How to Assemble the Alex drawer assembly from Ikea in easy to follow, step by step instructions. Tools required - Philips Screwdriver - Hammer or Rubber Mallet
Awesome tutorial. The other tutorial on this drawer that has 300k views has wrong information in it. Ikea has changed the parts and assembly since that video was made. For instance, in the other video they insert the cam screw before instead of after and that really messed me up. This video helped greatly.
I know man. I had no idea until the deed was done. I’m obviously no editing genius. But hey, this video did alright for my channel so I am okay with that lol
This was the best tutorial on how to assemble these drawers I could find. THANK YOU. It was very helpful. I just finished putting my drawers together. ☺️
My Alex drawer just arrived today and I'm sitting here staring at the unopened box on my office floor, wishing you would come assemble it for me. Lol. Thankfully, your tutorial was thorough and easy to follow. Thanks!
Dude you’re a legend, I literally had trouble because I was overthinking on how to put on the top drawer after having the top on and you answered my question the moment the video started 🙏🙏
Thank you for a fabulous tutorial!!! You did a wonderful job explaining what to do step by step! I put this together in maybe an hour and a half. I’m a senior woman and had no problems at all. In my opinion, watching the video all the way through before starting to put it together is beneficial. THANK YOU!
It has been 20 years since I have put together any thing from Ikea. Your instructions are excellent! I am now ready to go. You don't rush or assume we already know and your calming voice all help. Thank you very much!
This was so informational! Im (hopefully) getting two if these tomorrow, and my dad claims to not be the best at putting things together (and neither and I). Im prepared to have to fly solo on this and Ive never built anything in my life, so I went tou good ol UA-cam ti figure it out, and this video was so easy to follow and very well put together! Thank you so much for making ny life 100 times easier!!
Thanks for this. I just put together the koppang dresser yesterday and i still have 2 of these to put together and these looks significantly easier. Just be warned that if you aren't putting together this on carpet to put a blanket down as the boards scratch really easily. I learned the hard way with my dresser.
I absolutely love you 😂😂 I would never have assembled this desk without this video.. The instructions suck ass, and your video was spot on!! So very appreciated. I will definitely be coming to watch you for any assembly I have to do in the future! Your videos are amazing, and make things so easy!! So so so thankful for you.❤
Huge thanks for this -- mine was slightly different in spots but this was a huge help. I can't ever figure out the stupid directions with these things and you were crystal clear!
very helpful, thank you! I actually happened to have one of my Alex Drawers defected (Wrong size of wood slab) so I had to call Ikea mid-way through, but I ended up finishing the 2nd drawer with the help of this video.
This is awesome. When I build my new gaming desk I'm getting two of these and a counter top from lowe's. This is going to be so nice when its done and apparently really easy to assemble!
Awesome video! Helped a lot! My only complaint was I was putting a LAGKAPTEN top on 2 of these to make a vanity table so I ended up with the top at the bottom and the bottoms at the top. Easy fix once I realised my mistake, just swapped the top and bottom panels to allow me to screw the top on 😊
You absolutely saved me! I ended up watching this rather than reading the paper guidance. Mine had very slight differences but even with that the way you explained it made way more sense. Thank you!
Thank you so much!!!! This is so helpful! I followed another UA-camr before who said to put the lock screws in first!! Took me so long to figure out why the side pieces weren't fitting. I wish your video came up first lol
Hey funny enough I just built mine today as well. Did you have diffrent components than in the video? Like I didn't need the screws that use the Allen wrench at all. And the bottom foot pegs use adhesive instead of the screw in. Was this the same for you?
Really appreciate this video , worked really great, my Alex drawers are a newer model I think, because the bottom was different, it had cams but other than that, the step by step was great
decided to do the assembling myself because service was too pricey. thank you! you made it look a bit easy and now i'm less intimidated to do this by myself LOL
Yeah they're criminal for not telling you you need 3 different tools. I'd definitely not have ordered this piece of shit if i knew how fiddly and annoying it was gonna be to assemble
Great tutorial man, only thing I would have added is specifying which board goes on the top and which on the bottom. The paper guide doesn’t mention it either and I ended up doing it in reverse which prevents all the drawers from fitting. Easy enough to remove and put back together the right way though!
Hello thanks for the video. I want to put a laptop in the first drawer and connect it to a monitor via usb-c. There isn't any hole in the back of the drawer in order to do so, is it ?
