Admittedly Ikea does often have poor internal structure, but twelve screws - six from each side would hold it solid for years. To move them apart you would have to be determined.. And yes the connectors are very easy to fit in semi capable hands... The 2.3m sides of the Pax range are actually quite solid bits of 'timber' for Ikea, you can tell this partly by their weight...they are not as light as they could be.