Ikea Alex Drawer Assembly

[@cablebill8892]

Awesome tutorial. The other tutorial on this drawer that has 300k views has wrong information in it. Ikea has changed the parts and assembly since that video was made. For instance, in the other video they insert the cam screw before instead of after and that really messed me up. This video helped greatly.

[@NotATechShow]

Thank you!!! I saw that one as well after I uploaded this video. Not sure why you would want to insert the cam first, lol.

[@C1nderfire]

@@NotATechShow well THAT is not embarrassing at all. Damn upside down was the ticket. Ugh. Lol. Ty!!

[@NotATechShow]

Haha no worries. It happens to the best of us! Thanks for watching !

[@leepopaz253]

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[@NotATechShow]

I know man. I had no idea until the deed was done. I’m obviously no editing genius. But hey, this video did alright for my channel so I am okay with that lol

[@ACS402010]

My Alex drawer just arrived today and I'm sitting here staring at the unopened box on my office floor, wishing you would come assemble it for me. Lol. Thankfully, your tutorial was thorough and easy to follow. Thanks!

[@rixatrix]

I have this dresser and it's been assembled for at least 10 years -- but something recently fell behind one of the drawers and I can't get it out, it's just back there jamming a drawer from closing. I couldn't remember how the heck I put it together, but the last minute of your video gave me exactly what I needed. Anyway, thanks for making stuff like this for the rest of us to reference!

[@carolynsovet6153]

It has been 20 years since I have put together any thing from Ikea. Your instructions are excellent! I am now ready to go. You don't rush or assume we already know and your calming voice all help. Thank you very much!

[@NotATechShow]

Thank you for watching! Don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions. You can comment or send me a message on twitter or Instagram @notatechshow

[@TheHorrorGeek]

Huge thanks for this -- mine was slightly different in spots but this was a huge help. I can't ever figure out the stupid directions with these things and you were crystal clear!

[@NotATechShow]

No problem! Thank you for watching! Yeah i think they changed a few things on this years model so its a little different.

[@TheHorrorGeek]

@@NotATechShow Still super close and helpful. Again, great work.

[@sammirooney735]

This was so informational! Im (hopefully) getting two if these tomorrow, and my dad claims to not be the best at putting things together (and neither and I). Im prepared to have to fly solo on this and Ive never built anything in my life, so I went tou good ol KZbin ti figure it out, and this video was so easy to follow and very well put together! Thank you so much for making ny life 100 times easier!!

[@NotATechShow]

You are very welcome! I’m am so glad I could help! I am pinning this comment to the top on this video :)

[@itzjustmora]

Two years later and this has helped me so much when I tell you I was so confused at first until I saw this u helped a lot thanks!

[@amandahronek4130]

Thank you for a fabulous tutorial!!! You did a wonderful job explaining what to do step by step! I put this together in maybe an hour and a half. I’m a senior woman and had no problems at all. In my opinion, watching the video all the way through before starting to put it together is beneficial. THANK YOU!

[@OfficialRoses]

i just collected this yesterday, just finished work and i’m about to build this whilst watching your video, can’t wait😇

[@pscoutou]

Informative and to the point. The gold standard of assembly videos.

[@Lemonade_Stand_]

Thanks for this. I just put together the koppang dresser yesterday and i still have 2 of these to put together and these looks significantly easier. Just be warned that if you aren't putting together this on carpet to put a blanket down as the boards scratch really easily. I learned the hard way with my dresser.

[@brenna5305]

thank you! ive never build anything by myself so i feel much more confident now.

[@NotATechShow]

you are very welcome! thank you for stopping by and watching

[@TimmboSlice92]

Getting two of these drawer units today, wanted to watch a video beforehand to have an idea of what to expect. Thank you for all the great info!

