Ikea Markus Chair Armrest Hack

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4 жыл бұрын

The Ikea Markus is a really nice office chair, but I find the armrests too high. They kept hitting my desk and wouldn't let me move in close enough. I found that lots of other people feel the same way and opt to remove the arm rests entirely. I decided to get around the problem another way with a simple hack using less than $6 worth of parts found at my local hardware store. In this video I show you how I did it. For me this is the fix. Maybe it will be for you, too.
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@ailfawka6278 3 жыл бұрын

adjustable armrests would have made that chair a world staple for gamers and office junkies

@clivengu 4 жыл бұрын

Liked the video because of the slow-mo doggy pan shot~

@ExTechOp Ай бұрын

I have made a very similar modification to my Markus chairs. I cut some aluminum strip (similar to the mending plates), drilled holes and rounded the shapes up on a sander. However, I reused the original bolt for the lower end of the metal plate, with a nylock nut, and got a new short bolt for the upper end, since it does not need to reach very far into the threads in the chair.

@adrianasandu4676 3 жыл бұрын

I almost never comment on youtube, but damn, your hack is a lifesaver!! Also, I love your dog, I burst out laughing when the slow mo video started.

@Roos-Reviews 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yeah she's a cute one!

@MintyVoid 2 жыл бұрын

dude this is so smart and simple! For me the armrests are not only too high for my desk but just too high for my height...Plus I'm already at the lowest height of the chair(with flat casters, so it's even lower lol) This is probably going to be what I end up doing, thank you for sharing this online!!

@Roos-Reviews 2 жыл бұрын

No problem! You could even repeat the process for the rear bolt to lower the whole armrest evenly.

@revhappymv 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Sorry you're getting so much hate in the comments. You obviously solved an issue you and a lot of other people were having. Thanks 😊

@Roos-Reviews 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@halyapin 4 жыл бұрын

I solved the problem by removing the armrests.

@philj9594 4 жыл бұрын

@BenBenson Armrests are not necessary for everyone. I only use my PC for games and the correct posture for FPS games involves sitting very close to the desk with the arms rested on the desk instead of an armrest.

@TheHungyHunk 3 жыл бұрын

@@philj9594 Say that to my elbows which rest comfortably on the armrests.

@ahmedam77 3 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm about to do

@ExTechOp Ай бұрын

Roo writes in the video description "I found that lots of other people feel the same way and opt to remove the arm rests entirely", but he presents a solution where you can keep them.

@katydekraker3442 Жыл бұрын

Love thos video - helpful and soothing!

@sherifbadrawy81 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this genius idea. I have had a Markus chair for 4 years now. had this problem with the handles and tried to find an adjustable armrest replacement but nothing fits the chair. Ikea even doesn't have an adjusable height replacement for it !! even bought an adjustable height desk to help with this chair, but the problem persists when I try to put it down low.(as I like writing on a low desk).After watching your video I bought a ready made mending plates with screw & bolts from Bunnings and worked like a dream for me. costed me only 5 dollars ! I still worried though of the sharp edges as I have kids but I will cover with tape or sthg to make it smooth. Thanks

@Roos-Reviews 3 жыл бұрын

Hey that's great! You can file off those sharp corners or wrap them in foam tape. Thanks for letting me know it worked for you too.

@dienivaca2473 Жыл бұрын

Please can you send me the link or name of the exact mending plates you bought?

@Roos-Reviews Жыл бұрын

I think it was this one: www.homedepot.ca/en/home/categories/building-materials/hardware/braces-and-mending-plates/mending-plates.html

@user-px5lo3pn8c 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, thank you for hack. Could you tell me about your top table height and height of bottom your table and height your chair?

@CM-be2gs 3 жыл бұрын

Is mending plat holes are standardized ot customised ?

@LagersiTEAM 2 ай бұрын

same thanks! mine problem now solved :D

@johne6081 3 жыл бұрын

Where I can get replacement arm pads?

@user-rj9om2su3i Жыл бұрын

Great hack ! I love your dog 😀

@Roos-Reviews 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@vadonfit9269 2 жыл бұрын

wow great hack! Thanks!

@Roos-Reviews 2 жыл бұрын

No problem!

@nerdgrrrl 3 жыл бұрын

You are right: What were they thinking? It's the details I like about your video, and the end with the dog ;)

@ahmadsaid987 3 жыл бұрын

:D you made me laugh - good job mate, i hope you feel comfortable already.

@danmar007 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Cute dog.

@alfonsofraire2810 2 жыл бұрын

From an ergonomic point of view, the armrest should stay at the same height of the desk, so probably this solution works for you, but I think that at this point you can completely remove them and have the same results (because you don't use them anyway at this height)

@Roos-Reviews 2 жыл бұрын

The armrest mod worked well for me, but in the end I completely removed the chair altogether. The back rest caused me to have unbearable back pain. That particular S curve didn't work for me. I got another chair and had no more problems.

