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Ready-made or tailor-made?
You can choose one of our ready-made combinations or
you can design your own tailor-made ALGOT storage
solution. Start by taking a look at the ready-made
combinations included in this buying guide. Our in-store
sales staff can help you compile a picking list of your
chosen combination to guide you through the Self-Serve
area and they can also inform you about other services
such as pick-up and home delivery services.
Please note: You can find a wider selection of ALGOT
combinations on the IKEA website. You can also plan
your combinations by using our Planner online
IKEA-USA.com/ALGOTplanner or in your local IKEA store.
What do you want to store?
When planning for storage in your home, start by asking
yourself what you need to store. Do you need somewhere
to hang your clothes, store your bed linen or towels?
Perhaps you need bookshelves or baskets to store your
hats and gloves? ALGOT can offer many different storage
solutions throughout your home.
How much space do you have?
Before you start to plan your new storage solution, find out
what space you have to work with. Sketch out your working
space, taking measurements from the floor to the ceiling
and between the walls. Make a note of any window or door
that might affect the size of your storage solution, take
detailed measurements and make allowments for opening
and closing doors. Don’t forget to take into account any
radiators, pipes, ventilation or other features that could
affect your storage solution.
TIP: How to calculate the width of
a tailor-made solution?
If you are planning your wall-supported storage solution
yourself, you need to allow for 1" for the width of the outer
wall uprights and ⅝" for each center wall upright (since the
shelves overlap the center wall upright). You must also add
the width of the shelves or accessories you have chosen.
Widths of shelves and accessories
15¾" (shelves)
23⅝" (shelves, baskets, drying rack, shoe organizer,
clothes rail for brackets)
31½" (shelves)
48" (drying rack)
Quick calculation guide
1 wall u0"
2 wall up2"
3 wall up2⅝"
4 wall up3
1
/
3
"
HOW TO PLAN
IMPORTANT!
When installing a wall-supported ALGOT solution follow
the assembly instructions that come with the wall
uprights to ensure you get the correct distance between
drilling holes.
Example no 2
1+23⅝+⅝+23⅝+⅝+23⅝+1"= 74⅜"
1"
⅝"
⅝"
23⅝"
23⅝"
23⅝"
Example no 1
1+23⅝+1"= 25⅝"
1"
1"
23⅝"