Installing an IKEA Pax wardrobe on a slate wall in a historic building

Good evening everyone,

We are currently assembling our IKEA Pax cabinets (236 cm) in an old building. The floor is level, the problem is the wall, which tilts outward at the upper area. This results in an offset at the bottom of 21 mm and an offset of about 55 mm at the height of the mounting holes at the top, additionally caused by a baseboard. Since we want to install a sliding door over 2 meters, I want to attach it to the wall this time. I have never done this for individual doors until now.

What ideas do you have for wall mounting?

My current idea: spacers (e.g., edge/round wood with holes) and then dowels and screws. I would use the dowels from Fischer and also glue them in. So far, I have had good experiences with this in this old building.

Anyone has another idea? I am thankful for any advice!

Best regards

Hi!

I think your idea makes the most sense, attach a suitable squared timber at the top.

For this, simply drill appropriate holes in the brick (6mm should be enough), use suitable dowels like Tox Tri or Fuscher Duo Power about 40mm long, and then fasten the squared timber with 5.0 x 80mm countersunk screws.

Nothing needs to be glued for this.
The Pax can then simply be screwed onto this squared timber.

Ikea already provides the appropriate brackets for wall mounting here. You just need to use longer screws accordingly, insert a suitable spacer, and then screw the cabinet against it. You can also screw the spacer to the cabinet in advance if you have already determined the measurement. That makes handling easier.