closing last night at a thrift store for $50 and wasn't sure if I could figure out how to take it apart and then put it back together. This makes me feel confident about it to atleast go down and buy it when it opens and try lol. This was not the first one I watched, but the most helpful!!
Nic Matlage woow that’s amazing ! I’m happy it helped you ! And how cool is that! I got mine the same way hi 🙋🏻♀️ five ✋
I just got a hand me down same one in black without instructions. Currently struggling to put this together lol hope I can get this right 😭
I appreciate the instructions, as I had to disassemble several units of various sizes for a move and no longer have the assembly instructions.
However, I'd never suggest using a hammer on MDF as you can damage it too easily. I use a rubber mallet or my bare hands to smack 'em together. Much less chance of damage to the shelves or pins breaking in my experience.
you are right they can be very delicate sometimes that’s a great tip 😎 thank you ☺️
My DAD said you will never do it by yourself ! Thanks to you I did💪🏻
Very helpfull thank you😎
Omg 😱 this message made My day 🥲🥰😘 💪🏼 thank you for the comment 😊 and yes YES you did !!!! 💪🏼🤘🏻😎
That's brilliant
I love smart people with good taste. We need more like you in this world.
Noe Berengena thank you 🙏 very much for the complement ! Hahahahaha made our day !
One of the best videos. You didn’t waste any time straight to the point. Loved it!!!
I am purchasing this unit next week and i was so worried about the assembly. After watching a Super Goddess at work, i have no fear!!! Thank you!!!
This went so great today because of your amazing help!!!!!! Took about 2 hours (I worked slowly lol). Probably the simplest ikea build I've ever done. Your video gave me great confidence! Thank you!! 😀
Thank you so much for this video. I was able to set up my girlfriends shelf in less than an hour.
Yaaaay so happy to help 💜
I was soo unmotivated to assemble it until 10 seconds into your vid :D Thank you!!
Thankful for this funny but comprehensive guide. I just bought one today and it'll be incredibly helpful.
Sheila Tagg your welcome, happy 😊 to help !!!
I’ve inherited a second hand one the same size as yours, no instructions 😅 for my art studio. Thanks for the video, you’ve saved the day!
Yaaay so happy it help you 😜🥰
Thanks. You make it look so easy. I couldn’t have put mine together without seeing this. You’re a star!
This was so helpful! Just moved, couldn't find my instructions and all the pieces looked the same! Thank you!
Love this. I'm building my 5x5 Kallax by myself...this is so helpful!
Your welcome happy to help 😜✌🏻💜
Good luck
is it standing stable?
I only bought the 4 x 4. I have Kallax envy!
@@immune_to_the_light yes, i didnt mount it to the wall or anything 🤫 i just made sure to keep the heaviest items in the lower row of shelves.
Thanks for this! Couldn’t have been more simple and clear to me, appreciate it!
Thanks Adidas team. Couldn’t have done it without you.
I put mine together today. It wasn’t difficult in the sense of being a complex project, but I had a really hard time trying to get some of those little wooden dowels into the holes. I had to keep lifting the item up and putting weight on them to get them in.
Thank you! I feel so much more ready to attack the Kallax I haven't set up yet, especially just knowing how much floor space I'll need for assembly.
ytjim yaaas!!! All the best and good luck to you !! I wish you could send a picture here to see your cool building projects !! So happy to hear this video helps.
All the best
Perla 💜☺️
Thanks for the video...was going to hire someone to assemble, but I think I can handle it....
Carmen Mojica yourwelcome yes you Can do it ! 😅💜💪🏽
Like others are saying. I’m doing mine by myself so this was so inspiring.
Thanks to your video, a job I've been putting off for months, I've almost completed. Have to keep referring back here. Stopping for a breather. I'm rubbish at putting stuff together :)
Hi Pamela, Your-welcome I'm very happy to know that it help you.
I know the feeling is always hard to start, but when it gets done... it feels so good! and it really helps to storage things. Good luck with everything, update us to see how it turned out for you, if you find it easy to build at the end ?
All the best
Perla
I've ordered the kallax shelves a 3 colum one and a 4 column one, its good to know that after watching this I think I will manage to fit it together by myself, not sure about lifting it but I hope so 👍😁
You can do it !! Helen just remember
bend your hips and knees to squat down to your load, keeps it close to your body and straighten your legs 🦵 to lift …😅😛👍🏻 it looks intimidating but ones you push your core and take it from the middle is all good …
It might sound like a exercise but no I care heavy things for living ones 😅
How do you attach it to the wall? Do you have any recommendations for the type of bolt/screw?
