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French cleat mod?

They will be used for open shelving in our kitchen supported by 1/4" thick steel brackets that are rated at 200lbs per pair. Each shelf with have three of these brackets holding them up. …
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Heavy Duty Floating Shelves for Kitchen

BACKGROUND: Remodeling our kitchen and SWMBO wants open shelving on one wall versus piecing together 10' of upper cabinets. … Something like these (only finished completly): QUESTION: My question is if two of my shelves cover the entire 10' width of the wall from end to end, is this shelving system strong enough by itself …
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French cleat mod?

Final "answer": ended up putting in a series of pocket holes from the bottom of each shelf that lined up with studs. Then drove some 5" Spax screws. The shelves immediately stiffened up. Worked like a …
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How thick should a french cleat be?

Food for thought: If you're dead set on implementing a French cleat, make sure you have a spacer the same thickness attached to the bottom of your cabinets too! It's crazy to see some people go thro …
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