IKEA PLATSA Wardrobe Assembly in London

IKEA's PLATSA is the modular wardrobe built for awkward rooms: frames in 60 or 80 cm widths and 40 or 55 cm depths (about 42 or 57 cm deep once the doors are on) that click together with wedge dowels, finished with FONNES or SANNIDAL fronts. It is arguably the most London-friendly wardrobe IKEA makes — the tallest frame, the 80x40x180 cm, ships as a single package of 186 x 41 x 7 cm and 18.4 kg (package weight), which goes up a winding conversion staircase far more easily than a PAX side panel that is essentially as long as the 236 cm frame it builds. The catch is that the finishing is fiddlier than the click-together frames suggest: hinges that may or may not be in the box depending on which door article was ordered, frames joined with fold-over metal straps at set hole rows, and door-gap alignment across a multi-frame run.

TaskMan of London assembles PLATSA combinations of every size across London, inside the M25. Send us WhatsApp photos of the room, your ceiling height and your IKEA order list, and we confirm everything before you book. Every build is done by our DBS-checked, insured team, includes the wall anchoring IKEA requires, and is covered by our 12-month workmanship warranty.

Part of our IKEA assembly London service.

Which IKEA PLATSA wardrobe system (with FONNES or SANNIDAL fronts) sizes we build

PLATSA wardrobe with 4 doors + 3 drawers, white/FONNES white, 120x57x241 cm — art. 396.249.12 (verified live on ikea.com/gb/en, 18 Aug 2026)
PLATSA wardrobe with 3 doors, white/FONNES white, 180x57x181 cm — art. 196.154.52 (verified live, 18 Aug 2026)
PLATSA wardrobe with 6 doors, white/FONNES white, 180x57x241 cm — art. 796.249.72 (verified live, 18 Aug 2026)
PLATSA wardrobe with 6 doors, white/SANNIDAL white, 240x57x231 cm — art. 996.250.46 (verified live, 18 Aug 2026)
PLATSA wardrobe with 2 doors, white/STRAUMEN mirror glass/FONNES white, 120x57x181 cm — art. 696.153.41 (verified live, 18 Aug 2026)
PLATSA wardrobe with 7 doors + 6 drawers, white/SANNIDAL white, 300x42x241 cm — art. 396.154.27 (verified live, 18 Aug 2026)
Build-your-own via IKEA's online planner: frames such as the 80x40x180 cm (art. 303.309.52, verified live); plain FONNES doors completed with HJÄLPA hinges sold separately (e.g. 60x120 cm, art. 803.310.58, which takes three) alongside FONNES 'door with soft closing hinges' variants with the hinges included; SANNIDAL doors sold either as plain doors completed with HJÄLPA hinges sold separately (e.g. 60x180 cm, art. 003.955.58, which takes four) or as 'door with soft closing hinges' versions with the hinges included but packed separately; FONNES drawers; LÄTTHET adjustable legs in packs of four (art. 203.311.98, verified live)

As of 18 August 2026 the PLATSA range is fully live on IKEA UK — ready-made wardrobe combinations, build-your-own frames, doors and drawers, and the online planner are all listed — and IKEA has made no announcement about discontinuing PLATSA. The discontinuation stories circulating online concern chests of drawers, not wardrobe systems: press reports in June 2026 covered IKEA phasing out its MALM and HEMNES chests of drawers, tied to the launch of the new STORKLINTA and GULLABERG ranges. No IKEA statement mentioning PLATSA has been found. One PLATSA-adjacent change worth knowing: the non-soft-close 'SANNIDAL door with hinges' articles have been delisted on IKEA UK (their product URLs now redirect to a category page); SANNIDAL doors are sold today either as plain doors completed with HJÄLPA hinges sold separately, or as 'door with soft closing hinges' versions with the hinges included.

How long IKEA PLATSA wardrobe system (with FONNES or SANNIDAL fronts) assembly takes

TaskMan of London working estimates, confirmed against your exact combination before booking: 90–150 minutes for a two-frame, 2–3 door wardrobe without drawers; 150–240 minutes for a mid-size combination such as the 4-door + 3-drawer 120x57x241 cm unit (includes wall fixing and door alignment); 240–330 minutes for 6–7 door combinations of 240–300 cm width. Add roughly 15–20 minutes per drawer and per soft-close door for fitting and gap adjustment, and time for carrying boxes up stairs where there is no lift.