Mines came with different holes in the bottom for like wheels etc and the little legs are m3 sticky legs not click but this tutorial is top notch thanks a lot man! Ikea should hire you to do tutorials for assembling their Merch!
Hi I bought a gaming desk but it's little bit small Do i need to return it and take one bigger or buy alex and take for big space and drawers ? What do you think?
Thanks for this! I put the 9 drawer version together, and got my top and bottom mixed up. But I did sort it out. I wondered about the screws in the drawers and why that was important. So thanks for showing that!
Hello nice work . Thanks for sharing . My husband installed l for me . Guys I have this drawers for my make up and home office . It’s really nice and good cabinet size girls i highly recommend this to you , trust me . I will post mine in my Community so you can see the pictures . I love love it .
If you, like me, mixed the top with the bottom... it's okay, it's possible to remove the cam lock and change them ! check the video called " How to remove a cam lock (C shaped) from Ikea furniture " and you're good to go
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Awesome tutorial. The other tutorial on this drawer that has 300k views has wrong information in it. Ikea has changed the parts and assembly since that video was made. For instance, in the other video they insert the cam screw before instead of after and that really messed me up. This video helped greatly.
Thank you!!! I saw that one as well after I uploaded this video. Not sure why you would want to insert the cam first, lol.
@@NotATechShow well THAT is not embarrassing at all. Damn upside down was the ticket. Ugh. Lol. Ty!!
Haha no worries. It happens to the best of us! Thanks for watching !
@@NotATechShow VOLUME SUXXXXXXXXXX
I know man. I had no idea until the deed was done. I’m obviously no editing genius. But hey, this video did alright for my channel so I am okay with that lol
This was the best tutorial on how to assemble these drawers I could find. THANK YOU. It was very helpful. I just finished putting my drawers together. ☺️
My Alex drawer just arrived today and I'm sitting here staring at the unopened box on my office floor, wishing you would come assemble it for me. Lol. Thankfully, your tutorial was thorough and easy to follow. Thanks!
Dude you’re a legend, I literally had trouble because I was overthinking on how to put on the top drawer after having the top on and you answered my question the moment the video started 🙏🙏
Getting two of these drawer units today, wanted to watch a video beforehand to have an idea of what to expect. Thank you for all the great info!
That tutorial was so easy to follow and straight to the point thank you!!
Thank you for a fabulous tutorial!!! You did a wonderful job explaining what to do step by step! I put this together in maybe an hour and a half. I’m a senior woman and had no problems at all. In my opinion, watching the video all the way through before starting to put it together is beneficial. THANK YOU!
It has been 20 years since I have put together any thing from Ikea. Your instructions are excellent! I am now ready to go. You don't rush or assume we already know and your calming voice all help. Thank you very much!
Thank you for watching! Don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions. You can comment or send me a message on twitter or Instagram @notatechshow
This was so informational! Im (hopefully) getting two if these tomorrow, and my dad claims to not be the best at putting things together (and neither and I). Im prepared to have to fly solo on this and Ive never built anything in my life, so I went tou good ol UA-cam ti figure it out, and this video was so easy to follow and very well put together! Thank you so much for making ny life 100 times easier!!
You are very welcome! I’m am so glad I could help! I am pinning this comment to the top on this video :)
Thanks for this. I just put together the koppang dresser yesterday and i still have 2 of these to put together and these looks significantly easier.
Just be warned that if you aren't putting together this on carpet to put a blanket down as the boards scratch really easily. I learned the hard way with my dresser.
i just collected this yesterday, just finished work and i’m about to build this whilst watching your video, can’t wait😇
Two years later and this has helped me so much when I tell you I was so confused at first until I saw this u helped a lot thanks!
Thank you so much for this video. It was so easy to follow and I was able to build my vanity all by myself with your help :)
awesome! thank you for watching!
Thank you so much for making this! Perfectly done and easy to understand!
The most helpful video on the internet!
Thank you so much! This video was so helpful I was able to build it all by myself !
Thank you for watching! I’m always happy to help!
Slightly different newer models but this helped me so much. Thank you for this very easy guide to assembly!
I absolutely love you 😂😂 I would never have assembled this desk without this video.. The instructions suck ass, and your video was spot on!! So very appreciated. I will definitely be coming to watch you for any assembly I have to do in the future! Your videos are amazing, and make things so easy!! So so so thankful for you.❤
Huge thanks for this -- mine was slightly different in spots but this was a huge help. I can't ever figure out the stupid directions with these things and you were crystal clear!
