Dresser Falls on Twins BOLT to Wall
Dresser Falls on Twins - Bolt Your Dresser to the Wall
You can see in the above video how the twins decided to climb up on the dresser to have some fun.
The issue is that it could have ended badly with the one twin being suffocated or dying from a crushed skull.
Children do die from these accidents, just read about it online from trusted news sources.
This warning was shared in my January 10, 2017 AsktheBuilder Newsletter.
You can PREVENT this from happening by just installing two lag bolts through the back of the dresser into wall studs. Here are the easy step-by-step instructions:
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Use a stud finder to locate the wall studs behind the dresser.
Trace a faint line on the wall across the top of the dresser using a pencil you can erase with ease or wash off with soap and water.
Slide the dresser out of the way for a moment.
Mark the center of the studs on the wall with a pencil about two inches LOWER than the top of the dresser and extend these lines up the wall so they're just above the top of the dresser.
Slide the dresser against the wall where you want it.
Transfer the pencil marks that are the center of the studs to the top of the dresser using a faint pencil mark.
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Slide the dresser away from the wall and use a small torpedo level to make lines down the back of the dresser that represent the center of the wall studs.
Remove the top drawer(s) from the dresser.
Use a 5/16-inch drill bit and drill two holes through the back of the dresser about 2 inches down from the top. Drill from the back of the dresser. Don't put the drill inside the dresser trying to guess where the holes should be, that's way too hard.
Slide the dresser back into position on the wall making sure the pencil lines on top line up with those on the wall!!!
Put your arm inside the dresser and insert a pencil into the holes in the back of the dresser to make two small dots or circles ON THE PENCIL LINES that are on the wall.
Use a 3/16-inch drill bit to drill into the wall at the two marks making sure you hit solid wood. Drill the holes 2 inches deep.
Get two 1/4-inch lag bolts that are 2.5 inches long as well as flat washers. Insert them from the inside of the dresser so they poke out the back.
Line the bolts up with the holes you drilled into the wall and start to spin them clockwise.
Use a socket wrench to tighten the bolts into the pre-drilled holes in the wall and tighten so the dresser will not move.
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