Installing Shelving.

[Bungle]

I'm in the process of installing some adjustable shelving but I'm a little confused as to the maximum width apart the tracks for the brackets should be!

Even the manufacture of the tracks/brackets contridicts themselves! On their upright fixing kit packet it says no more than 60cm apart, but on a installation guide I downloaded from their website it says no more than 90cm apart!

So what distance should they be apart? I'm using 18mm thick chipboard, 800x250mm?

Also, what should the gap be between the track and the back of the shelf to ensure I can lift it out when needed?

 

[breezer]

the spacing depends on what you are going to put on the shelves, the more dense it is the closer the supports must be

 

[Bungle]

Books mainly. Nothing very heavy.

 

[breezer]

Books mainly. Nothing very heavy.

dont you believe it!, weigh a few then find out how heavy they Really are

 

[Bungle]

Do you have a link to a guide or something that shows the correct distance they should be?

 

[breezer]

no.

but as i said it depends on weight of books, material bracket is made of, fixing method, material of wall, its simple really

 

[masona]

60cm apart is okay