I'm in the process of building a shelving unit at the end of a narrow room that we intend to use a cloakroom. The shelves are for shoe and boot storage.
I'm currently battening the walls to carry shelves made of 18mm ply. The shelves will be 90cm long and 40cm deep.
At the moment the design of the unit is such that the shelves will only be supported at either end. I'm trying to get away from battening the back wall underneath the length of the shelf.
Is 18mm ply going to be strong enough for me to do this? I can't imagine that the load on each shelf is going to be more than 10-15kgs spread fairly evenly along the length as shoes and boots aren't that heavy!
Thanks in advance.
I'm currently battening the walls to carry shelves made of 18mm ply. The shelves will be 90cm long and 40cm deep.
At the moment the design of the unit is such that the shelves will only be supported at either end. I'm trying to get away from battening the back wall underneath the length of the shelf.
Is 18mm ply going to be strong enough for me to do this? I can't imagine that the load on each shelf is going to be more than 10-15kgs spread fairly evenly along the length as shoes and boots aren't that heavy!
Thanks in advance.