Vinyl strip for chipboard shelf edge

edinburgher

I have managed to build an Ikea bookcase with half of the shelves back to front, chipboard edge showing

I've already attached the backing so can't start again and have the wall drilled for safety fastenings etc.

Is there a white adhesive edging that I could buy to hide the chipboard? Like the stuff you get on the sides of doors for cheaper kitchen units?

Fat_Walt

Yes, have a look on eBay for the iron on stuff.

London50

http://www.wickes.co.uk/search?text=iron%20on%20edging

edinburgher

Cheers guys

Mr.Generous

its usually slightly wider than the board, once its on and set run a stanley blade along at a slight angle to trim it flush.

TheCyclingProgrammer

If by backing you mean the thin hardboard that you nail in with tacks then honestly, you'd be better off dismantling and rebuilding. You should be able to carefully pry the hardboard out, start with a flat edge like an old chisel or knife and lever it up. Once you have a gap you should be able to use a claw hammer to carefully pry up the rest. Rebuild, then re-fix the back.

Fat_Walt

TheCyclingProgrammer wrote: »

If by backing you mean the thin hardboard that you nail in with tacks then honestly, you'd be better off dismantling and rebuilding. You should be able to carefully pry the hardboard out, start with a flat edge like an old chisel or knife and lever it up. Once you have a gap you should be able to use a claw hammer to carefully pry up the rest. Rebuild, then re-fix the back.

And what about the nail holes in the front of the shelves?

TheCyclingProgrammer

Fat_Walt wrote: »

And what about the nail holes in the front of the shelves?

Why would the shelves have holes in? The various Ikea bookcases I've assembled have the back nailed into the edge of the frame, not the back of the shelves.

Fat_Walt

TheCyclingProgrammer wrote: »

Why would the shelves have holes in? The various Ikea bookcases I've assembled have the back nailed into the edge of the frame, not the back of the shelves.

Maybe because the shelves were nailed too. Just a thought.

TheCyclingProgrammer

Fat_Walt wrote: »

And what about the nail holes in the front of the shelves?

Fat_Walt wrote: »

Maybe because the shelves were nailed too. Just a thought.

As I said, not on any Ikea bookcases I've built.

Mr.Generous

If the shelves were just resting on supports you'd turn them round, they must be secured in somehow. If its cam and dowel you could undo, but if its wooden dowels glued in they can split apart when you try and dismantle. Iron on edging is pretty easy to do and very cheap. OP you certainly won't be the last person to make this kind of mistake, and when building flat pack stuff I have done the same kind of thing occasionally.