Threaded Rod Floating Shelf

It s all 1x12 common pine and 1 2 threaded rod.

Threaded rod floating shelf.

Nothing magic about 5 8 rod you may be able to go with 1 2 or less. The treads bind up with the fibers and hold incredibly well. Drill a 7 8 hole in the solid stock shelf that you previously scribed to the wall. All thread works very well.

Mount your shelf to the wall. All together it cost a little over 100 in materials. Take the 3 4 wrench and tighten the top flange bolts down onto the shelves. Install mounting rods into wall.

17 inch width corner floating shelf white by federal brace. After some thinking and wandering through the hardware store my answer came in two words sucker rod. For these shelves we used 5 8 threaded rods for the edges and 1 4 threaded rods for the center. I chose 3 8 inch sucker rod.

Make these bolts very tight and then also tighten the bottom. 3 4 all thread works real well. You could put a pencil to it. One of the most nerve wracking aspects of this job for me was drilling into tile.

It s more of a stiffness issue than strength i would imagine. Then just adjust the rod to be nice and square to the wall. Perfect for today s transitional and contemporary kitchen and bath styling these floating shelf systems will add functionality to any room. Use a drill bit the same size as the rods you ve chosen.

At this point your threaded rod pallet shelf should still be a little wobbly. Single rod matt chrome by hafele. Floating shelves provide the benefit of shelf storage without taking up any floor space. Instead of hanging up a picture frame install a floating shelf and put up multiple colorful picture frames.

Floating shelf systems. I built these shelves for a friend. Also called threaded rod these rods are like long bolts without heads. These are the secret weapons that will make this hidden shelf strong.

Your shelf should stiffen up significantly at this point. From here on out there is only one more step. A bonus of using the steel plate is that after you ve threaded the holes for where you ll attach the metal rods the steel plate makes the perfect jig to match up where your holes should be drilled into the shelf. Drill a 3 4 hole in the center of the stud and pound the rod in like a nail.

Instead of true floating shelves you could drill all the way thru use longer rods threaded on the end and draw them against the wall with a nut.