How to assemble a filing cabinet

• Allen key (supplied)
• Cross-head screwdriver
• Tape measure

Before you start, lay everything out on a soft surface (the flattened box works) and check it against the parts list in your manual.

• Carcass panels
• Drawer boxes and fronts
• Drawer runners and file rails
• Castors or feet
• Lock, interlock parts and anti-tip fitting

1. 1

   Step 1: Fit the runners to the carcass sides while they lie flat, checking left from right.

2. 2

   Step 2: Build the carcass on its back and square it before fitting the back panel.

3. 3

   Step 3: Fit the castors or feet to the base, with the locking castors at the front.

4. 4

   Step 4: Build the drawers, add the file hanging rails and fit the drawer runners.

5. 5

   Step 5: Fit the lock and the interlock parts exactly as the manual shows, then slide in the drawers.

6. 6

   Step 6: Test that only one drawer opens at a time, and fix tall cabinets to the wall.

• Leaving out the interlock, so several full drawers can open together and tip the cabinet.
• Putting the locking castors at the back where you cannot reach them.
• Loading the top drawer with the heaviest files.