Shelf Brackets ?

either way works. fwiw:

Longest bit on the wall is standard practice.

Yes, resulting in choosing a bigger bracket generally. But when the shelf is bigger than the bracket either way round, the strength is the same either way. But large londons are weak, so might not be enough. I tend to prefer something much tougher for the large sizes.

NT

Jim.

Have you thought of the Spur Shelving system? This is a very strong, adjustable system and if I recall correctly, brackets up to 450mm in length were available when I last used this system.

See

Can't see the logic in that. The load isn't straight down, its trying to pull the bracket away from the wall, so the longest bit on the wall makes sense surely?

Agreed, but the price difference between London brackets & the next grade up is huge.

Most of the load is on the 2 top screws in to the wall, with the bottom of the bracket acting as the fulcrum and the screw there is just to stop the end from being misaligned by a long lever.

If you look at how the bracket is trying to (not) fold under the weight, its the same whichever way round you put it.

it is. Its also worth it IME, large londons are very poor performers. A much cheaper option is to use small londons, which cost verylittle, plus vertical timber support bars at the shelf fronts.

NT

If you look at how the bracket is trying to (not) fold under the weight, its the same whichever way round you put it.

it is. Its also worth it IME, large londons are very poor performers. A much cheaper option is to use small londons, which cost verylittle, plus vertical timber support bars at the shelf fronts.

It is not an option to use the support bars at the front. FRollowing someone else's comments, I am now looking at the metal double slotted strips that fit to the wall with the appropriate brackets

Jim

Much better option, especially on plasterboard walls. You can get multiple fixings in to spread the load.

Best supplier, delivered ?

Slotted uprights or fixings? :-)

I use the Wickes ones, not the el cheapo single slot, the heavy duty twin slot ones. Rawlplug Uno - best platerboard fixing I've ever used.

Check Ebay for "Spur" metal shelving brackets & double-hole strips.

They go in & out of fashion so can be very cheap, are well made, adjustable. You can get things like "book-ends" which are "functionally attractive", typically red, white, cream, perhaps brown. The cream is ok with "barley white", the white a little cold looking. The adjustability is very welcome vs fixed brackets. Ideally, if you can fix into a wall stud if plasterboard as with any brackets.