Floor not level, how important to prop up wardrobe side to make level?

[jwl83]

Novice question here... The floor in the room I'm putting up a wardrobe is not level - it's 8mm lower over 1m width. How important is it to prop up one side of the wardrobe to make the sides level? What kind of tolerance is acceptable? If I go beyond a certain amount I can imagine there'll be slightly more wear on cupboard/drawer runners on one side than the other. The floor is only uneven from side to side (i.e. it's flat from front-back of the wardrobe).

A few more details in case they're useful: I'm using 2x 500mm wide Ikea Pax wardrobes in an put up at the centre of an alcove ~3m wide alcove to make a poor-mans built-in wardrobe. I'll fit wardrobe rails between the sides of the alcove and the outer walls of the wardrobe. I'll be fitting doors in front of the wardrobe separately to close off the alcove (that'll come later).

I'm trying to understand what standard practice is for this. I realise it's a good idea to keep things straight. But in this case with two wardrobes put up side-by-side I'm going to need to substantially prop-up the wardrobe on the right and it's bound to be less stable than simply accepting it's flat to the floor, not to the level. I'm fix the wardrobe to the wall and want to make the right decision before proceeding...

Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[footprints]

You may have trouble aligning the door gaps it the unit is not straight.
Perhaps fit strips of timber to level and fit a matching (tapered) trim to mask the gap.

 

[jwl83]

To give a clearer idea, this is how they're sitting now, without propping anything up.

 

[jwl83]

You may have trouble aligning the door gaps it the unit is not straight.
Perhaps fit strips of timber to level and fit a matching (tapered) trim to mask the gap.

Door alignment might not be too important - the aim is to fit sliding doors (if I can take care of the sloping floor issue) and the overlapping nature should mean the wardrobe opening alignment will be obscured. Are there any other factors to consider that could be impacted by not fixing the wardrobe completely level?

 

[Tigercubrider]

A clip on YouTube shows that they have adjustable legs

I would screw them together ( even better- add a smaller shelf unit in between)
Then you can build up the floor with plastic wedges and if you want, add a plinth cut to shape

https://erinkestenbaum.com/2018/12/12/hacking-the-ikea-pax-into-a-fully-custom-closet/

 

[HERTS P&D]

More important, why haven't you taken the level out of the wrapping?

Andy

 

[HERTS P&D]

Toasty Toes, I hope you are a female with a user name like that.



Andy

 

[foxhole]

They need to be level , any style of door will bind with uneven floor.

 

[ToastyToes]

Toasty Toes, I hope you are a female with a user name like that.



Andy

I'm not, but I cannot remember why I set my name to that lol

 

[foxhole]

I'm not, but I cannot remember why I set my name to that lol

Maybe a fireman