How To Hang Wall Mounted Shelves
Hold up one of your shelves mounting brackets at the desired height.
How to hang wall mounted shelves. Use a standard level to make sure it s placed in a straight line. Using a level draw a discreet line in pencil across the wall to ensure that your shelf will sit. Draw a line from your first. If the shelf will be holding a heavy load use three standards spacing them 16 inches apart.
Then to the left of the growing group of grinders and covering that outlet i wanted to add the coffee maker sitting on a shelf that i needed to mount on the wall. Hold the second standard against the wall centered on the wall stud 32 inches away. Mark inside the holes so you know exactly. Otherwise determine the shelf s.
Have the necessary tools for this diy project lined up before you start you ll. Select your shelves. Make marks to indicate where the ends of the shelf fall on the wall. Try to keep these marks as aligned with one another as possible.
Add storage space the old fashioned way with hanging shelves hanging shelves. Measure and mark the spaces on the wall on both ends of where you want the shelf to go. Make sure the screw holes are in line with the studs. I cleared everything off the wall except the vintage dutch mill coffee grinder that i knew was going to stay right there.
Eyeball the placement of the bracket to see how. Lay a 4 foot level across the two brackets then raise or lower the unsecured standard until it s level with the first. Mark the position of your bracket s screw holes on the wall. Positioning your shelves 1.
If you re working with a heavy shelf have a friend hold it while you mark the endpoints. Required tools for this project. Mark the top screw hole location as shown. Remove the shelf and the brackets from the wall.
Position the shelf brackets against the wall along the bottom of the shelf. Have someone help you hold the shelf against the wall. After determining where you plan on hanging the shelf press it up against the wall. From leveling to anchoring here are 10 tips to make sure your next shelf hanging project is quick.