No problem! Thank you for watching! Yeah i think they changed a few things on this years model so its a little different.
@@NotATechShow Still super close and helpful. Again, great work.
Thanks for saving me from stress and saving a lot of time. God bless you and your family ❤️
I was happy to see that I’m not the only one with a wooden dowel left over.
Thanks for your help.
very helpful, thank you! I actually happened to have one of my Alex Drawers defected (Wrong size of wood slab) so I had to call Ikea mid-way through, but I ended up finishing the 2nd drawer with the help of this video.
I have the same issue with the smallest drawer. The base wood panel for the drawer is a tiny bit too long.
This is awesome. When I build my new gaming desk I'm getting two of these and a counter top from lowe's. This is going to be so nice when its done and apparently really easy to assemble!
Nice! I would love to see it when it's done. I'm on Twitter and Instagram @notatechshow 🙂
Omg I love you for making this look so easy! I’ve been putting it off for so long but I can finally assemble something all by myself for a change! 😭
Technically you didn’t because you watched a video
@@phillipe4742 omg what a jerk!!!!!
@@phillipe4742 That’s like saying you didn’t because you followed the instructions. Which yes, this video is the instructions but in video form.
@@phillipe4742 pepega brain
thank you! ive never build anything by myself so i feel much more confident now.
you are very welcome! thank you for stopping by and watching
Amazing man. You made my life easy as I was struggling
This tutorial is exceptional. Easy to follow. Thank you!
thank you!
Awesome video! Helped a lot! My only complaint was I was putting a LAGKAPTEN top on 2 of these to make a vanity table so I ended up with the top at the bottom and the bottoms at the top. Easy fix once I realised my mistake, just swapped the top and bottom panels to allow me to screw the top on 😊
Very easy and simple to follow. Was a little stuck with the drawers at the end but this video cleared it all up
Thank you for watching! Im glad i could help
Thank you so much I just got the Alex drawer and you made the assembly so easy
You are very welcome! Thank you for watching
You absolutely saved me! I ended up watching this rather than reading the paper guidance. Mine had very slight differences but even with that the way you explained it made way more sense. Thank you!
awesome! thank you for watching! yeah, i think they changed some things on the new models
Thanks for posting this, you've made the best tutorial by far!
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!!!! This is so helpful! I followed another UA-camr before who said to put the lock screws in first!! Took me so long to figure out why the side pieces weren't fitting. I wish your video came up first lol
Спасибо бро! Попался брак, с вашим руководством упаковал всё как было😁
That was so helpful and easy, I followed step-by-step and it's complete now.
Thank you very much
like and subscribe to your channel ✌️
Amazing video!!! This helped me tremendously!!!!!!
Amazing easy-to-follow video!
What a great tutorial! Thank you.
Best tutorial of these! Thank you!!! ❤
Great video man! Simple and efficient!
Thank you!
Great video! Super helpful.
Omg I saw this video before assembling today
It was SUPER HELPFUL
Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️
you are very welcome! thank you for watching! ❤️
Hey funny enough I just built mine today as well. Did you have diffrent components than in the video? Like I didn't need the screws that use the Allen wrench at all. And the bottom foot pegs use adhesive instead of the screw in. Was this the same for you?
very helpful and nicely filmed video. Thanks!
Helped me so much!! Thank you!!
Really appreciate this video , worked really great, my Alex drawers are a newer model I think, because the bottom was different, it had cams but other than that, the step by step was great
Awesome! Thanks for watching and the feedback! This one was fun to film 😀
decided to do the assembling myself because service was too pricey. thank you! you made it look a bit easy and now i'm less intimidated to do this by myself LOL
You are welcome! Thank you for watching 😊
This vid was insaaanely helpful! Thanks a bunch!
No problem! Thanks for watching
Putting my together, appreciate the video. Big help 😁🤙🏽
no problem! thanks for watching!
What a solid walkthrough!
Nobody told me this thing was a 27kg behemoth that needed 10000 screws.
Yeah they're criminal for not telling you you need 3 different tools. I'd definitely not have ordered this piece of shit if i knew how fiddly and annoying it was gonna be to assemble
This video helped so much, thank you.
you are very welcome! im glad i could help!
Great tutorial man, only thing I would have added is specifying which board goes on the top and which on the bottom. The paper guide doesn’t mention it either and I ended up doing it in reverse which prevents all the drawers from fitting. Easy enough to remove and put back together the right way though!
