Tips on installing a built-in wardrobe

[RonnieJohansson]

Cut away some of the edge that protrudes from the wardrobe walls. Then the baseboard fit nicely against the wardrobe

Hi. I'm doing this right now and wondering which tool is best to use to cut the wardrobe so it fits against the baseboard.

 

[skogstomten]

Draw the shape of the molding. Rough cut with the jigsaw.

"Bite" off the rest with the jigsaw blade directly against the material. That is, many small bites TOWARDS the line instead of trying to saw along the line.

 

[RonnieJohansson]

Draw the shape of the list. Rough cut with the jigsaw.

"Nibble" away the last bit with the jigsaw blade straight against the material. That is, many small nibbles TOWARDS the line instead of trying to saw along the line.

Thanks! I'll try. Fortunately, I can hide the ugly ones because I have 5 wardrobes.

 

[finnemang]

Do not cut the closet, cut the moulding. Trying to figure it out with the moulding is doomed to fail.

Place the closet against the moulding where you want it. Draw a line on either side of the closet on the moulding. Use a Fein saw to cut along the line. Take a razor blade and cut along the top edge of the moulding so that no paint or wallpaper comes off when you remove the cut moulding. Remove the cut piece of moulding. Save the piece of moulding in case you want to move the closet in the future. Push the closet against the wall. Done. Perfect result.

 

[RonnieJohansson]

That was my first thought too. But when I talked to the carpenter who is renovating the rest of the apartment, he did not recommend it. Now it turns out that he'll just have to adjust the wardrobes.

 

[Mathias Elmfeldt]

Don't cut the wardrobe, cut the trim. Trying to notch around that trim is doomed to fail.

Place the wardrobe against the trim where you want it. Draw a line on each side of the wardrobe on the trim. Use a Fein saw and cut along the line. Take a razor blade and cut along the top edge of the trim so that no paint or wallpaper follows when you remove the cut trim. Remove the cut piece of trim. Save the trim piece in case you want to move the wardrobe in the future. Push the wardrobe against the wall. Done. Perfect result.

Thanks for the great tips. I dared to cut the trim while it was still attached. Used a magnet and found three trim screws which I carved out - so I didn't even need a crowbar, and the wall was preserved.