How to Assemble the Alex drawer assembly from Ikea in easy to follow, step by step instructions. Tools required - Philips Screwdriver - Hammer or Rubber Mallet
Awesome tutorial. The other tutorial on this drawer that has 300k views has wrong information in it. Ikea has changed the parts and assembly since that video was made. For instance, in the other video they insert the cam screw before instead of after and that really messed me up. This video helped greatly.
I know man. I had no idea until the deed was done. I’m obviously no editing genius. But hey, this video did alright for my channel so I am okay with that lol
This was the best tutorial on how to assemble these drawers I could find. THANK YOU. It was very helpful. I just finished putting my drawers together. ☺️
Dude you’re a legend, I literally had trouble because I was overthinking on how to put on the top drawer after having the top on and you answered my question the moment the video started 🙏🙏
My Alex drawer just arrived today and I'm sitting here staring at the unopened box on my office floor, wishing you would come assemble it for me. Lol. Thankfully, your tutorial was thorough and easy to follow. Thanks!
Thanks for this. I just put together the koppang dresser yesterday and i still have 2 of these to put together and these looks significantly easier. Just be warned that if you aren't putting together this on carpet to put a blanket down as the boards scratch really easily. I learned the hard way with my dresser.
This was so informational! Im (hopefully) getting two if these tomorrow, and my dad claims to not be the best at putting things together (and neither and I). Im prepared to have to fly solo on this and Ive never built anything in my life, so I went tou good ol RUclips ti figure it out, and this video was so easy to follow and very well put together! Thank you so much for making ny life 100 times easier!!
Thank you for a fabulous tutorial!!! You did a wonderful job explaining what to do step by step! I put this together in maybe an hour and a half. I’m a senior woman and had no problems at all. In my opinion, watching the video all the way through before starting to put it together is beneficial. THANK YOU!
It has been 20 years since I have put together any thing from Ikea. Your instructions are excellent! I am now ready to go. You don't rush or assume we already know and your calming voice all help. Thank you very much!
Awesome video! Helped a lot! My only complaint was I was putting a LAGKAPTEN top on 2 of these to make a vanity table so I ended up with the top at the bottom and the bottoms at the top. Easy fix once I realised my mistake, just swapped the top and bottom panels to allow me to screw the top on 😊
very helpful, thank you! I actually happened to have one of my Alex Drawers defected (Wrong size of wood slab) so I had to call Ikea mid-way through, but I ended up finishing the 2nd drawer with the help of this video.
I absolutely love you 😂😂 I would never have assembled this desk without this video.. The instructions suck ass, and your video was spot on!! So very appreciated. I will definitely be coming to watch you for any assembly I have to do in the future! Your videos are amazing, and make things so easy!! So so so thankful for you.❤
This is awesome. When I build my new gaming desk I'm getting two of these and a counter top from lowe's. This is going to be so nice when its done and apparently really easy to assemble!
Thank you so much!!!! This is so helpful! I followed another RUclipsr before who said to put the lock screws in first!! Took me so long to figure out why the side pieces weren't fitting. I wish your video came up first lol
Huge thanks for this -- mine was slightly different in spots but this was a huge help. I can't ever figure out the stupid directions with these things and you were crystal clear!
You absolutely saved me! I ended up watching this rather than reading the paper guidance. Mine had very slight differences but even with that the way you explained it made way more sense. Thank you!
Hey funny enough I just built mine today as well. Did you have diffrent components than in the video? Like I didn't need the screws that use the Allen wrench at all. And the bottom foot pegs use adhesive instead of the screw in. Was this the same for you?
An excellent video, very informative. However when i ran out of cam screws I realised that the equipment had been updated and I had to go back and swap all of the base cams with plastic ones as opposed to the metal ones used for the drawers themselves.
decided to do the assembling myself because service was too pricey. thank you! you made it look a bit easy and now i'm less intimidated to do this by myself LOL
Really appreciate this video , worked really great, my Alex drawers are a newer model I think, because the bottom was different, it had cams but other than that, the step by step was great
Great tutorial man, only thing I would have added is specifying which board goes on the top and which on the bottom. The paper guide doesn’t mention it either and I ended up doing it in reverse which prevents all the drawers from fitting. Easy enough to remove and put back together the right way though!
