Ikea Kallax
Made a base for my Ikea Kallax shelf so that:
1) If my basement has a minor flood the press board won’t get wet.
2) It can be moved around.
3) It can be raised off of the floor.
One of the big questions was how to fasten the base to the shelf. Was there any substance in the bottom shelf that the screws could fasten to and would it hold to the base. Ie or would the screws just pull out?
You can click on any of the pics for a larger image, that you can then enlarge.
Pics of custom base:
Pics of the partially finished base:
The access hole in the bottom of the base is so I can reach my hand in to screw the base on to the shelf.
Pics of the finished base:
Pics of how I screwed the base to the shelf:
Note the shelf is upside down and the base with the wheels up will be placed on the shelf.
There is solid material in the corners of the shelf for the screws to assemble the shelf to the sidewalls, so the screws won’t pull through the shelf. I angled the screw towards the corners.
Pic of shelf on the unfinished base:
Pics of the finished shelf and base!:
And yes the concrete floor is not very level. I ended up putting levelers in the corners.
I really didn’t need this size bolt for strength. But if you wanted ~4.5 inches, that is the size they had.
I built one for a 1x4, 2x4, and 3x4 Ikea shelf. So the base dimensions will depend on what kind of shelf you pick.
The frame was built with scrap wood. The exterior was primed trim board. I didn’t have any trim board so you can choose any style trim you want.
I tried to balance the height of the trim board to minimize the number of boards.