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I could have easily used a hand drywall saw for the openings and a socket wrench for the screws, but it would have added a few minutes to the job. I used a multitool to cut the openings, and an impact wrench for the lag screws. On the second shelf I mounted the strip the right way and had no trouble at all.įrom start to finish, installing two shelves took me about 90 minutes. I mounted the first one with the 1″ width out, and it took a little work to get the shelf over the strip, because there was a slight bow in the strip. I learned that I should have mounted the furring strip with the 7/8″ width out. EVALD The Improved Floating Shelf Bracket Heavy Duty Floating Shelf Hardware 4X Floating Shelves Brackets Diameter.

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I then attached the furring strip to the wall, and made sure the top of the strip was level with the top of the brackets. Our Floating Shelves are crafted from solid hardwoods and include heavy duty mounting hardware that is simple to install and can withstand heavy loads. Once it was put in, the bracket was level and solid. This self-corrected when I screwed in the lower lag screw. While it might be tempting to buy your floating shelves from a big box store like Home Depot, Lowes, or IKEAIKEA is admittedly a great place to buy items like wall-mounted spice racks you might end up with a less custom look. The only concern I had was when I attached the bracket by first screwing in the top lag screw, the bracket was not level coming out from the wall – it was higher at the point that was away from the wall. That made leveling everything very easy as I installed the brackets. I made sure to cut the top of each opening in the drywall level with each other. I cut a 7/8″ x 1″ furring strip for each shelf to mount to the wall in-between the brackets, to attach the shelf to. I left a 1″ gap in between the top and bottom pieces to accommodate the brackets and cover the openings. I built two shelves using some 3/4″ textured melamine I purchased at Wurth Wood Group.

Because of that the openings I cut were a little larger than 2″ x 2″, but the shelves covered the openings and they are functioning well and looking good. 47 (10.87/Count) 5 coupon applied at checkout Save 5 with coupon. The hardest part of the entire process was finding the center of the studs. EVALD The Heavy Duty Floating Shelf Bracket Heavy Duty Floating Shelf Hardware - 4X Floating Shelves Brackets ½ Diameter, 16x Premium Screws & 32x Anchors Hidden Shelf Brackets 8 Inch. Following the instructions and DIY videos made it fairly easy. I am an intermediate level woodworker and had never built or installed floating shelves before, so I was a little nervous tackling this job. I bought two pairs of these floating shelf brackets to put up in my garage woodshop – and to try out for future installation in my house.