Floating Shelves

boyesey · 24 May 2005

We want to install some chunky kitchen shelves, but we want a clean look without ugly brackets. Does anyone know of a suppier of shelving systems with hidden brackets that can take a heavy load of a kitchen stuff???

I have seen some that slot onto sort of rods that are attached to the wall but I am a bit dubious about their claims of what weight they can take?

Davey · 24 May 2005

I know the ones you mean - seen them in Ikea and Homebase and they do have a weight restriction. Cant remember what it is but its not much!

I built my own in the kitchen - timber frame with 6mm plywood top and bottom and a strip of wood across the front to hide the edges of the plywood. They are very strong although they are in an alcove so I could support them on three sides. If you can only support the back of the shelves then you will have to restrict the depth as you will get a lever action which will prise them off the wall.

Leejames · 24 May 2005

think your after the Ikea - Wall shelf called - LACK £19.00

chappers · 24 May 2005

yep the ikea ones are fine my mums got some with loads of books on and they seem to hold up fine

Davey · 25 May 2005

The Ikea ones are made of veneered plywood only a couple of mil thick and are supported by a cantilever type bracket fixed to the wall. There is a weight restriction on them - cant remember if it was in the catalogue or on the packaging itself.

Depends how heavy the kitchen things are that you want to put on them.

Kingsley · 25 May 2005

I bought some from B&Q, with a maple finish for £25 each. I have yet to put them up but I'm sure they can hold books etc.

boyesey · 16 Sep 2005

I can get my joiner to make the shelves to match the kitchen he is making but does anyone know where I can buy just the brackets? (Those rod type things that the shelf slides on to.)

Thermo · 16 Sep 2005

what sort of wall are you hanging them on eg plasterboard stud or masonry?

if its masonry you can use threaded rod, chemically fixed into the holes. very cheap and very strong.

boyesey · 19 Sep 2005

It is a masonary wall. Where can I buy the rods?

masona · 19 Sep 2005

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