On: Dressers keep killing kids. So IKEA is finally redesigning them

[wodenokoto]

I guess not even parents screw them to the wall. The fixtures have always been included, and the manual warns owners to fix the furniture to the wall.

[tropo → wodenokoto]

That just isn't reasonable. It damages the wall. Many people have basement heat, which means a 3-inch gap. Either you make a huge hole for a toggle bolt and then lose the hardware forever, or you have to find a stud. Lots of people are incapable of finding a stud. People want to move furniture for vacuuming. Renters aren't supposed to drill holes in the walls.

The reasonable solution is weight in the bottom, but that is either expensive to ship or the customer must provide it. A slab of lead would be great. A water tank is an interesting solution.

[whymsicalburito → tropo]

How is it not reasonable for people to learn BASIC handy skills? It is in no way shape or form unreasonable to expect people to be able to properly secure something to their wall unless they have a physical impairment.

[toomuchtodo → whymsicalburito]

Learned helplessness.

[whymsicalburito → toomuchtodo]

sadly so so true :(

[magduf → wodenokoto]

Yeah, I think this is a pretty classic example showing how almost no one actually reads the manual or follows the instructions.

[JauntTrooper → wodenokoto]

We tried with these Ikea models, but couldn't do it. Our apartment walls are very dense, and it's almost impossible to drive a screw through.

[whymsicalburito → JauntTrooper]

Did you try with power tools? You can drive screws through concrete... Maybe try again or ask someone for help?

[tropo → whymsicalburito]

You can drive screws through a pipe or cable, but I don't suggest doing so. When there is a will, there is a way.

[timc3 → JauntTrooper]

If it’s concrete or some other material similar get an SDS+ drill.