How to assemble IKEA RÅDMANSÖ 3-Drawer Dresser

Step-by-step assembly

1. 

   Step 1

   Screw a wall bracket (158701) onto each side panel.

   2 screws (151931) per bracket, at the top back corner.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:20)

2. 

   Step 2

   Screw 3 runners onto the inside of each side panel.

   CR on one side, CL on the other — 9 screws (10047245) each.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:27)

3. 

   Step 3

   Hang both side panels on the ends of the top panel.

   Push the pins into the keyholes, then press down until they click.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:34)

4. 

   Step 4

   Fit the front rail (10100249) between the sides under the top.

   2 screws (105811) at each end.

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5. 

   Step 5

   Push 2 dowels (101350) into each back panel.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:48)

6. 

   Step 6 · manual step 6–7

   Slide the two back panels down the grooves in the sides.

   First one panel all the way in, then the second.

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7. 

   Step 7 · manual step 8

   Hang the bottom panel on the sides and press it down until it clicks.

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8. 

   Step 8 · manual step 9

   Drive in 2 screws (105251) through the bottom with the hex key.

   ▶ Watch this step (1:09)

9. 

   Step 9 · manual step 10

   Join the 2 leg frames with the 2 rails — 4 bolts (10003283).

   Use the hex key. The frame is upside down.

   ▶ Watch this step (1:14)

10. 

    Step 10 · manual step 11

    Roll the carcass onto its top. Fix the leg frame with 4 bolts (10120564).

    ▶ Watch this step (1:22)

11. 

    Step 11 · manual step 12

    Screw the 4 feet (10121698 + 10114605) into the legs, then turn it upright.

    ▶ Watch this step (1:31)

12. 

    Step 12 · manual step 13

    Check it is level. Adjust the 4 feet with the spanner (190459).

    ▶ Watch this step (1:39)

13. 

    Step 13 · manual step 14–16

    Mark the 2 holes through the brackets, move the dresser away and drill.

    Ø 8 mm, push in the plugs (10087223). Solid wood: Ø 3 mm, no plugs — see the manual.

    ▶ Watch this step (1:45)

14. 

    Step 14 · manual step 17

    Push it back. Screw it to the wall through both brackets.

    2 screws (109572) with washers (126916).

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15. 

    Step 15

    Now the 3 drawers.

    All three are the same — we build one step by step.

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16. 

    Step 16 · manual step 18

    Hang both sides on the drawer front and press them down until they click.

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17. 

    Step 17 · manual step 19

    Turn the drawer onto its front. Slide the bottom down the grooves.

    ▶ Watch this step (2:10)

18. 

    Step 18 · manual step 20–21

    Press the wire fitting (10040242) into the back, then fit the back.

    It goes between the sides, over the bottom.

    ▶ Watch this step (2:17)

19. 

    Step 19 · manual step 22

    Push in 4 cam dowels (159553), then 4 cam locks (117434).

    Turn the cam locks clockwise.

    ▶ Watch this step (2:23)

20. 

    Step 20 · manual step 23

    Turn the drawer over. Screw on the runners DL and DR — 6 screws (10047245).

    ▶ Watch this step (2:31)

21. 

    Step 21 · manual step 24

    Fit the knob (10109447) with the screw (119976) from the inside.

    Use a screwdriver — not a drill.

    ▶ Watch this step (2:38)

22. 

    Step 22 · manual step 18–24

    Build the other 2 drawers the same way.

    ▶ Watch this step (2:44)

23. 

    Step 23 · manual step 25

    Slide the 3 drawers in on their runners.

    Open only one drawer at a time.

    ▶ Watch this step (2:49)