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Hackers Help: Thickness of the sliding door panels?

Hackers Help: Thickness of the sliding door panels?

Hello IKEA hackers, I want to make my own panels for the PAX sliding doors out of bamboo plywood but…

Hackers Help: Alternative sliding rails for Pax sliding doors?

Hackers Help: Alternative sliding rails for Pax sliding doors?

Photo: IKEA.com Hello hackers! I’ve bought two sets of Pax sliding doors from eBay to use as doors for a…

Hackers Help: Advice on 3 sliding doors?

Hackers Help: Advice on 3 sliding doors?

I know that the PAX sliding doors are sold in pairs, but my space will exactly fit 3 of the…

Hackers Help: Height extension for PAX system?

Hackers Help: Height extension for PAX system?

We are looking at buying the PAX system for our master bedroom.  However we have very high ceilings and we…

Hackers Help: Can I shorten the KOMPLEMENT drawer runners?

Hackers Help: Can I shorten the KOMPLEMENT drawer runners?

Hi, I’m planning to retrofit an existing wardrobe with Komplement drawers. Unfortunately the cavity is only 53cm deep, so the…

Hackers Help: Locking a PAX Double Door?

Hackers Help: Locking a PAX Double Door?

I’m starting to AirBnB my Apartment and want to lock my PAX wardrobe.  It’s 39 x 93 and has two…

Hackers Help: Can I use a cross-brace to strengthen IKEA’s PAX wardrobe systems?

Hackers Help: Can I use a cross-brace to strengthen IKEA’s PAX wardrobe systems?

I got two second-hand PAX wardrobes, and they are kind of fragile, so I am looking into ways to stabilize…

Hackers Help: Pax to Narnia hidden door?

Hackers Help: Pax to Narnia hidden door?

I am moving to a new apartment which has a door that will be rarely used right in the middle…

Hackers Help: Making PAX sliding door and hinged door work together?

Hackers Help: Making PAX sliding door and hinged door work together?

Hi Guys! I’m squeezing my brain with no luck to try to  create a wardrobe using a 2 metres wide…

Hackers Help: PAX on wheels?

Hackers Help: PAX on wheels?

I’m just wondering if anyone has ever attempted to create a moveable partition from PAX wardrobes. We have a small…

Hackers Help: Help fitting doors to Pax wardrobe with Komplement drawers at the bottom…

Hackers Help: Help fitting doors to Pax wardrobe with Komplement drawers at the bottom…

I know I shouldn’t, but I’ve fitted drawers into the bottom of my Pax wardrobes and now (obviously) can’t fit…

Hackers Help: Can I turn PAX hinge door to slider?

Hackers Help: Can I turn PAX hinge door to slider?

I got the PAX Vikedal (mirror) door with hinges. Any ideas how to turn them into sliding doors? Seems slider…

Hackers Help: PAX Wardrobe Sliding Doors – Added a 3rd closet and now the rails don’t line up

Hackers Help: PAX Wardrobe Sliding Doors – Added a 3rd closet and now the rails don’t line up

I purchased a Pax Wardrobe unit (2 frames, each: 39 3/8” wide and 93 1/8” H. The total length is…

Hackers Help: Is this an older PAX closet?

Hackers Help: Is this an older PAX closet?

Hi, In an old blog I found this hack: The author comments that the base of this work station are fitted…

Hackers Help: Pax Wardrobe bergsbo – paint match

Hackers Help: Pax Wardrobe bergsbo – paint match

Has anyone matched paint (for trim) to the Bergsbo white PAX door?  It will be difficult to take the 8ft…

Hackers Help: Cut Pax Door Panels?

Hackers Help: Cut Pax Door Panels?

Pax comes in two heights: 236 and 201 cm. I only have room for the 201 cm units. The problem…

Hackers Help: How to prevent shelf sag in large Pax wardrobes?

Hackers Help: How to prevent shelf sag in large Pax wardrobes?

I’m looking for suggestions for preventing shelf sag in Pax wardrobes.  Some, even not heavily loaded, shelves are sagging and…

Hackers Help: Need doors for 29″ Pax unit

Hackers Help: Need doors for 29″ Pax unit

I am looking to use a PAX wardrobe frame, the 29.5 inch wide by 93.125 inch high version, as a…

Hackers Help: Secure the PAX back to back without wall support?

Hackers Help: Secure the PAX back to back without wall support?

Has anyone installing the ELGA or PAX units either back to back or with support other than a wall? Thanks!

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Hackers Help: Hinges on PAX Sliding Doors?

Materials: Pax Sliding Door Wardrobe Frame and Doors Hi all! I have a space that will fit half a PAX…

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How to fit KOMPLEMENT drawer around PAX hinge

After my previous wardrobe submission, I had some questions about how the KOMPLEMENT drawer was fitted around the PAX hinge.…

Hackers Help: How to reinforce PAX back panels?

Hackers Help: How to reinforce PAX back panels?

Hello, Just about to order 100cm wide PAX wardrobes. The PAX back panels seem a bit flimsy and I am…

cut down PAX wardrobe

Hackers Help: Can I cut down PAX wardrobe?

I’ve done some work on the PAX Planner and got a nice wardrobe to go. But. There’s a window in…

Pax corner wardrobe

Hackers Help: Can I turn regular PAX units into a corner wardrobe?

I am thinking of purchasing a PAX wardrobe to fit on a little corner on my entry room. I really…

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