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Eh. My parents have had their Billy bookshelves since they first came out. I’ve had Ikea stuff for over ten years easily. I still work off of a solid pine Ikea
by 52-6F-62 8y ago
Eh. My parents have had their Billy bookshelves since they first came out.
I’ve had Ikea stuff for over ten years easily. I still work off of a solid pine Ikea kitchen table I got for $60 CAD about 11 years ago(I bought two! My parents are using one). It’s my home desk.
Some of it is worse than other stuff but I’ve never had the problem of having to junk it so soon as all that.
- harshreality 8y agoThey must never have moved them or had a weight imbalance leading to side-shear force. Wood dowel into particleboard construction is an abomination.
- 52-6F-62 8y agoThey've moved with them multiple times. 3 house moves in different cities/towns and many times throughout their current house! Though, to be fair, they used to laminate them in real wood. That said I've had some mac-tack $10 Ikea bookshelves (I bought 4!) for over 4 years and I've moved them once, taken them apart and put them back together multiple times with no problems . I store my entire mini library on those. All good. If you're careless with the connectors and screws then you're going to have a bad time. Definitely watch how much torque you put into any action. I also wouldn't treat them as a jungle gym. They won't compare to a dovetailed hardwood shelf mounted to studs, but they hold up alright with care.
- Luc 8y agoThey've sold >60 million Billy bookcases. Some wood dowels, but mainly cam locks, and a backboard nailed to the frame to provide rigidity.