[@JustDetta]

This was the best tutorial on how to assemble these drawers I could find. THANK YOU. It was very helpful. I just finished putting my drawers together. ☺️

[@LilGypsy711]

Awesome video! Helped a lot! My only complaint was I was putting a LAGKAPTEN top on 2 of these to make a vanity table so I ended up with the top at the bottom and the bottoms at the top. Easy fix once I realised my mistake, just swapped the top and bottom panels to allow me to screw the top on 😊

[@DSnegov]

Спасибо бро! Попался брак, с вашим руководством упаковал всё как было😁

[@rebeccaellertson3403]

😊fabulous work! See you again soon. Kudos for your dedication to help put together this project. Clearly communicated!!!

[@Retotion]

Great tutorial man, only thing I would have added is specifying which board goes on the top and which on the bottom. The paper guide doesn’t mention it either and I ended up doing it in reverse which prevents all the drawers from fitting. Easy enough to remove and put back together the right way though!

[@nytypebeat]

decided to do the assembling myself because service was too pricey. thank you! you made it look a bit easy and now i'm less intimidated to do this by myself LOL

[@NotATechShow]

You are welcome! Thank you for watching 😊

[@emberswild558]

Slightly different newer models but this helped me so much. Thank you for this very easy guide to assembly!

[@Ashers887]

I absolutely love you 😂😂 I would never have assembled this desk without this video.. The instructions suck ass, and your video was spot on!! So very appreciated. I will definitely be coming to watch you for any assembly I have to do in the future! Your videos are amazing, and make things so easy!! So so so thankful for you.❤

[@heynow3802]

Thanks for posting this, you've made the best tutorial by far!

[@NotATechShow]

Thank you so much!

[@saturnsoul8456]

I was missing the last screw step thank you thank you!!

[@ItsMeMattCarter]

This is awesome. When I build my new gaming desk I'm getting two of these and a counter top from lowe's. This is going to be so nice when its done and apparently really easy to assemble!

[@NotATechShow]

Nice! I would love to see it when it's done. I'm on Twitter and Instagram @notatechshow 🙂

[@emilyseear3040]

You absolutely saved me! I ended up watching this rather than reading the paper guidance. Mine had very slight differences but even with that the way you explained it made way more sense. Thank you!

[@NotATechShow]

awesome! thank you for watching! yeah, i think they changed some things on the new models

[@nagibator1990]

Thanks for saving me from stress and saving a lot of time. God bless you and your family ❤️

[@isaacpeters9354]

An excellent video, very informative. However when i ran out of cam screws I realised that the equipment had been updated and I had to go back and swap all of the base cams with plastic ones as opposed to the metal ones used for the drawers themselves.

[@Mursal.ahmad2021]

Thank you so much for this video. It was so easy to follow and I was able to build my vanity all by myself with your help :)

[@NotATechShow]

awesome! thank you for watching!

[@carolkirkman2577]

I was happy to see that I’m not the only one with a wooden dowel left over. Thanks for your help.

[@aamirsyed63]

Thank You Sir ! You make my life much Easier 👍👍

[@anon7789]

Installed my top and bottom panels upside down for the first unit. Was left scratching my head why the drwaers weren't fitting. Lol. Video helped then and gave me confidence enough to go with the manual also. Thanks.

[@arianagonzalez445]

So glad I found your comment, I was having the same problem and I checked to see if my drawers fit if I inserted them upside down and it solved my problem. Just have to changes my panels now!

[@merchant100]

That tutorial was so easy to follow and straight to the point thank you!!

[@aamirstar7]

Amazing man. You made my life easy as I was struggling

[@DW54x619x]

Thank you so much!!!! This is so helpful! I followed another KZbinr before who said to put the lock screws in first!! Took me so long to figure out why the side pieces weren't fitting. I wish your video came up first lol

[@seemanthinin448]

Very easy and simple to follow. Was a little stuck with the drawers at the end but this video cleared it all up

[@NotATechShow]

Thank you for watching! Im glad i could help

[@b4real89]

Omg I love you for making this look so easy! I’ve been putting it off for so long but I can finally assemble something all by myself for a change! 😭

[@phillipe4742]

Technically you didn’t because you watched a video

[@AA-lp7qr]

@@phillipe4742 omg what a jerk!!!!!