Well done, thank you ! The floor spin at the beginning was really funny. Please make a gif!
artranchero hahaha I’ll look into it !! And ill do it ! Lol 😂 is like the one ☝️ episode of the Simpson, where I believe is Homer, that gets excited 😆 and spins on the floor. Do you remember that episode ?
lol i thought it was from that 90s kid show about the girl clown with her doll molly ohhh big comfy couch lol she used to do that all the time i’m an idiot anyway thanks for the tutorial slash motivation
You are magically delightful!! This is so great! You have me super pumped to go and build both my units with confidence! Thanks so much!!!!!
thanks for your comment Kristie, so happy 😁 for you to watch my video and find it useful !! how did the unit turn out?
Best tutorial I could find on how to build this! I lost the guide for mine ages ago and I can never quite understand the guides anyways x) so thank you so much!
Nell Richard Very happy 😊 to help ! ......I your are welcome ! Is a struggle right !!! every time I lost the instructions to something especially Ikea, I always think 🤔 I hope someone thought on doing a video! Because the manuals can be a lot more confusing sometimes and I’m a visual learner lol 😆
@@Pdragon633 I know right? Thanks again! The manuals are so unclear by time, I built a bed with my brother recently and we couldn't understand any of the instructions saying what NOT to do x)
2 years video helped me today 🌹 thank you so much
Yaaaas amazing 😂 my past self is sending you a hi five 👋
So helpful! I will be building my kallax this weekend thanks to this video!
Kathy Alvarado your-welcome happy that it helped 💜☺️
Thanks for sharing this very informative video! It was very helpful, as tonight I am picking up a used IKEA Expedit that I bought on Facebook Marketplace and will need to put it back together. The current owner had to take it apart to get it down their staircase that has a tight turn in it! You definitely made it look "easyish"!
Cammy Gibson hi , I’m glad it help you, I know what you mean many times I had bought things online and UA-cam tutorials saved me ! 😂👍🏻 i do t know how we didn’t back in the day am right ! Good luck with all your projects, very happy you like it.
Thx for making the video and sharing the instructions...it makes the assembly even more funny to realise🎉
Is the kallax white or high gloss white? On ikea the drawer inserts for the kallax have 3 color options. black, white, and high gloss white. I just want the drawer inserts I purchase to match my Kallax I ordered
Hi 👋, This one in the video is white, not high gloss, bought it in Canada 🇨🇦 my drawers are not high gloss too, good luck 😉
@@Pdragon633 Thank you for the reply!
Most helpful as I’ve just bought a preloved Kallax 4x4 unit..
Lynda England Amazon ! Very happy to help ! I know right ! This one of my favourite furniture at home !
How sturdy is this? I want one but we don’t have an IKEA near by so before traveling I would love to know the side to side sturdiness of this massive piece. I am in love with it :)
Ok! Your video was just what I needed! It made this a breeze to build! Thanks!!
Now do you have a video on how to stand this thing up???? 😃
So happy to help 🥰
Hi, Great video, whats that wall bracket called
thanks for the video. can you mount this to wall?
This is a very detailed assembly video!!! Love it!!!!
Diane Cadena thank you for the love ❤️
Diane Cadena do you want to be UA-cam friends? I😅👍🏻
@@Pdragon633 Of course!!!
this means you can leave out some vertical shelves to make bigger ones?
Video tutorial excellence and fun to watch! Made putting it together so easy... well easier. Thanks. Now to try and stand it up on my own...🥴
That’s awesome!!! 😎 so happy it helped…Good luck you definitely have to build some core muscles 💪🏼 but hey it’s 💯 worth it !!! You can do it !!
@@Pdragon633 so I looped some nylon webbing under the top outer edge and did dead lift(using my legs) and turned that into a chest press/push press...💪🏾🧘🏽♀️🦵🏾
@@KevinIsEvilAndDangerous wooow that’s so genius woow you did it !!! Woow bravo you are right ? Lol😮😅🤣 Yaaas you did it !!
I have a quick question, I hope you can respond soon since I'll be getting this soon!
My question: Do I have to put in the parts that make the shelf small squares? Or can I keep those out?
