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Step 8 of 22 · IKEA manual page 10

VITTSJÖ shelving unit step 8 of 22: Lay the right ladder on the rails

With two people, lay the second ladder on the rails’ upper ends, its lugs into the rails and its feet at the same end as the first ladder’s.

1× Ladder

Tools: none, just your hands

All 22 steps

Parts and hardware checklist

2×	Ladder	about 169.8×32.4×1.8 cm
8×	Rail	about 96.4×1.8×1.8 cm
2×	Middle post	about 169.8×1.8×1.8 cm
2×	Corner plate	about 7.4×6.6×0.1 cm
1×	Top panel	about 100×36×1.9 cm
1×	Top frame	about 100×32.4×1.8 cm
1×	Bottom panel	about 99.2×28.4×1.6 cm
3×	Glass shelf	about 99.2×28.4×0.5 cm
6×	Foot	`#122158` it may be 122158 or 143131
32×	Screw	`#116654` it may be 116654 or 10074016; the bag holds 36
4×	Screw	`#107615` it may be 107615 or 107616
12×	Screw	`#123723` it may be 123723 or 124694
2×	Bracket	`#150982` it may be 150982 or 150984
6×	Bracket	`#150985` it may be 150985 or 150987; the manual shows 150982 crossed out beside it
18×	Pad	`#123741` it may be 123741 or 107091; nine sheets of two
undefined×	Wall screw	`#undefined`

Tools you need

Cross-head screwdriver · Drives every screw: the frame’s joints, the brackets, the corner plates, the panels and the wall screws.

Not in the box: 2 wall screws and plugs that suit your wall.

Questions

Do I have to fix VITTSJÖ to the wall?

Yes. IKEA says it must be fixed to the wall, with screws and plugs that suit your wall: they are not in the box. The manual puts two screws through the back posts near the top.

What are the clear pads for?

The glass shelves rest on them, six to a shelf. Without them the glass sits on the bare steel, where it chips, rattles and slides.

How do the glass shelves go in?

Last of all, with the unit standing at the wall: slide each one in from the side between the rungs and lower it onto its pads.

Which way up do the top and bottom panels go?

Either: IKEA makes them black-brown on one side and black on the other, so you can choose.

How much can a VITTSJÖ glass shelf hold?

IKEA gives 15 kg for each shelf.

Safety

Furniture that tips over can cause serious or fatal crushing injuries. IKEA says this shelving unit must be fixed to the wall. Use screws and plugs that suit your wall, and ask a professional if you are not sure.

About this guide

The steps, the part numbers, the counts and the order come from IKEA's assembly manual AA-545059-16 (2023-05-22). The outer size, 100 × 36 × 175 cm, is IKEA's published size. The overall size is IKEA’s; the tubes, the levels’ heights and the panels’ thicknesses are read off the manual’s drawings, so they are close, not measured. The 3D runs faster than real hands do.

IKEA gives 15 kg for each glass shelf.

The manufacturer's instructions are on IKEA's product page (PDF). If something here differs from the manual in your box, follow the manual.

The 3D models, drawings and text are our own. IKEA and VITTSJÖ are named only to say which product this guide is for.