And how did it go at the store? Did you have to pull all the boxes off of the shelf and go to the register and then drop the boxes off somewhere?
That's what they told me I had to do (and to go fetch some boxes at a warehouse across the street, and then drag those boxes back into the main store.) At which point I said "F*** this", and went to MediaMarkt for electronics therapy.
Almost a year now in Switzerland and I still don't have wardrobes. Oh well.
Consider it an exercise in reading and following simple instructions (something I, like many men, previously did not consider important)
Just make sure you measure your ceilings before going- not all Swiss housing can handle 236cm high closets!
Here's the info from Ikea's website:
Möbelmontage- Die Kosten betragen CHF 100.- plus 17% vom Warenwert und werden ebenfalls separat verrechnet (Selbstkosten)
Home delivery- Wir verrechnen bei einem Lieferort innerhalb von ca. 30 Autominuten ab einem Einrichtungshaus 12% vom Warenwert (Zone 1), im Minimum CHF 99.-, höchstens aber CHF 500.-. Liegt der Lieferort ausserhalb von ca. 30 Autominuten ab einem Einrichtungshaus sind es 16% vom Warenwert (Zone 2), im Minimum CHF 99.-, höchstens aber CHF 500.-. Für verkehrsfreie Orte gilt eine spezielle Regelung. Geht's per Post, so sind es mindestens CHF 28.- (Selbstkosten).
Edit to add: the total weight for 2- 200x 201cm and 1- 50x 201 Pax closets with door was 303kg - so yeah worth having it delivered!
Why would any sane unmarried person want to go to IKEA?
Flatpacks with strange names, endlessly depressing showrooms that smell of formaldehyde and those meatballs that don't tast of meat are all part of the subtle feminisation process that starts after marriage.
We have almost all furniture by Ikea (except one sofa from Fly) in our 3.5 rooms apartment, and we never ordered assembling services - my husband was able to assemble everything himself with a very small help from me and with a huge instrusion from our 2 yo daughter. He liked the process a lot due to the very clear manual and a good fit of everything - the holes were always where they had to be, and in the places where it was hard to achieve good accurace, the holes were made oval in order to give more freedom for fixing.
The only problem I have experiensed with Ikea so far is that all my real and virtual friends form different countries have almost the same Ikea furniture (especially in the child's room) and the same Ikea toys, which is quite boring.
I am very sorry that Ikea was not allowed to enter the market in my home country, Ukraine. Though the reason for this in obvious - half of the furniture shops currently existing on the market would have got bankrupt.
I've assembled loads of Ikea stuff over the years and it always worked perfectly.
Today, while alone, I assembled the PAX wardrobe. The perfectly written instructions said I could assemble it on the floor by myself, or assemble it in place with a buddy.
I measured the floor to ceiling, 245cm, and the instructions said I needed 244cm.
As the back of the wardrobe wasn't in place ( I didn't want to nail everything down for fear that it could not be rotated into place)
when I rotated to check clearances, it collapsed.
Every screw was ripped out, many wooden dowls were broken too.
It cost GBP400. What a downer!
Sorry yours fell apart. It is amazing that the little back thing that you nail on makes it as stable as it does. Did you have it on the ground and tried to lift it up or did you merely try and turn it around when standing?
I was aware of the risk, of not having the back panel nailed on, but I didn't want to do that (as I don't have a proper hammer [can't find mine]) so I took a risk, and it back fired badly.
I may get another PAX unit and have some of the Ikea assembly guys just take care of it for me. And get them to dispose of the one I ruined.
The thought has crossed my mind, as the pieces still fit neatly together, to make good use of glue and continue. I'll buy some tomorrow and take it from there. But I must say, it is a complete pain in the bollox.
There is a reason for that.
Without the back in place, it will collapse like a deck of cards.
You ought to be able to salvage the wardrobe.
You can get new dowels etc from the Ikea service department.
If any holes are damaged, use glue and glue both the dowels and the panels together.
My mistake, I got it wrong.
However, I am going to get some dowles and glue and try to put it right.
But...if your ceiling was 245 and the unit 244 (although I thought they are more like 236) would you have had enough clearance to assemble it horizontally and then lift it up?