Well yes and no 😅 they are only hold by dowels and has small holes 🕳 to place them in place so you can easily let them out but the strength of the middle area of the long shelves will be compromised, so if you are placing something really heavy in this areas there is a chance it might break or get weak … maybe try and see how heavy your items are and check before your reck yourself like the song 😅☺️💜 all the best luck to you ☺️
@@Pdragon633 I would be putting figures and plushes on the shelf, I don't think they would be too heavy!
@Jamila J. I think yea if is not heavy it should be ok , I’ll probably still try to place some in the middle part just so is les bendy ones you place it all together and just keep in mind not to break the dowels since they are really annoying to take out later on if you need to adjust… (if this happens no worries just UA-cam a glue stick trick to take out broken wooden dowels. Lol 😂) and it should be good 😊 good luck 😉
Very informative video! I’m buying this so I glad to see a video of it being made up
I have 12 little felt pads in my box...do people only apply them on wood floors?
Can i take out some parts to make the squares larger?
I’m going to build the 5 x 5 unit to store vinyl records. Do you think supporting it to the wall with the provided brackets will be enough or should I add some extra backing pieces?
Woow that’s very cool 😎 is going to look awesome, I think 🤔 if is going to be very heavy you can go to IKEA and ask for at least 2 more wall brackets so you can secure it to the wall and be sure will no fall easy.
How is the 5x5 holding up? I’m planning the same thing. 👍🏼
@@liznatch93 Just fine, thanks. I did support it with three anchors at the bottoms of the top row of cubes that are fastened to studs in the walls. Every once in a while I use a bubble level to check for movement and it's always been spot on!
This was so well produced. Thank you!!
Aww ☺️ you are so sweet 🥲 thank you 😊 so happy you like it
Thank you so much! You made my life much easier, better than read the instructions!! :)
Thank you for the comment! It really makes my day to know it helped! Im the same, every single time I have to read a manual or instructions, I end up just looking for it in a video form 😅 I’m a visual person!
Para que lo terminaste usando si no es muy metiche de mi parte ?! 😅 (yo para pelucas y maquillaje 😬😂)
All the best Eduardo!
Could this be assembled without putting all the square portions in? Like leaving the three middle rows out and just leaving the top and bottom rows?
Can you do a video for the Black Kallax please.
Can this be assembled upright for my apt. Is sml n i would hate too move furniture around. I already have a space for it but it will be easier if I did one side at a time. Then lean it over to connect the bottom slat. Or should I work upwards
Will this size of Kallax fits in a sedan?
OMG this video was so INSANELY helpful thank you!!!!🙌🏻
Sarah Thurman thank you really makes my day! Thanks for your lovely comment 💜😁
just waiting for delivery of this, thanks, it's very helpful!!
Thanks for the tutorial how long did it take to assemble?
Hey 👋 well With the making of the video and everything it was a couple days, to shoot and build but if you do it by yourself I’m calculating about 2.5 hrs maybe.... ones you get the grove is easy.
Good luck 😉
I appreciate your video. However, at the step at 1:35, I have gaps between my shelves and the end piece. No amount of banging with a hammer will get rid of it. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
I’ll try a couple things make sure to use a cloth when banging the shelves to be able to place more force and or Check the size of the little Wooden dowels some of them are a bit irregular maybe sanding a bit will help … let me know if this helps🤞🏼
@@Pdragon633 Thanks, but I figured it out. I was using the short pieces as shelves when in fact they are dividers. Somehow, the unit knows this and won't allow them to sit snug.
Thanks I knew some helpful person would create a how to for this
Saw this tutorial and wondered if it possible to take 2 8 cubed Kallaxs' and placed them long ways one on top of one another? Your unit is not deliverable to my area but I really want the storage that yours provides. Any suggestions or tips are welcomed as I have never bought a Kallax before. Thank you kindly~
Yep, you can do that. I bolted my 2 together so there is zero chance of movement
Great video! Possibly thinking of purchasing this. What color do you recommend? My room is white with a few black furniture so I was thinking of black because it would match. 😃 👍
Black or white will be good and will match with other furniture, and will be easier to sell in case you need it, in the future, but If I could choose they have really cool mustard yellow and fun colours 😅 I didn’t because my walls are toothpaste green lol 😂 and will to much.... good luck with building 😉 👍🏻
This thing is super wobbly and I used all the hardware. I know it should be anchored to the wall, but I am not sure where to begin my trouble shooting
Is it supposed to be a bit shaky? Coz mine is and idk if I built it wrongly
Is it stable enough? I mean, I've got almost 3y child and I'm not sure if I wanna drill a hole into the wall with drill machine. So, is it unstable? I'd like to have there couple of books, comicbooks and also some figures.
