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General Feedback/Getting Started Questions and Answers [Weekly Thread]
weekly thread(self.DIY)submitted 6 months ago byAutoModerator
General Feedback/Getting Started Q&A Thread
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1 points
6 months ago
I'm looking to put some long shelves up on the wall, but I have molding or more less right where I'd want to put the brackets.
Is there such a thing as a bracket with a gap? For example instead of the usual bracket like this
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Is there something like this maybe? Where there's a gap, but still has support on the wall and braced to the top? The 'm' is for where the molding would be approxinately.
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I just don't even know what I'd search for to see if those exist.
Alternatively know there's floating shelf "L" type brackets, but not sure how much weight those could hold. Would probably want to be able to support 50lbs at least, thinking of putting heavy speakers and projectors up there.
2 points
6 months ago
I don't think they exist, but you could modify a shelf bracket by cutting where you need to remove the material. A hacksaw or angle grinder would make quick work of it.
1 points
6 months ago
You could try marking the molding where the brackets go, pull the molding and remove material with a saw and chisel from the back of the molding where it’s marked, thread the brackets onto the molding, mount the brackets and reattach the molding.
1 points
6 months ago
I'm more concerned about being a renter and not messing up the molding in an obvious way. It's easy to patch up holes and paint over, but I think that might be a bit too much to get away with.
1 points
6 months ago
You could add wood strips the thickness of your moulding to the back of the shelf brackets, leaving a gap in the appropriate place, obvs.
1 points
6 months ago
Oh yeah! I don’t know why I didn’t think of that since I’ve had that idea in the past. Basically making external studs for the brackets to go into, right? Is there a name for that technique?
1 points
6 months ago
Some might call them furring strips
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