# IKEA \- HEMNES Day\-Bed with 3 Drawers

Assemble an IKEA HEMNES day\-bed frame with three drawers step by step, following manual AA\-1917803

By Numa

Topic: Home &amp; DIY

[Open the interactive Jig](https://ask.jig.com/j/UF2uqc5Pf7JS)

## Guide

### 1. Parts and Tools

The HEMNES day\-bed frame, single size, in three parts: the pull\-out bed base on the rug, the bed frame by the wall and the three drawers on the left\. You need a cross\-head screwdriver, a flat screwdriver and a hammer; the hex key comes in the box\. Tap a part to see its name\.

Two people are needed to stand the frame up, turn it over and slide the base in\.

### 2. Base 1 · First Castor

Lay the four rails upside down\. Set a castor on the first rail near one end, wheel up, its plate flat on the rail\.

### 3. Base 1 · First Castor Screw

Drive a 109049 screw through the castor plate into the rail, clockwise with the cross\-head screwdriver\.

### 4. Base 1 · Other Seven Castors

Set the other seven castors in place: one near each end of every rail\.

### 5. Base 1 · Other Seven Screws

Screw each castor down the same way, one screw per plate\.

### 6. Base 2 · Rails on Their Castors

Turn the four rails over so they stand on their castors\.

### 7. Base 2 · First Right Runner

Hold a runner marked CR against the side of the second rail, its roller end at the end with three holes\.

### 8. Base 2 · First Runner Screw

Drive a 100347 screw through the runner into the rail, clockwise\. Use the short 100347 screws here, not the 116894\.

### 9. Base 2 · Its Other Two Screws

Fix the runner with two more screws\.

### 10. Base 2 · Two More Right Runners

Hold the other two CR runners against the third and fourth rails, on the same side\.

### 11. Base 2 · Their Six Screws

Screw them on with three screws each\.

### 12. Base 3 · Three Left Runners

Hold the three CL runners against the other side of the first three rails, roller end at the same end\.

### 13. Base 3 · Their Nine Screws

Screw them on with three 100347 screws each\.

### 14. Base 4 · First Wood Dowel

Push a wood dowel into a hole in the end of a rail until half of it is in\.

### 15. Base 4 · Other Fifteen

Push in the other fifteen: two in each end of every rail\.

### 16. Base 5 · Profile on the Back Board

Lay the plain back board flat on the rug, inner face up\. Set the long metal profile along its lower edge, flange on the board\.

### 17. Base 5 · First Profile Screw

Drive a 116894 screw through the hole at one end of the profile, clockwise\. These have the wider head; do not use the 100347 screws here\.

### 18. Base 5 · Second Screw

Drive a second screw at the other end of the profile\.

### 19. Base 6 · Six More Screws

Drive six more 116894 screws through the slots along the profile\.

### 20. Base 7 · First Cam Dowel

Screw a cam dowel into a hole in the board's inner face, clockwise, until its collar meets the board\.

### 21. Base 7 · Other Seven

Screw in the other seven: two for each of the four rails and the end panels, along the board's ends and between its windows\.

### 22. Base 8 · Rails onto the Board

Stand the four rails on the board, dowels into its holes and cam dowels into the rails' side holes, and push them home\.

### 23. Base 9 · First Cam Lock

Drop a cam lock into the round hole in a rail's side, arrow towards the board\. Turn it clockwise with the flat screwdriver until it grips the cam dowel\.

### 24. Base 9 · Other Three

Fit and tighten a cam lock in each of the other three rails\.

### 25. Base 10 · Dowels in the End Panels

Push wood dowels into the edge holes of both end panels, half of each one in\.

### 26. Base 11 · End Panels On

Stand the two end panels at the ends of the board and push them onto its dowels\.

### 27. Base 12 · Their Cam Locks

Fit four cam locks in the end panels, two in each, and tighten them clockwise\.

### 28. Base 13 · Profile on the Front Board

Lay the front board with its three drawer openings face down\. Set the second profile along its lower edge\.

### 29. Base 13 · Two Screws

Fix the profile with a 116894 screw at each end\.

### 30. Base 14 · Six More Screws

Drive six more 116894 screws through the slots along the profile\.

### 31. Base 15 · Eight Cam Dowels

Screw eight cam dowels into the front board's inner face, clockwise, as on the back board\.

### 32. Base 16 · Front Board On

Lift the front board over the rails and end panels and push it down onto their dowels\.

### 33. Base 17 · Four Cam Locks

Fit a cam lock in each rail at the front board and tighten it clockwise\.

### 34. Base 18 · Four More Cam Locks

Fit and tighten the four cam locks in the end panels at the front board\.

### 35. Base 19 · Three Fixed Slats

Lay three of the short slats on the profiles above the middle rails, through the openings' dividers\.

Use the shorter slats here, not the longer ones\.

### 36. Base 19 · Their Six Screws

Screw each slat to both profiles with a 116894 screw at each end\.

### 37. Base 20 · First Slat Peg

Lay the other eighteen slats in a row, underside up\. Push a peg into the hole at one end of the first slat until its collar meets the wood\.

### 38. Base 20 · Other Seventeen

Push a peg into each of the other seventeen slats\.