@Vroth 2 жыл бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews what chair did you switch to?

@acidset 2 жыл бұрын

You could probably do the same procedure to the rear bolts as well, if it holds well on just mending plates then you've lowered the height of the armrests

@flksdajhfkadhnskldvha Жыл бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews I had same issue with back rest, there is actually a zipper thru which you can get into and remove back rest, now i want to make same mod because i have same problem, i can't get close to my table with this chair, or i have adjust chair height way below comfortable range

@nurikon6896 9 ай бұрын

nice!! thanks

@michaelstringer4548 3 жыл бұрын

I followed your guide and after a quick trip to screwfix the chair is perfect. I used some insulation tape on the exposed, lower part of the mending plate so no danger of cutting myself. Thanks so much! Lovely dog as well.

@Roos-Reviews 3 жыл бұрын

That's great that it worked out for you. Another idea is to grind or file off the sharp corners.

@MediSpring 3 жыл бұрын

I had exactly the same problem. 😅 I put beer coaster under the legs of the table. Problem solved! 👍

@Roos-Reviews 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@ownscene 3 жыл бұрын

this guy gets it

@p3kcoolit 2 жыл бұрын

Anybody knows if the metal plate can be ordered somewhere? I don't have the tools to make it myself.

@Roos-Reviews 2 жыл бұрын

I bought the plates from Home Depot, a large hardware store in North America.

@BihariDeshBhakt 3 жыл бұрын

What size are the original bolts that go into the armrest?

@acidset 2 жыл бұрын

8mm (and 60mm) like the video says I believe

@KheinaMelon 4 жыл бұрын

is there a mending plate that wouldnt need to be drilled into? sorry im trying to figure this out without any handyman skills lol

@Roos-Reviews 4 жыл бұрын

I haven’t seen any. I looked at different options that wouldn’t work before settling on the little mending plates because they’re really cheap, easy to find and pretty strong. The catch is that the holes are slightly too small and need to be drilled out. Someone suggested wrapping metal wire around the top bolt and threading it through the hole in the arm rest a few times as another way to support the rests.

@KheinaMelon 4 жыл бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews Ah I see, thanks so much anyways! :D

@st0rm617 2 жыл бұрын

If you take off the upholstry, you can move the two metal things the rests are attached to. They're screwed into a piece of plywood. Just need a screwdriver, measure and staple gun for that i think. Lets you move them back quite a bit, to where they should be. Not gnawing into your legs, and providing actual support for elbows.

@coolspot18 3 жыл бұрын

One day, you're going to slice your hand on that sharp edge...

@MesmerizeVid 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT!

@Kamil-bc1ro 3 жыл бұрын

really cute dog

@davidmuller811 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you mate ! One more question: guys is there anyone who struggles with pain in shoulders/neck due headrest ? Im like 190cm tall and I have a pain in shoulders/neck cause there is not enough rest place for it :( any ideas how to make adjustable headrest part ?

@Roos-Reviews 2 жыл бұрын

I sold my Marcus chair in the end. After about 6 months of daily use I developed really bad lower back pain. It took me a while to figure out it was the chair. I changed to a different chair and my back got better within a week.

@acidset 2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't bad for me but what I ended up doing is buying a BORTBERG chair pillow instead of using it for lumbar support, I keep it strapped right under the headrest, in the same position it's really comfy

@andresv.mendez1374 2 жыл бұрын

bravo A++++++ you discover america your de man waoooo never thoug of that i just took them out as simple as that i will do this in my case thanks brooooooooo

@oneminutefixed5003 4 жыл бұрын

thank you internet

@Suriprofz 3 жыл бұрын

Forget the rear part of the armrests

@RevFilmore 4 жыл бұрын

The armrests' mounting holes form a mechnical unit with the bracket attached to the wood base, so you weakend their weight support quite a bit.

@Roos-Reviews 4 жыл бұрын

It may be technically a bit less rigid but not really perceivably in use and not so much that it wobbles or doesn’t function as a solid arm rest, as it’s still bolted to the metal strip, which is then bolted to where the armrest originally bolted to, so it’s still very solid. I use it this way for 10 hours a day without issue.

@bySterling 4 жыл бұрын

Nice! 🙌🏻⚡️💪🏻💥👏🏻 I’d like to suggestI adding some black spray paint to this awesome mix 👍🏻

@Roos-Reviews 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea. If I can find a spray paint that won’t scrape off I might try it.

