We've acquired some second hand Ikea IVAR shelving but have no idea how it
goes together - can anyone help?

Emma

lloer wrote:

We've acquired some second hand Ikea IVAR shelving but have no idea how it
goes together - can anyone help?

Basically you have four uprights, one at each corner, with the
shelves sitting between.

The bolts (presuming they were included) go through the holes in
the uprights into the pre-drilled starter hole in the piece of
wood across the end of the shelf. Depending on the number of
uprights (and hence bays) you have, you can share uprights
between adjacent sets of shelves. Otherwise, it is your choice
whether to use the inside or outside set of holes. Each run of
shelving should have at least one x-shaped cross brace tieing a
pair of adjacent uprights together.

If there is a specific problem, could you describe it in more
detail.

Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

I've got loads of the stuff in the kids bedrooms.

You should have got a number of metel pegs with the shelving. If you haven't
got these, then Ikea can supply them separately.

These go into the holes in the side pieces. If you look under the shelves,
there is a metal "slot" in each corner, which fits over the metal pegs. In
its simplest form, you have two side panels with the pegs pointing inwards -
4 for each shelf, all at the same height. This can be expanded as far as you
like, with more side panels and shelves (you only need to add 1 side panel
for another "column" of shelves - ie 2 shelf width = 3 side panels, 4 shelf
width = 5 panels and so on.

I've screwed the side panels to the wall with one screw at the top of each
side panel. Once the shelves are in place, this arrangement is rock solid.
I've also cut out at the bottom rear for the skirting board.

--
Tony Collins



"lloer" wrote in message
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We've acquired some second hand Ikea IVAR shelving but have no idea how it
goes together - can anyone help?

Emma

We've acquired some second hand Ikea IVAR shelving but have no idea how it
goes together - can anyone help?
Basically you have four uprights, one at each corner, with the
shelves sitting between.
The bolts (presuming they were included) go through the holes in
the uprights into the pre-drilled starter hole in the piece of
wood across the end of the shelf.

Sounds to me like the Sten I have behind me, not the Ivar he was
asking about...

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lloer wrote:

We've acquired some second hand Ikea IVAR shelving but have no idea how it
goes together - can anyone help?



It all goes together into the bin, like any other IKEA product :-)


Emma

It all goes together into the bin, like any other IKEA product :-)

Have to say i`ve been happy with my Sten shelving (2 sets) - been up for
about 8 years carrying quite a bit of weight (just like myself :-} ) and
no signs of warping

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"Tony Collins" reply_to_group wrote in message
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I've got loads of the stuff in the kids bedrooms.

You should have got a number of metel pegs with the shelving. If you
haven't
got these, then Ikea can supply them separately.

These go into the holes in the side pieces. If you look under the shelves,
there is a metal "slot" in each corner, which fits over the metal pegs. In
its simplest form, you have two side panels with the pegs pointing
inwards -
4 for each shelf, all at the same height. This can be expanded as far as
you
like, with more side panels and shelves (you only need to add 1 side panel
for another "column" of shelves - ie 2 shelf width = 3 side panels, 4
shelf
width = 5 panels and so on.

I've screwed the side panels to the wall with one screw at the top of each
side panel. Once the shelves are in place, this arrangement is rock solid.
I've also cut out at the bottom rear for the skirting board.

Note that Tony has screwed the side thingies (like a ladder) to the wall.
If you just put up IVAR shelving, with the cross brace (metal folding cross)
screwed to the back to provide some rigidity, there is still quite a bit of
wobble, and getting everything vertical can be a problem.
The strategy of resting the shelf ends on pegs does not provide a rigid
structure!
Not an issue for bookshelves etc, but not so good for built in cupboards.
I tend to add additional bracing of some sort.
For tall shelving, there is also a strap which should be screwed to the top
of the 'ladder' and to the wall as an 'anti-topple' device.

HTH
Dave R

In message , Colin
Wilson writes
It all goes together into the bin, like any other IKEA product :-)

Have to say i`ve been happy with my Sten shelving (2 sets) - been up for
about 8 years carrying quite a bit of weight (just like myself :-} ) and
no signs of warping

Indeed, we have some in the shed that is doing fine.

I doubt that I could have bought the wood and bolts myself either and
made it as cheaply.
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Chris French, Leeds

Colin Wilson wrote:

Sounds to me like the Sten I have behind me, not the Ivar he was
asking about...

Sorry, my mistake :-(

Chris.
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

Thanks to all!

It turns out that we were missing some cross braces - we worked out the rest
quite easily but couldn't find anything in the big bag of bits that would
reduce the wobble! The shelving came from my parents shop which they have
recently closed down due to serious illness and so its understandable that
they got forgotten. IIRC, they're only £1 or so from IKEA so we'll pick some
up next trip.

Thanks again,

Lloer