Kimtaro
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Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 05:31:32 PM
l was thinking just support the shelves with 45 degree supports, but l do
Kimtaro
not know if it would be enough. l have a lot of heavy books.
what is
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spur??
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TwinKie
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Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 04:30:10 PM
Firstly is the wall solid I.E. brick, IF NOT, THEN PURCHASE A
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BOOKCASE.
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If solid then go ahead: Match ur Rawlplugs to fit a 7mm drill bit & use at
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least.. two inch screws plus the depth of the wood of the 45 degree
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supports I.E. 2inches+3/4 for wood or 1/4 inch for steel.
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A good method:
Chose the height & a safe position, checking the walls for hidden pipework
& cables.
Drill just one hole at the chosen height deep enough to take the depth of
the Rawlplug plus 1/4inch (This is to allow for the blind shank of the
screw, not so important if the wood support can hide this blind shank, the
reason is that the blind part will expand the rawlpug & split the brick,
the shank has to go somewhere).
Knock the plug into the full depth of the hole (Tap it in using a screw it
should go well into the hole).
Screw the support loosely to the wall.
Using a spirit level vertically against the side of the support, mark
second hole for the vertical support, drill it out, plug up & screw as
before,
Now place the shelf on this support in prefered position whilst at the
same time offering up the second support to the other end of the shelf in
its prefered position, use a spirit level adjust until the shelf is
horizontal, mark the drill hole positions of the second support, drill,
plug the two positions as before, screw up the second support loosely, now
re check that the shelf is level before securely screwing all the screws
tight; All that is now required is to screw the shelf to the supports.
Materials & tools needed.
two supports (Wooden or. metal brackets)
spirit level.
7mm drill bit.
Hammer drill.
four screws 2-3inch.
four brown rawlplugs (UK)
two or four screws to attach the shelf to the supports.
screwdriver to suit screw heads.
(Optional)
Detector for metal, cables, etc
Additional centre support if the books cause sagging.
Offy
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Thursday, 12th of August 2010 10:02:43 PM
the fastest & easeyest way is to install closet maid shelef.i
Offy
put them up in a class room a year ago & they work just fine.the only
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thing you have to be sure of that the brakets are screwed into a stud in
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the wall for maximum strenght.use a stud finder to locate the studs in the
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wall. when you find them mark them so you will know where to hang the
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brakets.once the brackets are up clip the shelf brackets into the maine
onr then jus pop the shelefs on & snap them in best part no dust will
collect onthem
Smooth
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Friday, 13th of August 2010 03:20:20 AM
Safest is to use 'Spur 'shelving. The 45 degree thing is OK
Smooth
but tends to interfere with the books on the shelf below. The spur system
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is great for heavy loads - we have masses of archive filing stacked in
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double rows & nothing is fallen down yet. (touch wood). You fit the
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uprights to the wall, (ideally masonry) put in the brackets & then span
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across with whatever shelving you want to use. Space them at about 18inch
centres - or closer for very heavy books, or wherever ur wall studs are if
not into brickwork. It also has the big advantage of being ajustable so
that you can accommodate smaller books efficiently