Every model in the billy series also features adjustable shelves so you can fit anything from books to trophies and everything in between.
Billy bookcase skirting board cut out.
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.
Mark the outline of the needed cuts on both sides of the bookcase.
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.
Lay the bookcase face down on the floor and use a coping saw to make the cuts.
A height of 208 cm was required as the billy s are 202 cm tall the floor had to be doubled by 6 cm.
Cut fairly close and sand the rest of the edge smooth to blend with the existing cut out.
Making a submarine out of ikea 365 good container.
To cut the skirting board on a 45 degree angle we used a multifunction tool.
Should i make a simple base out of 2x4 s.
Ikea billy bookcase skirting board cutout size.
If you re handy with a jigsaw use this to cut out the shape.
I don t want to return the as these fit perfectly in the.
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.
Don t cut on the line though.
I could probably add some molding to make it look nicer.
Figure out the height depth and shape of the cut you need to make so the bookcase will fit over the baseboard.
Ikea billy bookcase skirting board cutout size.
Turns out the baseboards are too high.
Place the bookcase against the wall.
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Billy bookcase baseboards too high.
They are inexpensive and can quickly make the needed curved cuts.
If you have an off cut of a piece of skirting place your bookshelf flat on the ground and trace the outline of the board onto the side of your bookshelf.
For the base we built a basic wood frame see photo above.
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.
Much more than the 6 cm.
At first i though i could cut it out more but that would impact the bottom shelf.