How To Install A Shelf On Concrete Wall

This project guide shows how to install shelf brackets into wall studs and masonry walls.

How to install a shelf on concrete wall.

I got a good deal on some industrial duty steel shelves that i plan to install in my garage. There are many different types of concrete anchors made for specific loads. For heavy loads increase the size of your brackets and decrease the spacing between them. Many times you wish you had more space to store things in the basement garage or even on the outside of the wall.

Have a vacuum or better yet a shop vac nearby to suck up all that cement or brick dust. Even better the skills learned through this project teach the novice builder the skills required to attach nearly anything to concrete surfaces. Keep in mind when you are hanging shelves on a concrete wall you re going to have to drill into the cement and that is going to create a lot of dust. For longer wire shelves attach a bracket at least every 48 inches.

The thought of fastening a simple set of shelves to rock hard concrete might dismay the average do it yourselfer. With a few specialized tools anchoring shelves in concrete becomes easy and quick. 3 install the anchor. What i do when i m drilling into cement or brick is i have the vacuum hose right next to the drill bit.

When looking for extra storage space in a garage basement or out building wall shelving can often be your best option. Attaching a shelf to a concrete wall is one of the best options. Shelves that will hold books or other heavy items require the use of a concrete anchor. Watch our hang a shelf on a brick wall.

My diy way to screw brackets into cement same as brick. The mounting instructions call for screwing or bolting the shelves to a concrete floor and wall but. When the walls are made of masonry or concrete it may appear to be more difficult to install shelving but through the following steps you can hang shelves directly onto the concrete or masonry wall just as easily as on a wood framed wall.