Hanging Shelves On Uneven Walls

With some setups the shelf rests on top of the brackets.

Hanging shelves on uneven walls. Even the best builders create walls that tilt slightly. Without knowing the layout of your walls it s difficult to suggest anything definite but if you had an alcove you could fix vertical battens up the sides and then hang the shelves between those. Adjust the level until the bubble is centered and mark the keyhole locations on the wall. Gently tap them flush against.

Remember that the top of the shelf will be above your marks. Then install anchors or drive the screws into the studs and hang the shelf. With over five years of experience professionally mounting and installing objects through his company jason s handyman services jason s work includes working with mounting window ac units designing art gallery walls installing kitchen cabinets and replacing. How to cut shelves for uneven walls step 1.

Place a pencil mark where each shelf will start and use a 4 foot level to mark a pencil line across the length of the wall at each height. Lay a sharpened pencil against the wall perpendicular to the shelf with the point set against the shelf itself. Use a t square to get your angles right when building the shelf frames. This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls.

Unless you plan to store very heavy objects on your shelves you will need to install a bracket at both ends and around every two feet along the length of the shelf. Hang the shelf on the mounting brackets. Or just using a bracket that would allow you to move the shelf away from the wall slightly. Set your shelf against the wall where you want to put it holding it as level as you can.

Our measurements were different by as much as 3 4 in width between the top shelf and the bottom shelf. Most walls have inconsistencies. Hold the level against the wall at the height you want the shelf. Then check the shelf to make sure it s sturdy and ready to bear the weight of whatever you put on top of it.

Drag the pencil along the wall. Position the shelf on the wall. If you build one size of floating shelf for uneven walls you ll have a too tight fit in some spots and a too loose fit in other spots. Buy a different type of shelf that s less dependent on wall being flat.

For example using an ordinary standard and bracket shelving system would push the shelf itself off the wall by about 1 2. Position the shelf and bracket assembly on the stone wall and push the sleeve anchors through the holes in the shelf brackets and into the holes you bored in the wall. Another alternative is to use a glue such as no nails however you need to check that it s suitable for your walls and can handle the load.