Mines came with different holes in the bottom for like wheels etc and the little legs are m3 sticky legs not click but this tutorial is top notch thanks a lot man! Ikea should hire you to do tutorials for assembling their Merch!
Hello thanks for the video. I want to put a laptop in the first drawer and connect it to a monitor via usb-c. There isn't any hole in the back of the drawer in order to do so, is it ?
Hello nice work . Thanks for sharing . My husband installed l for me . Guys I have this drawers for my make up and home office . It’s really nice and good cabinet size girls i highly recommend this to you , trust me . I will post mine in my Community so you can see the pictures . I love love it .
Hi I bought a gaming desk but it's little bit small Do i need to return it and take one bigger or buy alex and take for big space and drawers ? What do you think?
Thanks for this! I put the 9 drawer version together, and got my top and bottom mixed up. But I did sort it out. I wondered about the screws in the drawers and why that was important. So thanks for showing that!
If you, like me, mixed the top with the bottom... it's okay, it's possible to remove the cam lock and change them ! check the video called " How to remove a cam lock (C shaped) from Ikea furniture " and you're good to go
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Awesome tutorial. The other tutorial on this drawer that has 300k views has wrong information in it. Ikea has changed the parts and assembly since that video was made. For instance, in the other video they insert the cam screw before instead of after and that really messed me up. This video helped greatly.
Thank you!!! I saw that one as well after I uploaded this video. Not sure why you would want to insert the cam first, lol.
@@NotATechShow well THAT is not embarrassing at all. Damn upside down was the ticket. Ugh. Lol. Ty!!
Haha no worries. It happens to the best of us! Thanks for watching !
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I know man. I had no idea until the deed was done. I’m obviously no editing genius. But hey, this video did alright for my channel so I am okay with that lol
This was the best tutorial on how to assemble these drawers I could find. THANK YOU. It was very helpful. I just finished putting my drawers together. ☺️
Dude you’re a legend, I literally had trouble because I was overthinking on how to put on the top drawer after having the top on and you answered my question the moment the video started 🙏🙏
Getting two of these drawer units today, wanted to watch a video beforehand to have an idea of what to expect. Thank you for all the great info!
My Alex drawer just arrived today and I'm sitting here staring at the unopened box on my office floor, wishing you would come assemble it for me. Lol. Thankfully, your tutorial was thorough and easy to follow. Thanks!
Thanks for this. I just put together the koppang dresser yesterday and i still have 2 of these to put together and these looks significantly easier.
Just be warned that if you aren't putting together this on carpet to put a blanket down as the boards scratch really easily. I learned the hard way with my dresser.
This was so informational! Im (hopefully) getting two if these tomorrow, and my dad claims to not be the best at putting things together (and neither and I). Im prepared to have to fly solo on this and Ive never built anything in my life, so I went tou good ol RUclips ti figure it out, and this video was so easy to follow and very well put together! Thank you so much for making ny life 100 times easier!!
You are very welcome! I’m am so glad I could help! I am pinning this comment to the top on this video :)
Thank you for a fabulous tutorial!!! You did a wonderful job explaining what to do step by step! I put this together in maybe an hour and a half. I’m a senior woman and had no problems at all. In my opinion, watching the video all the way through before starting to put it together is beneficial. THANK YOU!
It has been 20 years since I have put together any thing from Ikea. Your instructions are excellent! I am now ready to go. You don't rush or assume we already know and your calming voice all help. Thank you very much!
Thank you for watching! Don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions. You can comment or send me a message on twitter or Instagram @notatechshow
That tutorial was so easy to follow and straight to the point thank you!!
i just collected this yesterday, just finished work and i’m about to build this whilst watching your video, can’t wait😇
Awesome video! Helped a lot! My only complaint was I was putting a LAGKAPTEN top on 2 of these to make a vanity table so I ended up with the top at the bottom and the bottoms at the top. Easy fix once I realised my mistake, just swapped the top and bottom panels to allow me to screw the top on 😊
Thank you so much for making this! Perfectly done and easy to understand!
very helpful, thank you! I actually happened to have one of my Alex Drawers defected (Wrong size of wood slab) so I had to call Ikea mid-way through, but I ended up finishing the 2nd drawer with the help of this video.