[@U9DATE]

@@phillipe4742 That’s like saying you didn’t because you followed the instructions. Which yes, this video is the instructions but in video form.

[@Donkens]

@@phillipe4742 pepega brain

[@ThePerfectionist1]

Mines came with different holes in the bottom for like wheels etc and the little legs are m3 sticky legs not click but this tutorial is top notch thanks a lot man! Ikea should hire you to do tutorials for assembling their Merch!

[@vincentmoody8519]

Really appreciate this video , worked really great, my Alex drawers are a newer model I think, because the bottom was different, it had cams but other than that, the step by step was great

[@NotATechShow]

Awesome! Thanks for watching and the feedback! This one was fun to film 😀

[@arshiyasamir5564]

omg this made it so easy to assemble the drawers i was completely lost with the instructions packet

[@NotATechShow]

I am glad I could help! Thank you for watching!

[@aditiilora]

The most helpful video on the internet!

[@10badness]

very helpful and nicely filmed video. Thanks!

[@onjuo4845]

Thank you this made it so easy

[@NotATechShow]

Awesome! Thank you for watching!

[@10badness]

Thanks!

[@NotATechShow]

You are very welcome benjamin! And thank you for watching and supporting! Have a wonderful day

[@STRIKEFURY]

Putting my together, appreciate the video. Big help 😁🤙🏽

[@NotATechShow]

no problem! thanks for watching!

[@shivermetimbers9663]

Good tutorial 👍

[@NotATechShow]

Thank you!!!

[@skellysqaudforlife89]

Thank you this would’ve taken me hours to figure out

[@NotATechShow]

No problem! Thank you for watching!

[@xwintrrz8393]

Can somebody please please please help me, I’m 13 trying to assemble this by myself and on the first part where you put in the 6 camlocks I think they’re called I watched another guy that put them in first and now my screws won’t go in the hole because I can’t take out the 6 camlocks please please please help

[@NotATechShow]

Yeah i know what video that is. Sorry to hear that. You might be able to twist them with a screw driver until the arrow is point towards the outer hole. If not, you might have to pry them out with a pick or knife

[@xwintrrz8393]

@@NotATechShow Yeah I ended up fixing it and I just finished putting the bottom on but haven’t got to putting in camlocks yet, every thing is wobbly and I’m scared.

[@xwintrrz8393]

um, I thought I was putting on the bottom not the top.. what should I do? I the small drawers were where I was doing the top…

[@xwintrrz8393]

Bro please help extremely urgently, I don’t even know what I’ve done. I have not put a wood piece on top of the 2 small drawers. I have not done what you said to do to the bottom at the place I thought was the top

[@NotATechShow]

Sorry man, it is hard to know without seeing it in front of me. If you have twitter or Instagram or facebook you can DM me a video to see better. @notatechshow for twitter and instagram, Not A Tech Show YT for Facebook

[@mr.charizard9232]

How sturdy is the bottom of the drawers? Can you put a few books in the drawers without the bottom caving in?

[@breannahzuniga2135]

Helped me so much!! Thank you!!

[@DCSspitfire]

Thank you, it helped me a lot. Your voice sounds nice, you should be a voice over for many vids. Thanks

[@NotATechShow]

Haha thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@Stevegeta]

Thanks for this video. I had to wait a while to do mine ande had lost the instructions . this made it super easy to understand. Thanks again

[@NotATechShow]

Thank you for watching! I'm glad i could help

[@jacklyny1402]

Thank you so much! This video was so helpful I was able to build it all by myself !

[@NotATechShow]

Thank you for watching! I’m always happy to help!

[@cesar_703]

Dude you’re a legend, I literally had trouble because I was overthinking on how to put on the top drawer after having the top on and you answered my question the moment the video started 🙏🙏

[@kirsten5922]

This tutorial is exceptional. Easy to follow. Thank you!

[@NotATechShow]

thank you!

[@NovemberMommy11]

Thank you so much for making this! Perfectly done and easy to understand!

[@javedrahman3040]

What a solid walkthrough!