Difficulty: moderate. Long builds are exactly what we are set up for — message us and we will confirm everything before you book.

Where IKEA PLATSA wardrobe system (with FONNES or SANNIDAL fronts) builds go wrong

The parts of this build that cost people an afternoon:

Wedge dowels are click-in, not screw-in: the panel must be offered up square and pressed home in one go. Forcing a misaligned panel chews the dowel hole in the chipboard edge, and unlike a cam lock there is no second chance at that hole. We assemble on a flat, soft surface — building on a hard floor damages the click-together edges.
IKEA does not include wall screws or plugs with PLATSA. The tip-over fittings come in the box, but the product pages state that fixing devices must suit the walls in your home and are sold separately — DIY builds routinely stall at the last step for want of the right fixings. Our team carries fixings for London plasterboard, dot-and-dab and brick.
Check which door articles are in the order before counting on the hinges. Plain 'FONNES door' and plain 'SANNIDAL door' articles come with no hinges — the FONNES 60x120 cm door is completed with three HJÄLPA hinges sold separately, and the plain SANNIDAL 60x180 cm door with four — while the 'with soft closing hinges' versions of both include the hinges in the price, picked up as a separate package. Mixed orders very often arrive one hinge pack short of the doors.
Side-by-side frames are joined with flat metal straps that you physically fold by hand around the neighbouring frame edge and screw off at set hole rows. Strap them at rows you later want for shelves or rails and the fittings clash — plan the interior before strapping.
Never raise an assembled frame by pivoting it up against the wall or against an already-built unit — the click-together corners take the entire load and can crush. Two people lift the frame upright clear of the floor, especially once LÄTTHET legs are fitted.
The two adjuster knobs at the top rear of each frame are there to space it off the wall — set them so the cabinet clears the skirting board and sits plumb before drilling the wall fixing. In Victorian and Edwardian London flats with tall skirting this adjustment is the difference between a flush bank of doors and a visibly leaning one.
Align door gaps only after the unit is wall-fixed and levelled — tightening the wall bracket pulls the carcass fractionally, and doors adjusted before fixing end up with uneven gaps across a multi-frame run.

Safety and wall fixing

This item must be secured to the wall. We fit the restraint as part of the job and will not leave it standing loose.

IKEA's UK product pages for PLATSA wardrobes carry this warning verbatim: "Tipping hazard – this product must be securely anchored. Use suitable screws and plugs for your home." (verified 18 August 2026). We fix every PLATSA to the wall as a condition of signing off the job, whatever its height.
Wall screws and plugs are not included by IKEA; fixings must match the wall construction. We scan for hidden cables and pipes before drilling — a real risk in London flats where wardrobe walls often back onto bathroom or kitchen services.
IKEA's product pages state, verbatim: "Two persons are needed for the assembly of this furniture." The 180 cm frame package alone is 18.4 kg (package weight) and 186 cm long, and raising an assembled frame safely is a two-person lift.
241 cm combinations finish close to ceiling height in many conversions — clearance for tipping the unit upright must be checked before building, or the frames must be stacked in place instead.

IKEA PLATSA wardrobe system (with FONNES or SANNIDAL fronts) assembly in London homes

PLATSA is arguably the most London-friendly wardrobe IKEA makes: the tallest frame, the 80x40x180 cm, ships as a single package of 186 x 41 x 7 cm and 18.4 kg package weight (verified from the ikea.com/gb/en product page for art. 303.309.52, 18 Aug 2026) — light and slim enough for one strong pair of hands on a winding conversion staircase, and it fits in most lifts on the diagonal, unlike the side panels of a 236 cm-tall PAX frame. The trade-off is package count: a combination arrives as many separate boxes (each frame, each door, each drawer, hinge packs, legs, rails), so the job starts with a proper goods check. The 40 cm-deep frame option suits narrow Victorian hallways and box rooms where a 57 cm-deep wardrobe would block the door swing, the rear adjuster knobs handle period skirting boards, and the 181 cm-high combinations work under the sloped ceilings of loft rooms. TaskMan of London covers everywhere inside the M25.