I have the same issue with the smallest drawer. The base wood panel for the drawer is a tiny bit too long.
Thank you so much for this video. It was so easy to follow and I was able to build my vanity all by myself with your help :)
awesome! thank you for watching!
Two years later and this has helped me so much when I tell you I was so confused at first until I saw this u helped a lot thanks!
Thank you so much! This video was so helpful I was able to build it all by myself !
Thank you for watching! I’m always happy to help!
I absolutely love you 😂😂 I would never have assembled this desk without this video.. The instructions suck ass, and your video was spot on!! So very appreciated. I will definitely be coming to watch you for any assembly I have to do in the future! Your videos are amazing, and make things so easy!! So so so thankful for you.❤
That was so helpful and easy, I followed step-by-step and it's complete now.
Thank you very much
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Thanks for saving me from stress and saving a lot of time. God bless you and your family ❤️
Slightly different newer models but this helped me so much. Thank you for this very easy guide to assembly!
This is awesome. When I build my new gaming desk I'm getting two of these and a counter top from lowe's. This is going to be so nice when its done and apparently really easy to assemble!
Nice! I would love to see it when it's done. I'm on Twitter and Instagram @notatechshow 🙂
What a great tutorial! Thank you.
This tutorial is exceptional. Easy to follow. Thank you!
thank you!
Very easy and simple to follow. Was a little stuck with the drawers at the end but this video cleared it all up
Thank you for watching! Im glad i could help
Thank you so much I just got the Alex drawer and you made the assembly so easy
You are very welcome! Thank you for watching
I was happy to see that I’m not the only one with a wooden dowel left over.
Thanks for your help.
Спасибо бро! Попался брак, с вашим руководством упаковал всё как было😁
Thank you so much!!!! This is so helpful! I followed another RUclipsr before who said to put the lock screws in first!! Took me so long to figure out why the side pieces weren't fitting. I wish your video came up first lol
The most helpful video on the internet!
Amazing video!!! This helped me tremendously!!!!!!
Great video! Super helpful.
Huge thanks for this -- mine was slightly different in spots but this was a huge help. I can't ever figure out the stupid directions with these things and you were crystal clear!
No problem! Thank you for watching! Yeah i think they changed a few things on this years model so its a little different.
@@NotATechShow Still super close and helpful. Again, great work.
Great video man! Simple and efficient!
Thank you!
Amazing man. You made my life easy as I was struggling
😊fabulous work! See you again soon. Kudos for your dedication to help put together this project. Clearly communicated!!!
You absolutely saved me! I ended up watching this rather than reading the paper guidance. Mine had very slight differences but even with that the way you explained it made way more sense. Thank you!
awesome! thank you for watching! yeah, i think they changed some things on the new models
Omg I love you for making this look so easy! I’ve been putting it off for so long but I can finally assemble something all by myself for a change! 😭
Technically you didn’t because you watched a video
@@phillipe4742 omg what a jerk!!!!!
@@phillipe4742 That’s like saying you didn’t because you followed the instructions. Which yes, this video is the instructions but in video form.
@@phillipe4742 pepega brain
thank you! ive never build anything by myself so i feel much more confident now.
you are very welcome! thank you for stopping by and watching
Omg I saw this video before assembling today
It was SUPER HELPFUL
Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️
you are very welcome! thank you for watching! ❤️
Hey funny enough I just built mine today as well. Did you have diffrent components than in the video? Like I didn't need the screws that use the Allen wrench at all. And the bottom foot pegs use adhesive instead of the screw in. Was this the same for you?
An excellent video, very informative. However when i ran out of cam screws I realised that the equipment had been updated and I had to go back and swap all of the base cams with plastic ones as opposed to the metal ones used for the drawers themselves.
very helpful and nicely filmed video. Thanks!
This vid was insaaanely helpful! Thanks a bunch!
No problem! Thanks for watching
Best tutorial of these! Thank you!!! ❤
Thanks for posting this, you've made the best tutorial by far!
Thank you so much!
Putting my together, appreciate the video. Big help 😁🤙🏽
no problem! thanks for watching!
decided to do the assembling myself because service was too pricey. thank you! you made it look a bit easy and now i'm less intimidated to do this by myself LOL
You are welcome! Thank you for watching 😊
Really appreciate this video , worked really great, my Alex drawers are a newer model I think, because the bottom was different, it had cams but other than that, the step by step was great
Awesome! Thanks for watching and the feedback! This one was fun to film 😀
I was missing the last screw step thank you thank you!!
