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Advice on shelving - 2.5m with no "supports"

franksm · 2007-06-25 22:06:34

Hi folks I need to put up some shelving across one end of our box room - the wall is 2.5m wide. The three walls are plasterboard. I would prefer not to use brackets and supports, but just build it up like a box. Any advice ? Would making a box (2.5m x 40cm x 40cm) connected to the studs within the wall do - or would it sag…

25-06-2007 11:06pm

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franksm

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Hi folks

I need to put up some shelving across one end of our box room - the wall is 2.5m wide. The three walls are plasterboard.

I would prefer not to use brackets and supports, but just build it up like a box.

Any advice ? Would making a box (2.5m x 40cm x 40cm) connected to the studs within the wall do - or would it sag ? What about using furniture-quality MDF/type material ? Or would that be too heavy ?

Ta

Frank

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#2 27-06-2007 10:05am

RobAMerc

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Hi Frank

do you mean something like this ?

http://www.wikihow.com/Build-Simple-Floating-Shelves

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#3 27-06-2007 5:52pm

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Wow, what a brilliant idea. I suppose the honeycomb structure of the doors gives it rigidity while still being fairly light.

Thanks for that

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#4 28-06-2007 11:22am

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no probs,
I am finding it hard to get suitable doors though, ones without the 6 panels are not in fashion at the mo, might have to check out the local dump me thinks, or maybe recycling centre.

cheers
rob

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