Before we arrive

WhatsApp us photos of the room corner, the skirting board, and the wall you want the wardrobe against, plus your ceiling height — we confirm everything before you book.
Tell us your wall type if you know it (plasterboard, dot-and-dab, brick); if not, the photos usually tell us, and we bring the right fixings either way since IKEA does not include wall screws or plugs.
Check your delivery against the order before we arrive — PLATSA combinations arrive as many separate packages (frames, each door, each drawer, hinge packs, legs, rails). If you ordered plain FONNES or plain SANNIDAL doors, make sure the HJÄLPA hinge packs are on the order at all — for those doors the hinges are sold separately — and note that even hinges-included soft-close doors arrive with the hinges in their own package.
Clear floor space roughly the footprint of the wardrobe plus a couple of metres — frames are assembled flat on the floor on a soft surface, then lifted upright.
For 231–241 cm high combinations, measure ceiling height and note any pendant lights, coving or sloped ceilings near the spot.
Decide door handle positions and which way doors should open — the doors can hang left or right, but it is quicker decided before the hinges go in.

IKEA PLATSA wardrobe system (with FONNES or SANNIDAL fronts) assembly FAQs

How much does PLATSA wardrobe assembly cost in London?

We don't publish a price list, because PLATSA jobs vary enormously — a two-frame wardrobe and a 300 cm seven-door run are very different days. Send us WhatsApp photos of the room and your exact IKEA order list, and we confirm everything before you book, wall fixing always included. No surprises on the day.

Do I need to buy anything beyond the IKEA boxes?

Sometimes. IKEA does not include wall screws or plugs with PLATSA — the product pages say to use fixings suited to the walls in your home, sold separately, and we bring those. On doors, it depends which article was ordered: plain 'FONNES door' and plain 'SANNIDAL door' articles need HJÄLPA hinges sold separately (three for the FONNES 60x120 cm door, four for the SANNIDAL 60x180 cm), while the 'with soft closing hinges' versions include them. Floor-standing units also need LÄTTHET legs, sold in packs of four. Send us your order list and we will spot any gaps before the visit.

Can PLATSA sit against a wall with tall skirting boards?

Yes — this is one of PLATSA's quiet strengths for period London flats. Each frame has two adjuster knobs at the top rear that space the cabinet off the wall, so it stands plumb over the skirting and the wall bracket still fixes solidly. We set these before drilling.

Is PLATSA being discontinued?

As of August 2026 the PLATSA range is fully live on IKEA UK — ready-made combinations, build-your-own parts and the online planner — and IKEA has made no announcement about PLATSA. The discontinuation stories in the press concern MALM and HEMNES chests of drawers, reported in June 2026 as being phased out in favour of IKEA's new STORKLINTA and GULLABERG ranges. We have found no IKEA statement mentioning PLATSA. If you are planning a large build, buying matching fronts in one order is sensible in any case.

How is PLATSA different from PAX to assemble?

The frames are quicker — PLATSA clicks together with wedge dowels, no cam locks and no tools for the shell — but the finishing takes longer than people expect: some door articles come without hinges, frames are joined with fold-over metal straps at set hole rows, and door-gap alignment across a multi-frame run is fiddly. PLATSA is also shallower (40 or 55 cm frame depths, about 57 cm with doors) and its tallest frame ships as a 186 cm, 18.4 kg package (package weight), so it gets up a London staircase far more easily than the side panels of a 236 cm-tall PAX frame, which are essentially as long as the wardrobe is tall.

Can you dismantle and rebuild my existing PLATSA when I move?

Yes. We dismantle and rebuild PLATSA regularly — the wedge-dowel joints come apart cleanly when released carefully rather than forced. We keep the strap and hinge hardware bagged per frame, and re-fix the unit to the wall at the new address.

Do you anchor it to the wall, and can you fix to plasterboard?

Always — wall fixing is a condition of us signing off the job, using the tipping-prevention fittings in the box plus fixings matched to your wall. Plasterboard, dot-and-dab and solid brick are all fixable with the correct plugs; we scan for cables and pipes first. All work is by our DBS-checked, insured team and covered by our 12-month workmanship warranty.

Book IKEA PLATSA wardrobe system (with FONNES or SANNIDAL fronts) assembly in London

Send us a photo of the boxes or the product name, your postcode and when suits you. We will come back with everything confirmed before you book — no obligation, no call-out surprises.

WhatsApp us to get started or call 07700 170 070, 7 days a week.

Every job is done by TaskMan of London's own DBS-checked, insured team and carries our 12-month workmanship warranty.

IKEA PLATSA Wardrobe Assembly in London