Hi there , It is pretty stable if your Kallax is the same size as this one and if you fill the bottom cubes with books that are heavy , they will have to push it really hard but if your baby is like me and my sisters when kids that like to climb to the top of things, I will probably still compromise and drill the hole it can be easily covered with DryDex Spackling pink drywall patching is a few dollars at Home Depot 🤪😜
Hopefully this helps 🥰
3:55 love it how you use your power tool :D
Lol 😂 sorry I get burned about that all the time, mine doesn’t work anymore and now I use it that way 😅 hahaha
Thanks for doing this, looks like you had fun!
hi Colin, yes I definitely did ! it was hard work to shoot every single item but I think it turn out great at the end. Thank you very much for your comment.
By accident broke one of the shelves I built the rest around it. Do you think I can save the one shelf those pegs were flimsy split inside the hole.
I've put together about 10 KALLUX bookshelves in the recent years, and always have trouble at the end putting in the last screws, the two last pieces don't want to align. maybe this will help me. I have bookshelves #11 and #12 arriving in a few days.
Aleta Thomas hey how did it go ? Did you finish your bookshelf’s ?
THANKS for all your videos, I watched yours when I built ALEX!
Also, do you happen to remember the dimensions of the box that this came in? Or at least the number of boxes it came in? Thanks again!
My 4x4 came in two boxes. I just remember that one of the boxes weighed 81 lbs.
Well done.
This video helped me a bunch.
John Rochester your-welcome , thanks for letting me know , always nice to hear.
How come parts are fitting so smoothly?! It's not going as painlessly in real life: two panels chipped, holding wooden screws/connectors don't fit ideally. When one panel is being adjusted, another one starts coming off. I wish everything was as in this picture perfect video. It's not! Any tips??
English with Alina hello how are ya.
Yes the material is quite delicate unfortunately, I found you have to be really gentle with it.
For example use the hammer 🔨 when placing the wooden screws very soft touch and not hammering all the way in is need it.
I found using my hands to push them makes them uneven inside and brakes easy.
In the video almost looks like I’m really hitting them hard just because is fast motion, and you are right looks like I’m building them with so much ease but that’s the UA-cam tricky editing magic. In real life, you do need a bit of patience and light hand.
Good luck 😉 and I hope that help ? 🤞
All the best!
Perla 💜😊
Wow thanks for the video it was a lot easier then I thought
hi Evelyn gracias for the comment happy to know that helped someone. thanks again!
I just bought the exact same shelf but now there are only 2 pins per each of the 3 long horizontal shelves vs. 4. I hope this doesn't make it less stable
Thank you very much. You make it look so easy
Thank you 😊 really means a lot for me you taking the time to send a message, I think it was harder to record everything tbh , so Yes yes you can do it !! Lol 😂 all the best 💜👍🏻
If you're using it for records I'd add some carpenter's glue. Makes it more sturdy.
Awesome thank You for posting this. I have 6 to put up soon
Thank you I've been struggling 😂😂
Yourwelcome Sarah , Itha k you for your comment I’m so happy helps because every time I find a tutorial of something I’m struggling with I’m just so thankful for UA-cam university of learning everything 😅🤪
Is that pin are included?
Aditya Pratama hi 👋 , yes they are and if for some reason you manage to lose some , like I did 😅, 😂 they can provide extra ones for you at your IKEA store for free. (Well I’m in Canada and they did it for me) good luck 😉 👍🏻
Thank you for this AMAZING tutorial!
Robin S your welcome, happy that Help you! 😊
Thanks for the video. It helped immensely.
Thanks. Helped me build mine.
Happy it help you that’s the best reward!! ❤️💜
How long did it actually take you to to assemble?
About 5hrs/6hrs, because I was filming showing every single thing lol but it should take you a lot less ask for help to a friend makes it easier 😉
What is the name of power drill used?
Hi Pearla I would love to know the product number. They have a few models that look exactly alike and I'd love to get this one from the Ikea website not Amazon.
