Installing custom floating shelves

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Installing your custom floating shelves

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Our floating shelves were designed for the building professional.

Lots of advanced DIY’ers have successfully installed our shelves however keep in mind some installations may require tools and skills that are beyond most DIY’ers in which case it’s a job for a seasoned and skilled finish carpenter.

These directions are intended as a reference for a building professional.

How to install custom floating shelves

STEP 1

Locate the studs in area of installation.

STEP 2

Position the top of the steel on the wall 3/8” below the top of the desired shelf height and 1 1/2” in from ends. Mark the steel at each stud location.

STEP 3

At each stud location, drill a 17/64” clearance hole in the steel for the screws provided.

STEP 4

Drill 3/16” pilot holes in the studs, attach the steel bracket with the screws provided. At this point steel bracket must be made secure and level.

STEP 5

Fit the wood shelf onto the steel bracket. You may scrive as much as 1/4" from the back edge of the shelf to match any unfairness in the wall.

STEP 6

The wood shelf must be secured so it cannot slide off of the steel bracket. Apply a quarter size dallop of painter's caulk to ends of the shelf where it meets the wall and clean off any excess. Note: do so in a manner where shoud there be a future need to remove the shlef it will be possible to work a thin putty knife between the shelf and the wall to cut the adhesive.

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Take the guesswork out of installation

Our floating shelves were designed for the building professional. Lots of advanced DIY’ers have successfully installed our shelves however keep in mind some installations may require tools and skills that are beyond most DIY’ers in which case it’s a job for a
seasoned and skilled finish carpenter.

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Let’s take the guesswork out of how custom floating shelves are made, where they ship to, where they should be hung (Spoiler alert - we love our custom floating shelves in more than one room in the house) and more.