floating oak shelves

what i have done before is 12mm studding and then resin it into the wall level then drill the back of the shelf out then resin the shelf to the studs. if that makes sense.

 

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Storage shelf with concealed brackets thus giving the appearance of floating. When I have the need to produce floating shelves I have the metal brackets custom made and that is what is shown in the drawings.
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As King says for the fully floating shelf resin bond 12mm studs into the wall, these will hold better than plugs & screws that the propriotary brackets use.Like this and the next two pictures

For the corner ones I route a 12x12 groove in the two edges that stops short of the exposed end/side. Then screw 12x10 strips of hardwood onto th etwo walls then just slide the shelf on with a bit of glue to keep it in place, that way no fixings can be seen. Something like this and this

Jason

 

Jason,

I never cease to be inspired and amazed by your craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing once again.

M2C1

 

If you use 4 studs in a 1m long shelf it will hold a lot of weight, even on a 300mm wide shelf the forces will only be acting at a max of 150mm from the wall.

The main thing is to ensure you get the studs well into the wall, at least 100mm will ensure they are nice and rigid, fix with one of the resin anchor cartridges that Screwfix etc sell.

Jason

 

The ones in my pic were actually R12 reinforcing bar as I had some laying about.

But the easiest option is to get some 300mm lengths of threaded rod (studding)Screwfix no 52679, think there is 5 in a pack and for the resin use SF No 25733 will do as there is no great pull out load & the 150mls cartridge will fit a standard mastic gun. One tube will be ample

You drill a 14mm hole in the wall, clean out the dust, squirt in a bit of resin then poke the stud in and jiggle it about to get a good bond. Once all studs are in put a bit of resin or gripfill into the shelf holes and slide the shelf onto the studs all before the resin sets hard as this allows you to slightly adjust the studs so they fit the holes. A dry fit first may be a good idea to make sure the holes all line up and make sure you scribe the shelf to the wall beforehand.

Have a look on the Fisher fixings web site as I'm sure it gives a step by step guide for using the resin

Jason

 

should just add that you want a blind hole in the wall, eg if its a cavity wall don't drill right through to the cavity as all the resin will get pushed out teh back when you put the rod in, it should be forced all around the sides of the rod. Same goes for partitions as no one likes resin running down their walls!!

J

 

Hi Jason. I'm not a chippie, but I was impressed with the pics of your shelves. Very nice ! It's good to know there are still craftsmen about, whatever trade.

 

I use a water bourne lacquer, something like dulux diamondglaze or even screwfixes aqualac will do but it does come out a bit glossy. Don't neglect to seal the back edges as well

Jason