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To not fix kallax to the wall?

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BrendaTheBlendeer · 05/07/2025 19:24

Just got a new 4x2 kallax to go in the playroom. Fixing it to the wall is a bit annoying because the skirting gets in the way and you have to do it on a lean, so I'd prefer not to. Plus I don't have the tools/ability to do it so will have to pay someone.

AIBU to leave it unfixed? I know that there have been some terrible stories if wardrobes/chests of drawers failing on young kids but a kallax doesn't seem as much of a risk even if full of boxes.

DC are 3 and 6, never try to climb the one in the bedroom (which is fixed).

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Mynewnameis · 07/07/2025 17:48

BrendaTheBlendeer · 06/07/2025 11:21

Yes, I feel very confused about a lot of the responses on this thread.

I totally understand the risk of heavy wardrobes and particularly chest of drawers when the drawers are pulled out. But kallax are quite different, and don't have the same top heavy risk, so I was trying to specifically understand if they are actually a danger.

I don't have a cat but it would have to be a pretty strong one to push over any of the kallax I have!

We put ours together this weekend. 4x4. We don't usually fix anything but this definitely did need it..my dd is 12 not a toddler.
It could be a slight slope on floor etc.
I made sure she put her books on the bottom, aswell as fixing it.

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