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Fixing IKEA furniture

  • 02-05-2011 10:53pm
    #1
    RedXIV
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    OK guys, probably a simple one for ye handy types. :)

    I have a set of drawers that I put together with no problems 2 weeks ago. Then I moved house and while moving the drawers from downstairs in the old house to upstairs in the new house, I broke a piece. Its a board that goes across the bottom holding the two side panels together nice and tight so the drawers stay on the tracks. Because this is now broken, the bottom drawer is regularly falling off its tracks.

    Now I'm perfectly capable putting together flat pack furniture but I'm no DIY handyman. I'm just wondering is there a simple solution to this? I was thinking of getting a piece of wood the same length as the broken one and drilling bolts or something into the sides where the broken piece used to be. Is there a flaw in my plan I'm missing? is the wood not suitable for this? would I be better off with some "no more nails"? Please remember I'm pretty useless at most of this :)

    Cheers!


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