Really good tutorial!!
Thank you!
Thank you so much you help me alot 😭❤️
Cams are different now, and which is considered the top? The manual shows swap the top and bottom if using under a desk
omg thank you!!! this helped out a lot
I’m glad I could help!
How sturdy is the bottom of the drawers?
Can you put a few books in the drawers without the bottom caving in?
Hello thanks for the video. I want to put a laptop in the first drawer and connect it to a monitor via usb-c. There isn't any hole in the back of the drawer in order to do so, is it ?
Do you think this would make a good table top for temporary desk?
Mines came with different holes in the bottom for like wheels etc and the little legs are m3 sticky legs not click but this tutorial is top notch thanks a lot man! Ikea should hire you to do tutorials for assembling their Merch!
Very great tutorial!
Thank you this made it so easy
Awesome! Thank you for watching!
When adding the top panel make sure you place it near the drawer sliders for the smaller drawers.
Discovered this after building them LOL 😂 All good, just swapped them around but had to remove the little feet I’d put on the wrong end 😂
Good tutorial 👍
Thank you!!!
Hi
I bought a gaming desk but it's little bit small
Do i need to return it and take one bigger or buy alex and take for big space and drawers ?
What do you think?
I got these second hand with no screws keeping the drawer on the rails. Could you provide the screw specifications so I can buy some? Cheers
Super helpful video!
My alex drawers are arriving today! Cant wait to build them ill let you know how it goes. 😊
thats awesome! good luck! feel free to drop a comment if you need help
❤this video was verry helpfull😁
omg this made it so easy to assemble the drawers i was completely lost with the instructions packet
I am glad I could help! Thank you for watching!
Thank you. Without this vlog I would be going nuts for sure
God bless you showing videos
any tips on get the cam locks out? i mess up my build
Thank you so much it helped me so much!
You are very welcome. Thank you for watching!
Thanks for this! I put the 9 drawer version together, and got my top and bottom mixed up. But I did sort it out. I wondered about the screws in the drawers and why that was important. So thanks for showing that!
You are very welcome! I’m happy to help any time with ikea furniture. Don’t be a stranger :)
I also got my top and bottom mixed up ! :)
You're a lifesaver
Thank you this would’ve taken me hours to figure out
No problem! Thank you for watching!
Is this heavy? Also is the one on castors the same? Thanks!
You are an absolute god.
Thanks, lol.
this guy is a legend
i hope im that guy, haha! thanks Alez
Thank you, it helped me a lot. Your voice sounds nice, you should be a voice over for many vids. Thanks
Haha thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)
Excellent video 👌🏻
Thank you!
Thanks for this video. I had to wait a while to do mine ande had lost the instructions . this made it super easy to understand. Thanks again
Thank you for watching! I'm glad i could help
Thanks for this video 🙏🏻
You are very welcome!
You are awesome!
Thanks for this!
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!
This helped so much. Thank you ❤️
About these drawers, can you fit a4 books in there ?
yessir this was so helpful
Thanks for a great video
Thank you for watching!
Can i put desk board on to of this drawer?
And if i can, how?
Hello nice work . Thanks for sharing . My husband installed l for me .
Guys I have this drawers for my make up and home office . It’s really nice and good cabinet size girls i highly recommend this to you , trust me . I will post mine in my Community so you can see the pictures . I love love it .
Thanks for watching!
so helpful! thanks!
you are very welcome! thanks for watching!
*_muchas gracias por tu video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!_*
How do you attach the casters?
I owe u my life!
A simple subscribe will do just fine. No need to owe your life ;)
Awesome video I’m about to begin my assembly! About how long did this take you?
good luck! with filming, it took me about an hour. you should be able to tackle this in about 30 minutes or so
awesome I’ve already started and with your help it’s been smooth so far thank you!! 😊😊😊😊
Mission completed! Thanks again for the video!
Apparently Ikea changes the build once every 6 months lol thank you for your help tho!
If you, like me, mixed the top with the bottom... it's okay, it's possible to remove the cam lock and change them ! check the video called " How to remove a cam lock (C shaped) from Ikea furniture " and you're good to go
Thanks you so much for this, but why am I all out of wooden dows and still have to do 3 more drawers? Do you think I’ll be fine not using them?
same issue and if you haven’t already figured it out no you won’t be fine
Because for the 3 big drawers you don’t use the wooden ones
This was very helpful
Awesome! Thank you for watching