Do I need to attach furniture to my wall?
Some products will indicate that it needs to be wall attached to prevent tipover. In this case it is mandatory to secure the furniture to the wall for safety reasons.
Please check your product information and assembly instructions which will indicate whether the item needs to be secured to a wall. If it indicates that it does, you will need to have this secured for safety reasons.
When securing to the wall, the brackets and securing kit will be included with your product. The screws needed to attach the furniture to the wall however will need to be purchased from your local hardware store. These are not supplied as different wall materials will require different screws. Please purchase the screws that are appropriate for your wall type.
Please see our Wall anchoring guide and the Safer homes page for more information.
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