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(Lily Fern) wrote in
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The bookcase is maple, 32" Wx80"Hx12.5" deep. It has one set of glass
doors measuring 60" high which come up to about 64".

It's very unstable! Even with heavy books on the bottom shelf, it
will tip forward when the 2 doors are opened.

OK, first off check that it's not leaning forward when the doors
are closed. It's common when carpet is installed to fold the
edge under at the wall, which makes the carpet thicker there
(and causes anything set against the wall to tilt away from it).
If this is the case you can try shimming under the front to get
the bookcase to set level or lean back a tad toward the wall.

If it's level and still tips forwards, then you've basically
got the choice of fastening it to the wall, or making it
heavy enough low enough to keep the center of gravity behind
the doors. If books in the bottom won't work, you could
try a couple of lead bricks (try a marine supply store,
you're looking for "ballast" quite literally).

John