How To Install A Shelf On A Concrete Wall

How to drill into concrete to hang a tv shelves racks etc.

How to install a shelf on a concrete wall.

This will ensure that you utility shelves are sturdy. Watch our hang a shelf on a brick wall. Use the level to plumb the bracket. The shelf will instantly appear to float on the wall thanks to those hidden prongs.

For heavy loads increase the size of your brackets and decrease the spacing between them. How to install floating shelves diy floating shelves in this video i show you step by step how to properly install a floating shelf. Slide on your shelf. Screw them in place to finish.

If you need more strength and durability choose brackets with an additional diagonal support. Mark every 24 inches along the line you made on the wall. Hold the bracket in a plumb position put down the level pick up a pencil and make a mark at the center of each of the bracket s screw holes. Some shelves come with screws located underneath the shelf to stop it from sliding off the brackets.

If the line comes into contact with a seam in the concrete or a mortar line in the brick move your mark a few inches over. For longer wire shelves attach a bracket at least every 48 inches. Measure from one end of the proposed shelf line and mark each 24 inches with a pencil line. Place a shelf bracket on the wall in the desired position.

Measure the whole length of the shelf. Step 3 mark every 24 inches. Measure the height for each shelf and mark it with a pencil. Use a level to draw a line on the wall.

You will also need to mark the place you want your shelf to start from. In either case it s best to attach the bracket s longer arm to the wall and use the shorter arm to support the shelf. Hold a mounting bracket against the wall so that the top is even with the shelf line at the point you marked for a bracket. Tighten the screws to properly release the anchors into the holes.