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Creating Safer Homes Together

We all want our homes to be a safe place. When we work together, we can reduce the risk of accidents.

We all want our homes to be a safe place. But in our homes, accidents can put children at risk. By working together, we can help prevent these accidents and make the home a safer place.
The best way to help prevent furniture tip over accidents is to secure furniture to the wall. IKEA urges customers to inspect their IKEA chests of drawers and dressers to ensure that they are securely anchored to the wall using the restraints provided in the packaging. IKEA China will provide free wall mounting services for most of our tall cabinets, wardrobes, and wall cabinets if you purchase assembly service for these qualified cabinets.


Prevent Furniture Tip over Accidents

  • Secure it! Furniture must be securely attached to the wall. Use the tip-over restraint provided with the product and the right hardware for your wall type. Consult our wall anchoring guide for help.
  • Never put a TV or other heavy objects on top of a chest of drawers or any furniture not intended for use with a TV.
  • Place heavy objects in the lowest drawers.
  • Never let children climb or hang on drawers, doors or shelves.

Secure it! Wall Anchoring Guide

Furniture must be securely attached to the wall.
The hardware used to secure your furniture to the wall depends on your wall material. If your wall material is not listed or if you have any questions, consult with a local hardware retailer.

Wall material
Drywall or plaster with available wood stud

Anchoring device
Screw inserted directly into stud. For example, a 5 mm wood screw provided with IKEA FIXA plug and screw set (Figure 1)

Wall material
Drywall without available wood stud

Anchoring device
Plug with screw. For example, an 8 mm plug provided with IKEA FIXA plug and screw set (Figure 2)

Wall material
Masonry

Anchoring device
Solid Wall: Plug with screw. For example, an 8 mm plug provided with IKEA FIXA plug and screw set (Figure 3A)

Hollow Wall:
Toggle-style (Figure 3B)

Furniture must be securely attached to the wall.

The hardware used to secure your furniture to the wall depends on your wall material. If your wall material is not listed or if you have any questions, consult with a local hardware retailer, your property management company or your real estate developer.

Generally, solid walls thicker than 12cm can apply wall mounting services.

Walls applicable for mounting non-wall cabinets: Perforated cellular / lime sand brick, Hollow / Solid lime sand brick, Hollow red brick.

Walls applicable for mounting wall cabinets: Solid Concrete wall, Solid Red Brick wall (both need to be thicker than 12cm)

Walls of the following material cannot apply wall mounting services: Gypsum board wall, Air entrained brick, thermal insulating wall, soundproof wall, hollow wall, wall mounting area has water pipe or wires.

Walls sticked with the following material also cannot apply wall mounting services: Any kind of ceramic tiles, vitrified brick, marble wall

Note that for wall mounting area that is higher than 3 meters, IKEA cannot provide wall mounting services. Please prepare climbing tool at home and mark the water pipe or electric wires near the wall mounting area (we cannot apply wall mounting directly on these area). You will need to sign for wall mounting service acknowledgement before we apply wall mounting services.

Wall Mounting Service FAQ

  1. How can I know what kind of wall I have?

You can consult your property management company or your real estate developer.

  1. Can I still ask for wall mounting services for walls not listed above?

IKEA cares about you and your family’s safety. We do not provide wall mounting services to walls & material not listed above. You can consult local wall material testing institution and get professional advice.


We can All Use a Little Less to Worry about

Accidents can happen, especially when you have kids. But being prepared can stop the most serious accidents from happening.

Our home safety and child safety products are simple to install and use, and span every area of the home.

View our child safety and home safety products

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