Putting up shelves?

[stevec59]

Hi,
I have some contiboard left over from some shelves that I put in the wardrobe, I want to use the left over to make some shelves, these will be approx 600mm wide x 250mm deep, the conti is 15mm thick, I am wondering how to support these, taking into account that we will be putting books on them and the shelves will be going between the wardrobe and the wall (as its a new build home the walls will be plasterboard and I don't really want to put a fixing on the wardrobe.I don't want anything big, so I don't want the steel brackets that you slot brackets into, I would rather not use 'London Bracket', these might be covered by books, so you might not see them, but would like to see other options.I could use a wooden battern along the back and RHS and stop a couple of inches short of the front? Or how about:-

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/22233/Ironmongery/Brackets/Shelving-Brackets/Adj-Splash-Bracket-White

Say 2 on the back wall and then maybe another 2 on RHS wall (but nothing on left as that is where the wardrobe is.

I did look at the 'Pins' that you can get for 'Floating shelves', but that would mean drilling a hole in the thickness of the wood, and I can't drill straight, I would probably go through the wood.

Could I have your thoghts please..

Many Thanks

Steve

 

[foxhole]

Conti is much too thin and weak for 'floating shelf' and any weight on those brackets will snap the conti, they are intended for glass or rigid timber.You can use a 'cliff hanger' bracket that works in the same way as those brackets but supports the entire length.But the problem with any of these methods is plasterboard is not a very supportive medium.
Plasterboard walls dictate what you can fix and how you fix it, one of the limitation of new builds these days.

 

[big-all]

at that span you can front the shelve with 2x1" [20x44mm] and battons off at least 20mm around all edges
then you can support what you like on the shelve

 

[foxhole]

at that span you can front the shelve with 2x1" [20x44mm] and battons off at least 20mm around all edges
then you can support what you like on the shelve

I believe he has only two sides to baton available.

 

[stevec59]

Thanks both, some really good advise here

I went into B&Q last night and had a look, they had some ornate metal brackets, a bit like the things that you use to hang hanging baskets in the garden, They also had some Pine shelf supports like you might get in a kit, i.e. the shelf and 2 supports, there were reasionably nice looking and come in 2 different sizes, so I will probably go for them, but thanks for the help and advise, much appreciated..


Steve