How To Install A Shelf On A Concrete Wall

For longer wire shelves attach a bracket at least every 48 inches.

How to install a shelf on a concrete wall.

Screw them in place to finish. This will ensure that you utility shelves are sturdy. How to install floating shelves diy floating shelves in this video i show you step by step how to properly install a floating shelf. The shelf will instantly appear to float on the wall thanks to those hidden prongs.

Use a level to draw a line on the wall. 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. 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. Watch our hang a shelf on a brick wall.

My diy way to screw brackets into cement same as brick. Slide on your 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. Hold a level in a vertical position and press the level against the side of the shelf bracket.

You will also need to mark the place you want your shelf to start from. For heavy loads increase the size of your brackets and decrease the spacing between them. Mark every 24 inches along the line you made on the wall. Use the level to plumb the bracket.

Measure from one end of the proposed shelf line and mark each 24 inches with a pencil line. 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. Step 3 mark every 24 inches. Some shelves come with screws located underneath the shelf to stop it from sliding off the brackets.

Install the concrete wall anchors and hang the utility shelves according to the manufacturer s instructions. Tighten the screws to properly release the anchors into the holes. Place a shelf bracket on the wall in the desired position. Measure the whole length of the shelf.