Brackets or floating shelves?
Hi,
We are just about to put 6 shelves up in our living room and are unsure about whether to go with floating shelves or brackets.
Each shelf is 230cm x 21cm wide x 4cm deep and we want to put books on them.
I would prefer floating shelves and the Internal / floating fixings but my husband is concerned they are not strong enough.
The wall they are going to be fixed onto is an external wall
The idea is they will look like this...
And this is the room at the moment (clearly very unfinished!)
Many advice on how the two fixing methods compare in terms of strength would be much appreciated!!
Thanks,
Claire
Comments (6)
PRO9 years agoHi Claire, both compare the same I'm sure and they should give you some max load strength on the packaging. The floating shelf brackets are perfectly strong enough but again you just need to check your load capacity. Personally I think they look much nicer than the other brackets and you should be able to get a good fixing in your wall.
We've fitted a number of these and never had a problem :)
All the best,
Jason
Related Discussions
Floating shelves or built shelving unit?
Comments (9)Hi, It looks like you already have a dark wood feature mirror in that room so have you thought about having matching shelves in the same colour? Chunky floating ones would look nice to hold towels on etc. If you wanted to go even further, then you could have the wall built out so that the shelving was recessed into the wall with little lights above each shelf - but of course it's a lot more work & money!...See MoreIn built floating shelves
Comments (13)Excellent, that should be the easiest to create. The ones in the photo were created with a batten running around the back, sides and front, with MDF secured to the top and underside, with a timber front. It would be easy enough for lighting to be incorporated should you wish, although bringing in an electrician will obviously ramp up the cost....See Morenatural wood shelf for bathroom sink? Anyone make one?
Comments (30)Thanks, done it all myself :-) full schluter system, cost a small fortune but worth it, I actually dug my floor out and replaced it adding the needed slope to the drain! My floor tiles are from Brazil, sorry can’t recall the make but that was two years ago and I was in a tile shop choosing patio tiles and couldn’t believe the choice nowadays! They neatly look as if they have been in an old house that has been burnt in a fire! I love them but they are a brave choice tbh. The back lite mirror and led strip which down washes the wall with the shower heads and controls really is needed as the Pom is quite dark! Saying that I love dark walls too so it really does look fantastic with the strip light on at night even just as a feature!...See MoreOpen shelving design in kitchen
Comments (5)Have a look at this one, a combo of open but not entirely open shelving. Have a look at this open shelving compromise, I think it looks great. I would go for either metal or thin wood shelving. If you go for wood, steer clear of chunky ones, they will "weight" the kitchen down. In terms of size, if you're not installing a cooker hood then go the full width of the wall, an option is for the top shelf to be shorter as per picture below to avoid a "solid" feel. In your wall 2 shelves would look great (3 might look busy and it will be harder to keep a clean tidy look daily). great kitchen btw...See More- 9 years ago
Thank you Daisy! Thankfully we went with exactly the same suggestion and have managed to have them floating and no brackets!
Please excuse the very unfinished room! We have a lot of carpentry to go under the shelves at the bottom, along with electrics, furniture etc still to complete but here's a couple of pics of them up..
Thanks for your help!Claire
9 years agoyou might be able to get a joiner to create stronger fixings to the sides of the alcove. the direction of force in this method will mean the fixings will be stronger
Claire Nicholson thanked Marc Merton
PRO9 years agoI have recently used these for floating shelves fixed to an external wall. These brackets will take up 35kg up to a shelf depth of 300 mm. Just keep in mind the weight of the shelf being fixed to them and also what's to be stored on the shelves when complete.
Claire Nicholson thanked MBH Carpentry and Joinery Ltd.
ON&ON