Hanging Floating Shelves On Plaster Walls

Use a stud finder to locate the studs within the walls.

Hanging floating shelves on plaster walls.

Measure the piece of wood to ensure it fits inside the length of the shelf before using a saw to cut it. Now that you have. Use a stud finder to locate wooden studs hidden behind the plaster wall. There are many different kinds of stud finders so.

Of course there are no studs were i need them. Place one of the brackets against the wall at the first shelf location. Cut a 2x2 piece of wood long enough to fit inside your floating shelves. Place a carpenters level alongside the bracket.

Pre drill the holes and use fairly long screws to ensure a secure fit. Determine where you want your shelves and how wide they will be. We were going to use toggle bolts but after we drilled the holes for the toggle bolts we discovered there s only about 3 cm of space between the back of the lath and the exterior masonry. It s actually not too hard to hang things on plaster walls however as long as you use screws and work slowly and carefully.

Consider what you will be storing on your shelf. This section of wood will be what the open back part of your shelf slides onto to keep it on the wall. Shelves that are expected to hold any. Determine the height.

Plaster walls with available studs locate the vertical studs in the wall where the shelving will be located by sliding an electronic stud sensor over that. If you re hanging heavy objects use screws with anchors for added protection. I m trying to hang two small floating shelves on a section of plaster wall. Drill a pilot hole.