How to Assemble IKEA LAIVA Bookcase

Step-by-step assembly

1. 

   Step 1

   Screw 4 cam bolts (118331) into the 4 short post pieces.

   Into the end with the holes, by hand with a Phillips screwdriver.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:16)

2. 

   Step 2

   Push 2 wooden dowels (101339) in beside each cam bolt.

   8 dowels in all. Check the holes on each piece face the way the manual shows.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:23)

3. 

   Step 3

   Join each short piece to a long piece to make 4 posts.

   Lock each joint with a cam lock (118224), turned with a flat screwdriver. Don’t lift a post by one end.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:30)

4. 

   Step 4

   Push wooden dowels into both ends of the 4 end blocks.

   8 dowels for each side frame.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:39)

5. 

   Step 5 · manual step 4

   Press the posts onto the blocks to make 2 side frames.

   The short pieces go at the same end on both frames.

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6. 

   Step 6 · manual step 5

   Stand one frame on its edge and fit the bottom shelf.

   Fix it with 2 bolts (100214) and the Allen key. See the manual close-up for which shelf edge faces up.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:52)

7. 

   Step 7 · manual step 6

   Fit the other 4 shelves the same way.

   2 bolts (100214) per shelf — 8 in all.

   ▶ Watch this step (1:01)

8. 

   Step 8 · manual step 7

   Stand the second frame on the other side of the shelves.

   Fix it with 10 bolts (100214), 2 into each shelf.

   ▶ Watch this step (1:11)

9. 

   Step 9 · manual step 8

   Lay the 2 back panels on the bottom and top sections.

   Each one covers the space between two shelves.

   ▶ Watch this step (1:21)

10. 

    Step 10 · manual step 9

    Check the frame is square, then nail each panel’s 4 corners.

    Keep each panel 5 mm (1/4") in from the edges. 8 nails (101221) in all.

    ▶ Watch this step (1:28)

11. 

    Step 11 · manual step 10

    Hammer in the rest of the nails — 11 per panel.

    Into the shelf edges under each panel.

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12. 

    Step 12 · manual step 10

    Stand the bookcase upright.

    Tip it up onto its feet.

    ▶ Watch this step (1:45)

13. 

    Step 13 · manual step 11

    Screw 2 wall brackets (106989) onto the top shelf.

    Each with a screw (109041) and a washer (100823), at the back edge.

    ▶ Watch this step (1:51)

14. 

    Step 14 · manual step 11

    Fix the brackets to the wall.

    Wall screws and plugs are not included — use ones suited to your wall, with a washer (100823).

    ▶ Watch this step (1:59)