I need to put up 4 shelves in a 20cm-deep living room alcove. Thinking of this:
The back wall is plasterboard on studs/insulation board; the ends brick.
What would be the best way of supporting the shelves?
For heavy stuff, or light? Near a metre span, or shorter? If for books, for example, it will sag in the middle of a longer span unless you support it along the back. How keen are you for the supports to be more or less invisible?
NT
Books, and neat.
many thanks - knew it was there somewhere! I'll take a look.
In my alcove I used U channel either side and slotted the wooden shelf into it. There is no support at the back of the shelf.
I also glued a bit of thin facing timber to the front of the shelf to hide the ends that fitted into the U tube.
The U channel is similar to the upright piece in:
2 photos at
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