[@christianalexander3989]

My alex drawers are arriving today! Cant wait to build them ill let you know how it goes. 😊

[@NotATechShow]

thats awesome! good luck! feel free to drop a comment if you need help

[@Lennonryanmusic]

Best tutorial of these! Thank you!!! ❤

[@peachy-patches]

very helpful, thank you! I actually happened to have one of my Alex Drawers defected (Wrong size of wood slab) so I had to call Ikea mid-way through, but I ended up finishing the 2nd drawer with the help of this video.

[@firehouse1395]

I have the same issue with the smallest drawer. The base wood panel for the drawer is a tiny bit too long.

[@foxtrot7714]

this is the last time i buy something from ikea lol this many pieces for some drawers?

[@NotATechShow]

lol! yeah, this one was chaos filming and editing. im with you there!

[@naasiem096]

Omg I saw this video before assembling today It was SUPER HELPFUL Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

[@NotATechShow]

you are very welcome! thank you for watching! ❤️

[@Ridsdale8950]

Hey funny enough I just built mine today as well. Did you have diffrent components than in the video? Like I didn't need the screws that use the Allen wrench at all. And the bottom foot pegs use adhesive instead of the screw in. Was this the same for you?

[@jasonyow5661]

nice vid i plan to put my pc desktop on it, will it support the heavy weight?

[@Terry_berry]

You are an absolute god.

[@NotATechShow]

Thanks, lol.

[@owenpope817]

Thank you so much I just got the Alex drawer and you made the assembly so easy

[@NotATechShow]

You are very welcome! Thank you for watching

[@smoutchie]

If you, like me, mixed the top with the bottom... it's okay, it's possible to remove the cam lock and change them ! check the video called " How to remove a cam lock (C shaped) from Ikea furniture " and you're good to go

[@nightwalkYEG]

I put the funking drawer screws on the outside.

[@NotATechShow]

Oh no! I almost did the same thing when i was recording this. Hope you got it sorted :)

[@nightwalkYEG]

@@NotATechShow i just built two sets for my desk. Im fixing that tomorrow lol

[@kendragon2827]

Cams are different now, and which is considered the top? The manual shows swap the top and bottom if using under a desk

[@ClaireQuigleyIreland]

Great video 👍

[@Andrea-hc4mm]

This video helped so much, thank you.

[@NotATechShow]

you are very welcome! im glad i could help!

[@andrearengifo3084]

Awesome video I’m about to begin my assembly! About how long did this take you?

[@NotATechShow]

good luck! with filming, it took me about an hour. you should be able to tackle this in about 30 minutes or so

[@andrearengifo3084]

awesome I’ve already started and with your help it’s been smooth so far thank you!! 😊😊😊😊

[@andrearengifo3084]

Mission completed! Thanks again for the video!

[@suristout7652]

Thanks you so much for this, but why am I all out of wooden dows and still have to do 3 more drawers? Do you think I’ll be fine not using them?

[@exotic4451]

same issue and if you haven’t already figured it out no you won’t be fine

[@interlocs]

Because for the 3 big drawers you don’t use the wooden ones

[@mayziechase9849]

i flipped the top pieces so the drawers are going to be upide down and i can’t take out the flat things that aren’t screws because the most they unscrew is flat so i can’t grab it to take it out

[@NotATechShow]

Oh no! I have had a couple people mention this to me. If you can turn those flat screws a little, you should be able to pull the top\bottom pieces back off and put them on the correct way

[@lodano413]

Hello thanks for the video. I want to put a laptop in the first drawer and connect it to a monitor via usb-c. There isn't any hole in the back of the drawer in order to do so, is it ?

[@RubberPencilTrick]

Apparently Ikea changes the build once every 6 months lol thank you for your help tho!

[@LaserHighway]

I got these second hand with no screws keeping the drawer on the rails. Could you provide the screw specifications so I can buy some? Cheers

[@Dave-px8xn]

When adding the top panel make sure you place it near the drawer sliders for the smaller drawers.

