Floating Shelves
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- Опубліковано 14 кві 2022
- Talking about our process for our floating shelves. Not a lot of action in this one but we walk you through our fabrication process as well as the installation. Pretty straight forward but thought it was worth sharing. Be sure to check out our videos on miterfold joinery as well as lock miter joinery, two techniques we commonly use when making our floating shelves.
Just found you on IG and love your work. Just finished my first set of floating shelves. I love how they came out but your process I like SO much better! Thanks for the great videos!
Thanks for following along. I appreciate your feedback.
This is brilliant! Super strong and high craftsmanship. I love the Ledgerlok piece of mind 👍🏻
yeah the ledger looks are solid!
Awesome video , will try it this weekend thanks
Awesome video! Keep'em coming😎
Great video! Thank you
Appreciate the feedback!
Came out nice. Planning to do some similar but will have to work with a corner. 🤔
great video thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
@Carpentry Plus, a few questions.
What material do you use for the frame?
Does screwing at an angle assist with support? And have you had it pull the frame out of level?
Thanks for the time and effort of this video. Best video on this subject.
Thanks for the positive feedback. We usually just rip down some pine 2x4s or I might use some butcherblock if I have some scraps laying around. I do believe screwing at an angle assists the support and I haven’t ever noticed it pull the frame out of level.
Can you ship these? Also what would be a way to screw them to an exterior concrete block wall with furing strips and drywall not really studs. Should they screwed with blue tapcons into the concrete block?
Thanks for this video. Saw your floating shelves on Instagram and was curious about the frames. What type of wood do you build the frames out of? Do you think ripped down 2x4 pine would be too soft?
I will use ripped 2x4 pine also. This was some scrap birch butcherblock rips that I figured I’d use up. Obviously the line is softer but I think it works fine.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. What are your thoughts on the shelves potentially sagging over time? I want to do the same shelves but I was advised to notch out the drywall so the frame can be secured directly to the studs. Do you think that is necessary?
I don’t think that’s necessary. Drywall is pretty dense and shouldn’t compress much.
I do all my shelves with 1/2 ply to keep weight down. That also give me more hallowed space. If you dont mind me asking, why do you stick to 3/4?
I rarely have any 1/2” ply on hand. I’m sure 1/2” Ply is more than adequate.
Newbie here: Do you miter the edges with 1/2? I am going w. 3/4 since it seemed a bit more forgiving for miter
How do your miter cuts come put with 1/2" material?
How wide are the shelves? Do you find the one bolt in each stud is strong enough for heavy items on the shelves? Thanks
We usually do the shelves at 10” deep. I think they’re plenty strong enough for home decor which is what most people seem to want them for. I do usually ask clients what the intended use is and if they’re wanting to use them as bookshelves or other heavy items then I’ll tell them maybe floating shelves aren’t the best choice.
with your method, do you think a 12" shelf at 65" long would be strong enough for dishes? using 4 ledgerloks into studs?
12” deep might be pushing it. I usually only do my floating shelves about 10” deep
How much weight does this hold?
Depends on overall size and I’ve never tested them but I’d say they could hold 40 pounds.
What if you have a block wall behind with furring but the size of shelves you want doesn’t get the furring ??
Hi I have a quick question newbie here. You mentioned your depth of the shelf is usually 10 in. what would the depth be of the interior frame be if I’m using 3/4 plywood as well. Would it be 9 1/4 depth so the actual shelf sits flush to the wall? Thank you in advance
Yes 9-1/4 is the correct math but usually undersized the frame a bit and make them 9” for a 10” shelf.
Can i special order the shelf’s
Yep! Contact us through our website to discuss your order.
my shelf needs to be 18 out form wall and 32 wide do you think this would work for something that size? going ot be holding consoles like dvd and satellite receiver and what not
I think that’s a little too far out for this thickness of shelf. If you made your shelf and frame thicker it would be more stable for that application. If you made a frame out of 3/4” plywood that was a 6” thick instead of 1-1/2” I think it would work. Might be thicker than what you want but it should be strong enough.
How much do you charge per shelf?
Also - just for curiosity sake. If you hold off putting on the outside board you could drill and screw directly into the wall rather than at an angle. Then put the board back in place. Is there a reason not to do it this way?
I actually like drilling and screwing at an angle for this application as I think it adds strength to the connection.
@@CarpentryPlus ok. Thanks for the feedback.
What type of wood do you use to make you brackets?
I typically use 2x2s that I cut out of 2x4s
What plywood are you using
Honestly, I don’t remember. Probably birch or maple.
Since you're covering them up - why do you use the pocket screws? I'm not being critical - I'm just trying to learn.
just my preferred method. I'm going to want to pre drill whatever screws I use so I figure I may as well use the pocket screws.
Hi I have a quick question newbie here. You mentioned your depth of the shelf is usually 10 in. what would the depth be of the interior frame be if I’m using 3/4 plywood as well. Would it be 9 1/4 depth so the actual shelf sits flush to the wall? Thank you in advance
What kind of stain and finish did you use on the plywood?
Sorry, but I don’t remember.