Timeline for Wooden shelf with flat brackets?
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| Dec 6, 2016 at 19:54 | comment | added | tinpanalley | @DA01 This is a mansion from 1892 that has been broken up into two apartments on the main floor and a couple of offices on the second floor. There is drywall and walls inserted all over the place. In this particular case we're talking about drywall but the other problem is that my Bosch scanner (Bosch PDO6) finds electricity EVERYwhere. It detects it but not RIGHT underneath but I'm always afraid I'm gonna go through a cable. I've never lived in a modern place so I don't know modern wiring in walls at all. New York, Paris, and now Quebec City. All 100 year old apartments. :) | |
| Dec 6, 2016 at 15:40 | comment | added | DA01 | @JimStewart yep, that could work. | |
| Dec 6, 2016 at 12:39 | comment | added | Jim Stewart | Does it also work to leave out the cleat on the back wall and use a reinforcing strip on the bottom of the shelf the same depth as the cleats just as on the front? This keeps the back wall clear and is how adjustable shelves are supported in cabinets. | |
| Dec 6, 2016 at 6:41 | history | edited | Michael Karas♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 6, 2016 at 5:52 | comment | added | DA01 | Well, it's likely plaster OR drywall. Do you know which it is? It's hard to find studs through plaster. If it's a shallow closet, there may not actually be a stud in the center of the side walls, but there should be a stud at the edge of each each corner, so you should be able to at least attach in those two spots. | |
| Dec 6, 2016 at 5:49 | comment | added | tinpanalley | That's perfect thanks. I always see this with people mentioning the studs but the problem is, maybe it's the places I've lived, I don't pick up any studs with my scanner in the areas I want the shelf to go. It seems I can NEVER get studs where I want them. What do I do if this alcove is nothing but plaster and drywall? | |
| Dec 6, 2016 at 5:30 | history | answered | DA01 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |