Questions tagged [shelf]
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What is the cheapest wood or wood-like material strong enough for books?
I would like to create wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in a room, to hold several thousand books. The shelves for the larger books is in a grid like this, with vertical columns like in ...
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Hidden/Floating Hardware for Solid Wood Alcove Shelves?
I would like to install some thick pieces of wood to form alcove shelves or a built-in bookshelf.
They will be tied into studs on the left and right. Minimal support in the rear, against a false wall....
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Ikea 5x5 Kallax disassembly (cross dowels)
I want to disassemble my 5x5 Kallax, due to me moving.
My Problem is, that there are dowels going vertically through 3 panels.
See the manual Manual page 13 and onwards for a graphic description.
How ...
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What kind of wheels do I need?
I would like to put my 3 ft x 1 ft x 2 ft shelves on wheels. They will be used to hold books in my classroom so they need to be fairly sturdy. However the wood is only 3/4 in thick. What kind of ...
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Bracket specification for wall-mounted desk
I've ordered a new desktop which will be made of solid oak. Its dimensions are 2300mm (L) x 820mm (W) (approx. 90.5" x 32"). I doubt it's relevant except for estimating its weight but it's 27mm (1") ...
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How do I reattach a shelf to the wall when it ripped out of the wall?
I had attached a shelf to my wall using the hardware that came with the shelf, but then it came crashing down in the middle of the night and all of my stuff came down with it.
The hardware came from ...
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Hangin IKEA ALGOT shelve on drywall-like structure
There is a 50 mm thick wall which separates my balcony from the neighbors one. The damage done accidentally by my neighbor, show structure similar to drywall
I was thinking about mounting an IKEA ...
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What type of shelf support peg is this?
My kitchen cabinets have the support pegs shown in the photo below. The one on top is the front peg and the one on the bottom is the rear. The
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Are there simple ways to construct shelving under a kitchen worktable?
I have the following worktable in my kitchen:
I'd like to have another "shelf" below the table top. Are there any simple solutions to this problem?
It might be possible to purchase another shelf ...
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How to support this shelf?
I found this shelf already attached to supports and I'd like to put it up on the back of this cedar closet. The cedar closet is built out of a frame of 2"x4"s, but the width between the 2x4s doesn't ...
