What screws should I use for my floating Ikea bookshelf?
WEBJun 14, 2018 · 2. It actually uses 8 screws, it alternates between top and bottom holes on the bracket. If you have wood studs a better option would be to screw it into the wood studs, the studs would be spaced about every 16" on your wall. Might require drilling through the …
removal - How do I remove this floating shelf? - Home …
WEBAug 12, 2023 · 1. 1. You might try impacts from a heavy hammer from below to see if it pops off some bracket fastened to the concrete. – Jim Stewart. Aug 12, 2023 at 9:16. Or try to force a prybar between the long edge of the shelf and the …
How to fix a floating wall shelf on an uneven wall
WEBJun 2, 2020 · 3. Get/cut a strip of material 1/2" thick. Many big-box hardware stores will cut lumber for you if you purchase it there.) Attach this to the studs in the wall using screws of the same approximate size (bigger will never hurt!) as those that came with the shelf kit. Note that these screws are an additional purchase, get them at the same time as ...
shelving - Is there any harm in using shorter shelf brackets with a ...
WEBI'm planning on installing Ikea shelves mounted on wall brackets (using the Antonius system). Until recently there were Antonius shelves 14 3/8 inches deep, but now they've disappeared, leaving only 11 inches deep shelves. There is a 14 3/8 deep shelf (a Broder shelf), but to attached to the wall
walls - How to secure an ikea Kallax shelf unit - Home …
WEBAug 17, 2015 · 211 1 2. 1. If your bracket is long enough, and robust enough, it may make more sense to attach the bracket flush to the wall, then attach it via screws to the shelving unit (frame, not a shelf). This way no additional lumber is necessary, and it should prevent the shelves from rocking to and fro. – BrownRedHawk.
attaching floating shelves to solid wall with anchor screws
WEBAug 25, 2016 · The shelves are intended to be fixed to the wall by securing a bracket to the wall with screws, with the shelf then slotting onto metal tubes projecting from the bracket. The wall I have chosen is a dividing wall between two adjoining houses (i'd guess 1960s built, in London UK).
Hanging IKEA Kungsfors shelving system on drywall
WEB3. I'm hoping to hang two sections of IKEA's Kungsfors system on drywall in our kitchen. It'll be about twice as tall as the one in the link (two sections), but since they're independent of each other the height probably doesn't matter. The uprights/suspension rails are here. Each has three mount points on it, which you can see on page 7 of the ...
drywall - How should I attach heavy floating shelves to hollow ...
WEBJan 29, 2020 · I have the following shelves, intended to be floating shelves, that we want to attach to our kitchen walls. The walls are hollow plasterboard, with no studs where we want to put these shelves. They came with fixings like these, which are intended for solid walls or studs, 2 each for 2 pre-drilled holes in each shelf. The measurements are as ...
How can I attach a shelf to a tile wall in a repairable manner?
WEBDec 12, 2012 · Depending upon how large the grout lines are I would carefully drill through those with a masonry bit, and then use plastic anchors and fasten shelf brackets with screws. Use enough brackets to support the size shelf you need. Then, if the shelf ever needs to come down the holes in the grout lines can be repaired easily.
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WEBI have a 12 foot tall alcove section that I would like to use to install a total of 3 or 4 floating shelves made of pine (each shelf 42 inches long, 12 inch deep, 2.5 inch thick). I have a total of 3 ...