Turns out the baseboards are too high.
Billy bookcase skirting board cut out.
I could probably add some molding to make it look nicer.
Much more than the 6 cm.
Lay the bookcase face down on the floor and use a coping saw to make the cuts.
To get over this i removed part of the skirting against the wall where the bookcase would meet and cut out a bit of the back end of the billy with a saw so the bookcase sat flush.
We removed the existing skirting from the wall and set it aside to reuse on the front of the bookcase later.
We then measured and trimmed the skirting boards on the side walls.
Don t cut on the line though.
Ikea billy bookcase skirting board cutout size.
Place the bookcase against the wall.
Ikea billy bookcase skirting board cutout size.
Should i make a simple base out of 2x4 s.
Figure out the height depth and shape of the cut you need to make so the bookcase will fit over the baseboard.
For the base we built a basic wood frame see photo above.
Making a submarine out of ikea 365 good container.
If you re handy with a jigsaw use this to cut out the shape.
At first i though i could cut it out more but that would impact the bottom shelf.
Billy bookcase baseboards too high.
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I don t want to return the as these fit perfectly in the.
Once they sat against the wall nicely i needed to make sure they were in the perfect position to be secured into the wall with raw plugs and screws.
They are inexpensive and can quickly make the needed curved cuts.
Every model in the billy series also features adjustable shelves so you can fit anything from books to trophies and everything in between.
Skirting boards aren t so much of an issue when there are also plug sockets and stuff that will be needed as well as jags of about 5cm where the wall goes back etc so even if i could cut out space for skirting boards it still woudln t be flush.
Having been so fortunate that the width on site fits five 40 cm billy bookcases ie the span is over 200 cm wide the height of the bookcases had to be adjusted so that the base of the free floating billy extensions would later be slightly above the level of the passage.
A height of 208 cm was required as the billy s are 202 cm tall the floor had to be doubled by 6 cm.
Mark the outline of the needed cuts on both sides of the bookcase.
Billy bookcases are built with a stackable design that allows you to attach new units whenever you need additional storage just decide on what height suits your space best.
Cut fairly close and sand the rest of the edge smooth to blend with the existing cut out.