Billy Bookcase Skirting Board Cut Out

Lay the bookcase face down on the floor and use a coping saw to make the cuts.

Billy bookcase skirting board cut out.

Ikea billy bookcase skirting board cutout size. Every model in the billy series also features adjustable shelves so you can fit anything from books to trophies and everything in between. Making a submarine out of ikea 365 good container. 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.

We removed the existing skirting from the wall and set it aside to reuse on the front of the bookcase later. I don t want to return the as these fit perfectly in the. Cut fairly close and sand the rest of the edge smooth to blend with the existing cut out. 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.

For the base we built a basic wood frame see photo above. Place the bookcase against the wall. We then measured and trimmed the skirting boards on the side walls. 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.

At first i though i could cut it out more but that would impact the bottom shelf. If you re handy with a jigsaw use this to cut out the shape. I could probably add some molding to make it look nicer. Should i make a simple base out of 2x4 s.

Mark the outline of the needed cuts on both sides of the bookcase. Posted by 1 day ago. 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. Ikea billy bookcase skirting board cutout size.

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. Turns out the baseboards are too high. Figure out the height depth and shape of the cut you need to make so the bookcase will fit over the baseboard. Don t cut on the line though.

Posted by 5 years ago. To cut the skirting board on a 45 degree angle we used a multifunction tool. They are inexpensive and can quickly make the needed curved 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.