Practical tips: how to hang a shelf smoothly and quickly, even on the wall of plasterboard

  • Dec 24, 2019

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 How to hang a shelf smoothly and quickly, even on the wall of the drywall.
How to hang a shelf smoothly and quickly, even on the wall of the drywall.

Almost every man familiar with the situation when you need to hang the shelf, Picture or television, it is desirable to do the job quickly and reliably. We have gathered useful tips on how to with minimal effort to cope with this task, even if the screws have to be screwed into the wall of the drywall or if not at hand fasteners.

To learn how to expertly hang shelves, we need, of course, skill. However, experience to gain better when you know exactly what to do.

1. How exactly hang a shelf using duct tape and level

How to hang a shelf evenly with the help of duct tape and level.
How to hang a shelf evenly with the help of duct tape and level.

The first thing to do is to decide, where to hang the shelf. Consider just a few important points: the regiment should not be placed too high to be comfortable with her to take things, and it should not disturb you in the room.

Once you have decided with the question "where to hang?", Proceed to the part "how to hang?". If you have a brick wall, you can use for measuring electrical tape, which is easy to stick to the wall, and then - to remove. In order to accurately mark the point where you need to screw in the screws, we recommend you first measure the distance between the loops on the shelf, and after - cut a piece of duct tape the same size. Next - to determine the point where the screw will be located to one of the loops enclose level (now the regiment will be exactly hang exactly!) And stick it on the tape.

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Measure out a length of tape.
Measure out a length of tape.
Screwing the screw in the right place.
Screwing the screw in the right place.

Now we have to drill drill holes close to the insulating tape, hammer, screw anchors and screws. Unstick electrical tape, you can safely hang the shelf!

Shelf hanging on a brick wall.
Shelf hanging on a brick wall.

2. How to hang a shelf without fasteners

How to hang a shelf without fasteners.
How to hang a shelf without fasteners.

Shelf without corners and brackets can be hung in the corners of the apartment or house, and such places, you see, the majority. First, you need to note the place where will be located the regiment, then check whether the adjacent densely shelf to the wall.

Drill holes in the wall.
Drill holes in the wall.

The next step - drill four holes for dowels. To further regiment could withstand heavy loads, you need to screw the internal screws for 2-3 mm lower than the outer.

Internal screws should be placed at 2-3 mm below the external.
Internal screws should be placed at 2-3 mm below the external.

Next - grind or obkusit pliers hat screws or dowels and drive the screws into the holes so that the spikes were outside.

Spikes will serve to mount the shelf. Advertising
Spikes will serve to mount the shelf. Advertising

Now you need to make a shelf on top of the studs and mark their location on it in pencil. Thereafter, we shift short shelf around the outer corner, and also note the end position spines pencil. We received the path of the projection of each pin. Combine middle flange width and projection of the slots for these spikes here to drill the hole neat. At the end of the grooves profrezerovyvaem edge drill. Now it is possible to fix a shelf on the thorns. Such an attachment flange is very reliable and will withstand the load of several kg.

Profrezerovyvaem grooves opening edge drill.
Profrezerovyvaem grooves opening edge drill.
We hang a shelf.
We hang a shelf.
Shelf with mounting withstand heavy loads.
Shelf with mounting withstand heavy loads.

3. How to hang a shelf on the wall of plasterboard

Getting Started with the plasterboard wall, it should be remembered that all the partitions are mounted on a plaster metal frame, and therefore a place for shelf is better to choose where the screw can be screwed in metal. Find your profile easier - use a magnet.

Using a magnet to determine where is the metal frame.
Using a magnet to determine where is the metal frame.

For plasterboard work you need to take special screws, which when screwed do not destroy plaster. Is screwed into the profile using a screwdriver. Most likely, you will need to make a little effort.

Screws for plasterboard walls.
Screws for plasterboard walls.

Important Note: The screws for drywall look clumsy, but you should use only them. If you need to put more presentable screw to this place in the future, then remove and replace the black metal, when the hole has to be drilled.
Note that the metal profiles arranged at a distance of 60 cm from each other, so that it is possible to note an appropriate size shelves.

The screw is screwed into the metal frame.
The screw is screwed into the metal frame.

If there is no way to drill the wall only in those places where the metal profiles are arranged, then use anchor tie. In this case the drill hole in the desired location, and insert the dowel in the hole hammer (Previously holding the "wings", so they dealt with a different side of the wall), and in it - tighten the screw.

Dowel Butterfly indispensable for the walls of plasterboard.
Dowel Butterfly indispensable for the walls of plasterboard.
Dowel Butterfly driven into the wall at random.
Dowel Butterfly driven into the wall at random.
Screw in the wall of the drywall.
Screw in the wall of the drywall.

Shelf - functional and simply irreplaceable thing in the house, which saves a lot of space and allows you to organize the space effectively. ideas 20 original shelves that can be mounted with their hands tell you how with just a single element can be quickly and easily completely transform the interior!

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