Wall to wardrobe gap

scribe in a bit of melamine or kitchen filler panel?

With an infill panel scribed to the wall...

high expansion foam :) :)

If it's an external wall that's not already well insulated...then cover

My scribing is always pretty terrible. Is there a knack?

Just so that Peter Millard doesn't get all the subs&likes ...

I'd use a decent bit of solid wood planed to fit.

If its genuine IKEA the remains of the person who forced you to buy it. Failing that, the mother in law.

I saw a neat trick the other day. Use a washer with a pencil poked through the hole. Hold the washer against the wall with the pencil point whilst dragging it along. The washer will follow the contour of the wall and the pencil will mark where to cut.

Plenty of examples on YouTube.

Tim

Scribe a panel, as others have said but ... are you sure the wall is dry and that you wouldn't benefit from some air movement at the back of the wardrobe?

Used underpants. Bill

Offer the board to the wall, so that it is upright. Using a pair of compasses[1] set the distance to a bit longer than the *closest* distance between the board and the wall.

Now scribe your line keeping the compasses horizontal, riding the point against the wall, and leaving a line on the timber.

Now cut or plane to your line. If using a jig saw, use a downcut blade, or cut from the back.

The wardrobe was erected flush aganst a wall. Facing it, the gap is on is left. It is 93 inches from bottom to top.

So where can I buy something like strip of faced hardboard, say 4" x

My first tgough was to cut a series of small blocks, say 0.5" x 0.5" x

But this is 21st Century so I thought you guys woud definitaly have better ideas. So far I haven't seen anything that would generate a Eureka moment.

As Ian Lang would say "I blame the EU".

Don't IKEA sell spare bits, or decor panels as accessories to match their fitted wardrobes? If it's not easy to colour/pattern match, buy another of the smallest wardrobes and use of the of the sides as a panel.

Use the type2, screw the buttons to the wall and the side of the wardrobe, screw the black brackets to the back of your infill strip, knock it into place.

My solid timber would be fine, a piece that starts off rougly 4x4" planed down to 3" on one side so it is a friction fit. Some glue on the wall side is all you need. Best to glue on the wall side so you don't damage the wardrobe so you can put it somewhere else later etc.

And socks.

Magnetic door catches - that way the panel can be easily removed in future in case something placed on top of the wardrobe falls down the space beside of it.

example

Real wood would make the ikea wardrobe look bad. Get a bit of matching material from ikea.

Thank you for the really useful replies.

Bill Wright's underware suggestion reminded me that I plugged holes in the ceiings from where the ancient light fittings had been removed with tightly rolled J-cloths followed by filler. No lasting odour!