Thank you so much you help me alot 😭❤️
Amazing easy-to-follow video!
Great tutorial man, only thing I would have added is specifying which board goes on the top and which on the bottom. The paper guide doesn’t mention it either and I ended up doing it in reverse which prevents all the drawers from fitting. Easy enough to remove and put back together the right way though!
This video helped so much, thank you.
you are very welcome! im glad i could help!
Helped me so much!! Thank you!!
Really good tutorial!!
Thank you!
omg thank you!!! this helped out a lot
I’m glad I could help!
Mines came with different holes in the bottom for like wheels etc and the little legs are m3 sticky legs not click but this tutorial is top notch thanks a lot man! Ikea should hire you to do tutorials for assembling their Merch!
What a solid walkthrough!
Super helpful video!
Do you think this would make a good table top for temporary desk?
Very great tutorial!
Thank you so much it helped me so much!
You are very welcome. Thank you for watching!
any tips on get the cam locks out? i mess up my build
Hello thanks for the video. I want to put a laptop in the first drawer and connect it to a monitor via usb-c. There isn't any hole in the back of the drawer in order to do so, is it ?
You're a lifesaver
Hello nice work . Thanks for sharing . My husband installed l for me .
Guys I have this drawers for my make up and home office . It’s really nice and good cabinet size girls i highly recommend this to you , trust me . I will post mine in my Community so you can see the pictures . I love love it .
Thanks for watching!
God bless you showing videos
How sturdy is the bottom of the drawers?
Can you put a few books in the drawers without the bottom caving in?
Thanks for this video 🙏🏻
You are very welcome!
Thanks for this!
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!
My alex drawers are arriving today! Cant wait to build them ill let you know how it goes. 😊
thats awesome! good luck! feel free to drop a comment if you need help
Thank you. Without this vlog I would be going nuts for sure
Hi
I bought a gaming desk but it's little bit small
Do i need to return it and take one bigger or buy alex and take for big space and drawers ?
What do you think?
Thanks for a great video
Thank you for watching!
Excellent video 👌🏻
Thank you!
*_muchas gracias por tu video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!_*
Thanks for this! I put the 9 drawer version together, and got my top and bottom mixed up. But I did sort it out. I wondered about the screws in the drawers and why that was important. So thanks for showing that!
You are very welcome! I’m happy to help any time with ikea furniture. Don’t be a stranger :)
I also got my top and bottom mixed up ! :)
so helpful! thanks!
you are very welcome! thanks for watching!
this guy is a legend
i hope im that guy, haha! thanks Alez
Thank you this made it so easy
Awesome! Thank you for watching!
I got these second hand with no screws keeping the drawer on the rails. Could you provide the screw specifications so I can buy some? Cheers
Thanks easy to folllow !
When adding the top panel make sure you place it near the drawer sliders for the smaller drawers.
Discovered this after building them LOL 😂 All good, just swapped them around but had to remove the little feet I’d put on the wrong end 😂
Can i put desk board on to of this drawer?
And if i can, how?
Brilliant!
Cams are different now, and which is considered the top? The manual shows swap the top and bottom if using under a desk
This helped so much. Thank you ❤️
About these drawers, can you fit a4 books in there ?
yessir this was so helpful
Thank you, it helped me a lot. Your voice sounds nice, you should be a voice over for many vids. Thanks
Haha thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)
I owe u my life!
A simple subscribe will do just fine. No need to owe your life ;)
Great video
Thank you!
Excellent thanks!
Thank you for watching!
Is this heavy? Also is the one on castors the same? Thanks!
This was very helpful
Awesome! Thank you for watching
You are an absolute god.
Thanks, lol.
Thanks for this video. I had to wait a while to do mine ande had lost the instructions . this made it super easy to understand. Thanks again
Thank you for watching! I'm glad i could help
❤this video was verry helpfull😁
If you, like me, mixed the top with the bottom... it's okay, it's possible to remove the cam lock and change them ! check the video called " How to remove a cam lock (C shaped) from Ikea furniture " and you're good to go
You are awesome!
Thank you sir!