Hanging Shelves On Uneven Walls

Remember that the top of the shelf will be above your marks.

Hanging shelves on uneven walls.

Use a t square to get your angles right when building the shelf frames. 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. Drag the pencil along the wall. Set your shelf against the wall where you want to put it holding it as level as you can.

For example using an ordinary standard and bracket shelving system would push the shelf itself off the wall by about 1 2. Buy a different type of shelf that s less dependent on wall being flat. Hang the shelf on the mounting brackets. 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.

Fit a floating shelf by pushing it onto the bracket instead. Adjust the level until the bubble is centered and mark the keyhole locations 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. Gently tap them flush against.

Our measurements were different by as much as 3 4 in width between the top shelf and the bottom shelf. Hold the level against the wall at the height you want the shelf. Position the shelf on the wall. Some are worse than others with older homes sometimes in the.

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. This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls. Help for aligning cabinets on uneven walls. 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.

Then check the shelf to make sure it s sturdy and ready to bear the weight of whatever you put on top of it. Most walls have inconsistencies. Then install anchors or drive the screws into the studs and hang the shelf. Or just using a bracket that would allow you to move the shelf away from the wall slightly.

With some setups the shelf rests on top of the brackets. 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. Lay a sharpened pencil against the wall perpendicular to the shelf with the point set against the shelf itself.