How To Hang Up Wall Shelves

You can use good quality hollow wall anchors for hanging wood shelves if the studs don t line up with the figure eights.

How to hang up wall shelves. Try to position the figure eights where there are studs if possible. Leah from see jane drill demonstrates how to hang shelves on the wall. Draw a thin light line on the wall to show you where to hang the shelf. Support see jane drill by shopping on ama.

For denser shelving or heavier display or storage items you can use a stud finder to see if there s stud in the area you want to hang the shelf. Next hold up one of your mounting brackets at the desired height and mark the bracket s screw holes on the wall making sure that the holes are in line with the studs. Subscribe to our channel and like our video. To put up shelves pick out an open spot along the wall use a stud finder to locate 2 wall studs and lightly mark the 2 spots with a pencil.

This will make it easier when you go to drill in the top halves of the fasteners. To find the best arrangement measure the height and width of your wall. Wall studs offer additional support but if there are none available you can also use drywall anchors.