Billy Bookcase Skirting Board Cut Out

Ikea billy bookcase skirting board cutout size.

Billy bookcase skirting board cut out.

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. To cut the skirting board on a 45 degree angle we used a multifunction tool. 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. 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.

Posted by 1 day ago. Much more than the 6 cm. Don t cut on the line though. At first i though i could cut it out more but that would impact the bottom shelf.

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. Turns out the baseboards are too high. Mark the outline of the needed cuts on both sides of the bookcase. A height of 208 cm was required as the billy s are 202 cm tall the floor had to be doubled by 6 cm.

Making a submarine out of ikea 365 good container. Posted by 5 years ago. They are inexpensive and can quickly make the needed curved cuts. If you re handy with a jigsaw use this to cut out the shape.

Every model in the billy series also features adjustable shelves so you can fit anything from books to trophies and everything in between. Cut fairly close and sand the rest of the edge smooth to blend with the existing cut out. Place the bookcase against the wall. 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.

We then measured and trimmed the skirting boards on the side walls. Lay the bookcase face down on the floor and use a coping saw to make the cuts. Ikea billy bookcase skirting board cutout size. I could probably add some molding to make it look nicer.

For the base we built a basic wood frame see photo above. Figure out the height depth and shape of the cut you need to make so the bookcase will fit over the baseboard. Billy bookcase baseboards too high. Should i make a simple base out of 2x4 s.