The product number for mine is : 203.057.45
It is white/ gloss finish , they have more colours if you need different one ☝🏼
Full name :
KALLAX
Shelf unit, high gloss white57 7/8x57 7/8 " (147x147 cm) Canada website
Good luck 😉
Useful and entertaining video..well done!
Thank you for your vid! I’m going to assemble the same kallax soon. Do you think it is possible to not attach one of the separating parts from the top? Because i have a record player and it’s wider than the shelve, so i wanted to discard one part in order to fit it (like merging two shelves together idk how to explain it haha)
Yes I know what you mean exactly .... you mean the ones I’m placing at minute @1:50 yes it is possible just keep in mind the structure and strength of the shelf where you placing the record player will be compromised, if is too heavy it might start sagging in the middle . Because it doesn’t have the wooden pegs (or pins) holding it....if it was me I will probably not place more then record player in the middle shelf ....maybe try assembling that top part first and check .... all the best and good luck 😉 in your project let me know if it worked ? I’m very curious to know!
@@Pdragon633 i meant the squares actually, like you install right before 1:50, not the large piece actually :) (sorry, it was difficult to describe it) i'll let you know if it will be successful! And thank you! :)
13 seconds in: "step brother im stuck"
thanks ! how long did it took you ? im about to suprise my hubbywith his gameroom but need to organize my day to do it all before he get back from work hehe
Fanny Harris hi, how are ya ?!
that’s so sweet of you ❤️ lucky hubby! ....if you organize everything and have the tools on hand. (shelves screws hammer and all). it should take not to much time... for me take a bit of time just because I was recording myself and goofing around lol 😂 plus mine is 25 squares spaces... so it was quite tall and a bit heavy to stand up by myself.( I did had help for that, it will be hard call a friend lol 😂). The insides are quite easy to do and screw the corners is fast to.
I imagine if you bought the same size as this it should take about and hour and half.
Sorry for the long explanation good luck 😉 and I wish I can see how awesome is going to look!!
Anyone has the weight informaiton for this unit? Cannot find from Ikea's website.
love it , what editing software do you use to make your videos?
Hi EsteeDarla ....sorry 😐 for the late reply.
I use DaVinci Resolve, for all my videos so far.
Good luck 😉 💜👍🏻 let me know if I can help on anything else 😊
I need help! I put my Kallax 4 x 4 together but the wooden dowels are showing on one side about 1/8'' I have taken the side off and tried to push/hammer the dowels in farther but the problem seems to be with the outside piece. I measured and the hole is deep enough but for some reason the gap isn't closing completely. I think it will be okay but it is frustrating because it doesn't look as nice as I'd like it too. Any suggestions??? I tried calling IKEA this morning and was on hold until I had to leave the house. :(
I’ll try to gently hammer 🔨 from the outside of the side piece, ( MAKE sure to place a rag or towel on top where you are hammering before you do this to prevent scratches or dents on the wood) see if this will make the gap go away, if it doesn’t work for you...Don’t get frustrated it might be factory error from the panel measurements & you might want to bring it back still assembled to IKEA so they can have a look if you can , they do returns easily without to many fuzz
THANKs to your video, I have a clear idea how to assemble. Ikea should pay you. A dude , my bf, said he was going to help me and he has not!
Hahaha A dude , lol hahaha well I’m so glad it help you 🥰
You are a saint
THANK YOU! 🫶🏽😭
what is the wheight?
Voila'! So easy even a girl can do it!
Not going to lie this comment made feel a bit uncomfortable, I’m hopeful this was not your intention? Is just Interesting, as far as I know all “girls” always being able to do it with no more or less ease then “boys” but hey how do I know right .. I’m not a girl no more. I am a women!
I love you for this ❤️❤️❤️
saydidthis s thank you for the comment 💜😉 really makes my day
You are awesome!!!! Thank you 😃
What's the paint color of those walls? I like it!
Kaeside Iwuagwu let me figure it out for you I think I have a paint bucket somewhere... I’ll get back to you ♥️👍🏻
It's a Cloverdale Paint - 718 Cossak. That's what it says on the can. Let me know if I can help further
Thank so much!
Does the scrus come in the box?
Miranda Nwehla , hi 👋 yes they should be in the box, with everything else, if anything you can always ask for some extra ones in any of your Ikea stores on your region , with your prove of purchase. Best luck Perla 💜👍🏻
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!