@Virosaa 3 жыл бұрын

0:27 haha you said nuts

@curbed2921 4 жыл бұрын

This is awesome dude! If you are incredibly lazy like me, you can just take some wire or string, if strong enough, and wrap it around the bolt, then thread each end of the string through the armrest hole and tie a knot. Some improvisation may be required to get the right height, but I did it in five minutes and paid nothing basically

@Roos-Reviews 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, good idea.

@wmqkla 3 жыл бұрын

I used three plastic zip ties per each armrest: one through the armrest hole and two perpendicular ones between the bolt and the bottom zip tie. It looks OK and works.

@querpmuerp 2 жыл бұрын

Great chair, but the armrests are like 2 cm too high for me, so I have to pull up my shoulders, which causes pain after some time.

@Roos-Reviews 2 жыл бұрын

I actually had to sell my chair as it gave me really bad back pain after a few months.

@yusufsert4090 Жыл бұрын

It`s cool idea ! Maybe you can paint the plates black. Thanks for sharing ;)

@Roos-Reviews Жыл бұрын

That would look better, yes. Good idea.

@freitag07 3 жыл бұрын

Can you make the edges of the silver metal plate not sharp ( i have a child) and send me a pair to Germany? I'm willing to pay whatever you think is reasonable of course.

@Roos-Reviews 3 жыл бұрын

I don't make these as a business, I just did it for myself and made a tutorial to help others.

@jennievanheuit2446 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Tell me you didn't rip the shit out of your hands or clothing with the sharp lower edges on the mending plates, though. Seems like a good place to either trip or add tape or foam.

@Roos-Reviews 4 жыл бұрын

I haven't had any mishaps yet but you could certainly pad them out or grind the corners down.

@jennievanheuit2446 4 жыл бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews I'm honestly glad. Because I totally would hurt myself. LOL I'm hoping to use your methods to mod my next office chair. Thx again

@negkoray 3 жыл бұрын

You can see the bend on the armrests from him trying to jam it under the table. 🤦‍♂️ How TF do you make a chair where the armrests don't fit under your desk? Thanks for this solution. If yall want a clean look, you could paint the bracket to match the chair :)

@pavlo687 Жыл бұрын

I hate the rough rubber on the armrests! They rub my elbows almost raw. Love the rest of the chair, but either my wife will have to make me some leather covers for the armrest rubber, or it is going back!

@Roos-Reviews Жыл бұрын

I sold mine after a few months. It gave me really bad back pain.

@starry_lis 2 жыл бұрын

This is nice, but I need them foldable so I can play my guitars.

@TeddyRadko Жыл бұрын

alternatively you could just remove armrests and asemble them upside down instead, thats what I did :)

@GoldenShip24 Жыл бұрын

Why assemble upside down instead of just leaving them out altogether?

@TeddyRadko Жыл бұрын

@@GoldenShip24 because if i remeved them completely, the seat cover would become looser, handrest fixes it in place ;)

@ayubuddin2539 3 жыл бұрын

Is IKEA Marcus Chair good for use 6-8 hours daily for person weighing 110kg with Height:5 feet 8 inches?

@Suriprofz 3 жыл бұрын

Noo to fat

@Alexa1995ns 3 жыл бұрын

@@Suriprofz I am 5 feet 9 inches with 82kg and it suits me perfectly

@c0llym0re 3 жыл бұрын

No.

@crystal.matter Жыл бұрын

They didn't give it proper armrests just to give other chairs a change

@youssefmohamed7473 2 жыл бұрын

0:17

@smokescreen2146 2 жыл бұрын

That edge on the mending plate will cut you if you are not careful

@Roos-Reviews 2 жыл бұрын

They weren't sharp but yeah it's possible I suppose, if you really hit the corner hard. But I never had an issue. My hands just don't hang down near there. It would be good to file the corners down if you were worried about it. I got rid of the chair though due to it causing me back pain.

@smokescreen2146 2 жыл бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews I had to remove the lumber support foam for same reasons

@Roos-Reviews 2 жыл бұрын

Did that solve it for you? No more back pain?

@smokescreen2146 2 жыл бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews Yeah it's much better now, and the seat still maintains a natural curvature (although it wasn't that bad for me before - in that it wasn't always painful). I also made multiple adjustments on mine to get the seat cushion angle straight while reclined, and swapping the legs with a shorter gas lift to reduce the overall height of the chair. So far, I'm pretty pleased with the value and comfort now. I should add, however, if the chair (specifically the seat) is not comfortable to begin with, then no amount of alterations will fix this.

@Roos-Reviews 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds great. I wish I'd tried such modifications before I gave up on it.

@JamesBond-vp9ss 2 жыл бұрын

just take a hack saw to the front of it

@AlfStewartsRevenge 3 жыл бұрын

this is a great hack but i'm too lazy to even do this...fml.

@AKARazorback 3 жыл бұрын

And now the armrests are too low to actually support your elbows, so might as well remove them all together. Fact is, this chair is great but the armests suck arse no matter how you slice it. Either too low, too high, and generally too close to the desk.

