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  1. chesterson20

    Large MDF shelf support

    Hi there, We have put up a shelf in an alcove in our loft. As it's a fairly large gap and an odd shape we had to use oak veneered MDF to make it work in one piece. On top of the shelf will sit a projector of around 7kg, a playstation and some other smaller bits and bobs like small lights and...
  2. bettz1

    Drawer space under oven

    We've always wondered if we could use the bottom of the oven as a drawer for baking tins oven dishes etc. Took the oven out this evening and noticed that below the oven is a shelf so after taking out the screws we noticed there's space to put a draw. Noticed the front is just screwed on but...
  3. D

    Best type of material for alcove shelf/desk

    I am looking to build a shelf/desk in an alcove. The alcove is 96cm wide and for argument sake the depth would be 100cm so looking at 1m sq sheet of material. The desk would support laptop, monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc and would be supported by a baton along the 2 sides of the alcove but not...
  4. A

    Extendable desk shelf

    Hi, I'm new to this forum and I looked at the other categorises, but didn't really think the other categories would fit this. I'm looking to add an under-desk shelf to my desk. I looked into keyboard trays but they are only 200-280mm in depth, and I was looking to make one at least 450mm deep...
  5. P

    Hanging 5kg shelf on plasterboard - Metal studs

    Hi all, hope this is the right place for this.. but I was hoping I could get some help. Im fixing two 5kg shelves (string pocket shelves) to the plasterboard wall in my kitchen. It's a new build flat and as I've found out today - the studs are metal. I wat going to use grip-it fixings for...
  6. D

    Advice needed on supporting wine rack shelves

    I am in the middle of building a wine rack in between my kitchen cupboard and the wall. As the wall was really uneven I added a sheet of plasterboard and filled the gap between the plasterboard and the wall with Soudal expanding foam - this way the space for the shelves was all the same width so...
  7. StephenStephen

    Floating shelves full of books - good/bad idea, good/bad system?

    Hi all, I need to put up some bookshelves, and would ideally like to use floating shelves. I've not used a floating shelf system before. It's a new plasterboard wall, I've studs to fix into - It's the wall above the radiator, to the right of the door. Books are mainly paperbacks - penguin size...
  8. P

    Shelving with Plasterboard??

    Hi everyone! I just wanted ask whether instead of using MDF for shelf cladding, I could use plasterboard cut to size and screwed onto the wooden frame? I think it might work, but this is my first big DIY project. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
  9. G

    Wooden Shelf - Horizontal Bracing

    Hi, I am looking for a solution to a shelving problem. The walls are crumbly and I would like to be able to put up a shelf without putting in typical wall fixings. I would like to support the shelf using a horizontal brace. I thought there must be something already out there (e.g...
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