### 39. Base 21 · Stand the Base Up

Tip the base back onto its castors and turn it round, front board towards you\.

### 40. Base 21 · Eighteen Slats

Lay the eighteen slats across the base, each peg down into its hole in the profile\. The bed base is done\.

### 41. Frame 1 · Profile on the Back Panel

Lay the long back panel flat by the wall, inner face up\. Set the third profile along its lower rail\.

### 42. Frame 1 · Two Screws

Fix the profile with a 116894 screw at each end, clockwise\.

### 43. Frame 2 · Six More Screws

Drive six more 116894 screws through the slots along the profile\.

### 44. Frame 3 · Dowels in the End Panels

Push three wood dowels into the edge of each end panel, half of each one in\.

### 45. Frame 4 · Stand the Back Panel Up

Stand the back panel up on its feet against the wall\.

Two people: hold the panel until both end panels are bolted on\.

### 46. Frame 4 · End Panels On

Push the end panels onto the dowels at the ends of the back panel\.

### 47. Frame 4 · First Barrel Nut

Push a barrel nut into the round hole in the side of an end panel, slot facing out\.

### 48. Frame 4 · Other Three Nuts

Push in the other three nuts: two in each end panel\.

### 49. Frame 4 · First Bolt

Put a 105236 bolt through the back panel's post into the nut and tighten it clockwise with the hex key\.

### 50. Frame 4 · Other Three Bolts

Tighten the other three bolts the same way\.

### 51. Frame 5 · Turn the Frame Over

Turn the frame upside down, onto the tops of its posts\.

### 52. Frame 5 · First Foot Insert

Push a foot insert into the hole in the end of a post\.

### 53. Frame 5 · Other Three

Push a foot insert into each of the other three posts\.

### 54. Frame 6 · The Brace

Set the long brace between the two front posts, along the open front of the frame\.

### 55. Frame 6 · Two Caps

Fit a cap between each end of the brace and the post\.

### 56. Frame 6 · First Brace Screw

Drive a long 109060 screw through the brace and cap into the post, clockwise\. Use the long 109060 screws here, not the 116894\.

### 57. Frame 6 · Other Three

Drive the other three screws: two at each end\.

### 58. Frame 7 · Right Way Up

Turn the frame back onto its feet\.

### 59. Frame 7 · Brackets on Two Slats

Take the two slats with small holes in one side\. Set a bracket under the end of each\.

### 60. Frame 7 · Their Four Screws

Fix each bracket with two 116894 screws\.

### 61. Frame 8 · Bracket Slats In

Lay the two bracket slats across the frame, one at each end\.

### 62. Frame 8 · Screws from Below

From underneath, drive two 116894 screws up into each of them\.

### 63. Frame 9 · Pegs in Eleven Slats

Push a peg into the hole at one end of each of the other eleven slats\.

### 64. Frame 10 · Eleven Slats In

Lay the eleven slats across the frame, peg end into the hole in the profile\.

Do not sit or stand on the frame until it is finished\.

### 65. Frame 10 · Their Screws

Screw the other end of each slat down with a 116894 screw\.

### 66. Frame 11 · Slide the Base In

Roll the pull\-out base in under the bed frame from the front until it stops\.

One person lifts the end panel a little so the base can pass\.

### 67. Frame 12 · First Plastic Pin

Set a plastic pin in a hole in the top edge of the back panel and tap it in with the hammer\.

### 68. Frame 12 · Other Sixteen

Tap in the other sixteen pins along the tops of the back and end panels\.

### 69. Frame 13 · Back Top Rail

Push the long top rail down onto the pins along the back panel\.

### 70. Frame 14 · End Top Rails

Push the two short top rails onto the end panels\.

### 71. Drawer 1 · Eight Cam Dowels

Lay the drawer front face down and the back board beside it\. Screw four cam dowels into each, clockwise\.

### 72. Drawer 2 · Sides On

Push the two sides onto the drawer front's cam dowels\.

### 73. Drawer 3 · First Cam Lock

Drop a small cam lock into a hole in a side and turn it clockwise with the flat screwdriver until it grips\.

### 74. Drawer 3 · Other Three

Fit and tighten the other three: two in each side\.

### 75. Drawer 4 · Bottom In

Slide the bottom panel into the grooves in the sides and the front\.

### 76. Drawer 5 · Back Board On

Push the back board onto the ends of the sides\.

### 77. Drawer 6 · Four Cam Locks

Fit and tighten four more cam locks at the back board\.

### 78. Drawer 7 · Runners On

Hold runner DL against the left side and DR against the right\.

### 79. Drawer 7 · Six Screws

Screw each runner on with three 100347 screws\.

### 80. Drawer 8 · Stand It Up

Stand the drawer up on its bottom, front towards you\.

### 81. Drawer 8 · Knob

Set the knob on the front of the drawer over its hole\.

### 82. Drawer 8 · Knob Screw

From inside the drawer, drive the 119976 screw through the front into the knob, clockwise\.

### 83. Drawers · Two More

Build the other two drawers the same way\.

### 84. Drawer 9 · Slide the Drawers In

Set each drawer's runners on the runners in the base and push it in\. The day\-bed is ready\.