@st0rm617 3 жыл бұрын

Armrests are too close to the desk, aye, the main problem. But i have long arms, and i could comfortably have them be 5 cm lower.

@AKARazorback 3 жыл бұрын

@@st0rm617 Which is what I wrote...

@st0rm617 3 жыл бұрын

@@AKARazorback Not saying you're wrong mate, the armrests have been annoying the f out of me for the past year i've owned the chair. Too close together, can't rest my arm on them, resting on WASD and hand on mouse. They're under the table much lower than my arms can reach when im comfortably close to the desk. And can't take my legs too far apart without bumping into the front of them. Considering removing the upholstery, and moving the screw mounts as far back as possible, cut new holes for them and glue patches over the old holes. Would void my 10 year warranty though, which is much of the reason why i bought it. Gone through a gamer chair every few years here, eventually breaking. Feels bad without the armrests, like sitting in the middle of a bench instead of one of the sides. It's just odd and feels wrong.

@AKARazorback 3 жыл бұрын

@@st0rm617 I now own a Secret Lab Titan ... Extremely comfortable for the price, not sure if the armrests can go low enough though for you if 5cm lower is how low you wanted the Ikea armrests. And even the Titan isn't perfect. But next step up is a full on 800 euro ish office chair you know.

@st0rm617 3 жыл бұрын

@@AKARazorback Looks nice, never heard of that brand. Looks a lot like my old chair, this one: cdon.dk/indretning-og-mobler/arozzi-torretta-gaming-chair-black-p33537128 When it was new it was absolutely fantastic, although i should have ordered the wide version. (I'm big in size, but fairly skinny). But 2 years later i was LITERALLY sitting on two iron girders with cloth above it. Other ones have had the metal beneath buckle after a few years. Very hesitant of pouring money into a chair after the experiences i've had. And i don't have Herman Miller kind of money.

@minititof 4 жыл бұрын

I own the chair. I dont understand how you think the armrests are too high. They are not supposed to slide UNDER the desk, for best ergonomics they should be at desk plate level, so that your elbow is at 90 degrees, so in fact they are too low even on your example. After your hack, they are completely useless to you, your arms are not sitting on them while typing or using he mouse...

@minititof 4 жыл бұрын

anyway for the Markus to be perfect, we should be able to ajust height of the armrest.

@Roos-Reviews 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t rest my arms on them when typing. I rest them when I’m not typing. And I use them to position the chair throughout the day. I often slide my chair slightly under my desk to reach the controls on some of my music equipment. If you google you’ll find that the arm rests hitting the desk is the most common complaint for the Markus. Many people remove the rests. My hack totally solves the issue for me personally while allowing the rests to remain attached.

@minititof 4 жыл бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews you will have wrist issues that's all I'm saying

@Roos-Reviews 4 жыл бұрын

Are you saying that sitting on a chair without leaning on arm rests while typing will cause wrist problems? For 20 years I’ve never rested my arms while typing or using the mouse. Am I screwed?

@minititof 4 жыл бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews what screws your wrists is if you're typing and using mouse with your wrist "breaking" on the edge of the desk, like I said your arm should be 90 degrees at the elbow. Many drawings explain this better than I do

@moaawiaabusofian4510 4 жыл бұрын

U can put 4 block bricks with 7cm hight under the desk legs instead of cmplicated drilling Adjusting desk hight😁

@asd-xf5ob 3 жыл бұрын

and then you would have to rise your chair 7cm for a good posture too and the problem stays

@Roos-Reviews 3 жыл бұрын

Asd 123 gets it.

@donochetti2177 4 жыл бұрын

If only he had just removed that useless lip under the desk in the first place...

@Roos-Reviews 4 жыл бұрын

That’s the desk frame. It’s kind of an important piece.

@Oc3anMaster 2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, 'hack'...just need a drill press.

@acidset 2 жыл бұрын

It's a hack... you don't need a drill press, just a drill and a vise/clamp if you're careful Truthfully you can do this with blocks of wood instead of a mending plate

@bfkc111 4 жыл бұрын

They are already disproportionately low (compared to being a high chair, which in itself is unreasonably rare) and pretty much as low you get them if you even care for anything like armrests at all. You are an absolute monster. As expected of you cheesy, conceited types.

@Roos-Reviews 4 жыл бұрын

I’m guessing you don’t own this chair. A very common complaint is the arm rests hitting the table. There are multiple Reddit threads dedicated to this problem. Many people remove them altogether. If you prefer not to lower them, that’s all good, but calling me names because I lowered the arm rests on my chair is a very strange reaction.

@aguajaneta 4 жыл бұрын

@@Roos-Reviews I think he was joking