How leveling works

Leveling risers are for furniture that stands on an uneven floor. Each one has a deeper opening and comes with four plates, 1, 2, 4 and 8 mm thick, that add up to anything from 0 to 15 mm, about 5/8 in. There is nothing about the floor to measure before you order.

1. The table rocks.
2. One leg is short of the floor.
3. Drop plates into that riser's opening, under the leg.
4. Level and steady.

A leveling riser is still a riser, so it makes the furniture taller as well. The smallest lift is 3/8 in (10 mm): choose it if you only want the furniture level.

Design leveling risers How to measure

Count everyone and everything the furniture carries. Not for hot appliances.

What comes in the box

The four plates seen from the side: 1 mm, 2 mm, 4 mm and 8 mm thick. Below them, three stacks: 1 + 2 makes 3 mm, 1 + 2 + 4 makes 7 mm, and 1 + 2 + 8 makes 11 mm. — The four plates, seen from the side, and three of the totals they make.

The riser. Its opening is 5/8 in (15 mm) deeper than a plain riser’s, to make room for the plates.
Four plates for each riser. They are 1, 2, 4 and 8 mm thick. Each is twice as thick as the one before, so you can tell them apart.
A flat card. The plates come joined by small tabs. Snap them apart, or snip the tabs. For a wide leg they come as two cards or as separate plates.

How to level

Stand the furniture on its risers in the place where it will live. Start with no plates.
Put a level on top of the furniture. A phone’s level app works.
Find the low legs. Lift each one out of its riser, drop plates into the opening, and lower the leg onto them. Get help to lift, and do not drag.
Check the level again. Add or swap plates until it reads level and the furniture does not rock.

Lay the plates flat on the bottom of the opening, with the leg on top of them. Put nothing else in the opening, and nothing under the riser.

Is the floor out by more than 5/8 in (15 mm)? See what to do.