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Questions tagged [shelf]

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How do I reattach a shelf to the wall when it ripped out of the wall?

I had attached a shelf to my wall using the hardware that came with the shelf, but then it came crashing down in the middle of the night and all of my stuff came down with it. The hardware came from Home Depot, I don't remember the name, but there…
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How do you make nice recess in a melamine board for IKEA shelf holders?

Which tool could be used at home to produce a similar result?
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How can I hang heavy bikes under a thick wooden shelf?

My garage has a one inch thick wood shelf up high. I want to hang bikes below it. The bikes are heavy electric bikes, about 70 lbs each. I bought J-hooks but I don't think that'll cut it. I've used toggle bolts with drywall before, do they have…
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How do I stop my hidden bookcase door from sagging after books are added?

I built a hidden bookcase door using 1x10 boards with a pivot hinge with a 573lb weight load. The frame and case are square, case is level and swings with no problem empty. As I add the books the free side bottoms out on the base of the frame. I…
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How do I measure my recess for a shelf accurately?

I have a recess in a room about 60x 200cm, but it isnt perfectly rectangular. I'm not even sure the drywall is particularly straight. I want to put a built in shelf there - any advice on how to cut the shelf to fit the recess well?
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Can I screw only the bottom screw into a stud?

I recently purchased Granhult from IKEA for my wall shelf. The problem is that my wall stud do not align with the brackets because of the size of my shelf. Can I simply screw the bottom screws into the noggins and use wall anchors for the top…
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How can I remove the shelf from a wraparound corner cabinet?

I'm installing a Lazy Susan but for the life of me I can't figure out how to get the shelf out short of cutting it in 1/2. I'm wondering if it was put in the cabinet before the countertop was installed. I've tried twisting it every way I can figure,…
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Built a shelf out of 2x4s but some braces do not meet, will they hold?

I paid someone else to build this basic shelf for me because i'm no carpenter, but i'm a little concerned about it's integrity because it will be holding aquariums. It's a frame of 2x4s with enough 2x4 braces running from front to back for the tanks…
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Securing Cabinet to wall: better to use two anchors to drywall or one screw into stud?

I am aiming to babyproof this unit to the wall. It is three separate, vertical pieces. For the rightmost and leftmost piece, for where they are, there is one stud behind each of them. I can secure them to the wall by either using the default drywall…
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I need to determine the load weight capacity for 2" x 12" pine board laid flat resting on two points

Boards are used as shelf decking. Each end rests on beams that have a 7/8" lip. We use 2x8", 2x10", and 2x12" pine boards of approximately 40" in length. I have not been able to locate a formula for pine laid flat. If anyone can point me in the…
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What's the mechanism to maintain this shelf stable

I want to know what's the mechanism to maintain this shelf stable even when they tilt the wall-bed: I would like to build something similar myself (not for a bed though). I researched about gimbal + shelves but I didn't have luck. Can someone point…
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simple niche/nook shelf: boards resting on screws

I have a niche/nook in a room (marked red) and some leftover chipboards of width 16mm. Together they should make a simple shelf. So I would cut the chipboards to the same width/depth as the niche/nook (minus some mm) and for each board drill 4…
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How should I deal with shelf anchors which are deeper than the framing slats?

In my lounge I have purchased a solid oak shelf to go above my wood burning stove. The shelf has come with this type of fitting. The issue I have is that I don't know how to fasten these due to the makeup of the wall. The construction working from…
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Hanging bookshelves on plaster and lath with wall anchors

Yesterday, I hung two 4ft 1in x 8in red oak bookshelves on my plaster and lath walls and I want to make sure they’re anchored enough since I wasn’t able to hit studs. I tried using a magnet to find the studs after my stud finders couldn’t do the…
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How can fix and strengthen a linen closet shelf?

The shelves in our linen closet are loose (pics below). I plan to fix them by installing angle brackets. One side of the bracket will be on the loose frame, and the other on the wooden frame attached to the wall. My plan (if possible) is to fix it…
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