[@LilGypsy711]

Discovered this after building them LOL 😂 All good, just swapped them around but had to remove the little feet I’d put on the wrong end 😂

[@butbrockmisty]

This vid was insaaanely helpful! Thanks a bunch!

[@NotATechShow]

No problem! Thanks for watching

[@JoeB_BSc]

Is it possible please to show the assembly of the lower drawers, thanks for a an easy to listen to commentary style.

[@donoi2k22]

Nobody told me this thing was a 27kg behemoth that needed 10000 screws.

[@fins6191]

Yeah they're criminal for not telling you you need 3 different tools. I'd definitely not have ordered this piece of shit if i knew how fiddly and annoying it was gonna be to assemble

[@500om]

That was so helpful and easy, I followed step-by-step and it's complete now. Thank you very much like and subscribe to your channel ✌️

[@watermelon396]

❤this video was verry helpfull😁

[@ornellarose4818]

Very great tutorial!

[@bouchest]

Amazing video!!! This helped me tremendously!!!!!!

[@Alez1337]

this guy is a legend

[@NotATechShow]

i hope im that guy, haha! thanks Alez

[@PattymacMakes]

Thanks for this! I put the 9 drawer version together, and got my top and bottom mixed up. But I did sort it out. I wondered about the screws in the drawers and why that was important. So thanks for showing that!

[@NotATechShow]

You are very welcome! I’m happy to help any time with ikea furniture. Don’t be a stranger :)

[@smoutchie]

I also got my top and bottom mixed up ! :)

[@surar17]

Hi I bought a gaming desk but it's little bit small Do i need to return it and take one bigger or buy alex and take for big space and drawers ? What do you think?

[@NurseTiffany]

Help I put the wrong size cam in for the 3:08 part of the video how do I take it off 😢

[@Kelly-lo6cz]

Are your drawers loud when opening and closing? I expected them to be easier to close and open and less loud. Or is this the nature of the piece?

[@NotATechShow]

They aren’t too bad. You could spray a little WD40 or grease on the slides and it might make it a lot better and smooth

[@Kelly-lo6cz]

@@NotATechShow yep, good idea. I just did. It helped a bit. I'll just have to get use to the louder sliding noise. Thanks!

[@rudyfrxnk]

Great video man! Simple and efficient!

[@NotATechShow]

Thank you!

[@sharonkarmel]

That helped a lot !!! Thanks!

[@NotATechShow]

No problem! Thank you for watching :)

[@marcusgomez1372]

I just got some today and the bottoms has the dowels but it doesn’t have the holes to screw in the bottom on the outside it has the indentions on the inside it came with the tool and screws you showed but no holes to put them in ? Any help

[@michaelv1984]

Marcus, if I understand you correctly you are asking about the step where he screwed the bottom in with the Allen key? The 6 screws? Well I just put one together last week and it’s slightly different then his instructions. IKEA made a new revision to Alex in April so yours is probably different just like the one I built on Sunday. Anyway those Allen screws are not used on the Alex itself, but used to attach it to a tabletop when using as a desk leg. That’s why step 6 in ikea instructions tell you to use the bottom as the top if using for a desk. So don’t worry. Only dowels, cams, and plastic screws for the install.

[@veronicaw627]

Thank you so much it helped me so much!

[@NotATechShow]

You are very welcome. Thank you for watching!

[@ThaMANofSTEEL]

This was very helpful

[@NotATechShow]

Awesome! Thank you for watching

[@faithyoung5628]

my bottom two drawers dont fit together in the cabinet like at all what do i do

[@cfish456]

Really good tutorial!!

[@NotATechShow]

Thank you!

[@saradawud4195]

This helped so much. Thank you ❤️

[@saf_fifi2743]

About these drawers, can you fit a4 books in there ?

[@i_nvade8098]

Thanks for a great video

[@NotATechShow]

Thank you for watching!

[@danielavojcikova323]

One of my cams won't go to the hole fully and I literally don't know what to do 😭 it's the last one as well

[@outfitter108]

yessir this was so helpful

[@mohammedarshadramzan5364]

God bless you showing videos