I have a floating shelf from ikea and need to know what size anchors to use to mount it to my wall?
IKEA floating wooden shelf, please help me to know what size of anchors I need to use to mount the shelf to my wall (its drywall) and I want to mount it so it holds about 5 kg of weight. THANKS!
Add to the weight you wish to put on the shelf, the weight of the shelf itself, and look on packages of anchors to determine what weight limits are suggested.
Without knowing the span of the shelf, I suggest you "Anchor" the brackets to studs, at 16 inch centers. That way, with the proper screw size, and without loading cinderblocks onto the shelf, you'll have a much more secure setup.
If that isn't possible there are two alternate ways you can go. I prefer the latter.
1. Hollow wall anchors. They are thin bolts/screws with a fip out anchor at the end. The issue with them is, that even though they may accept more weight, they also require a large hole to insert into the drywall.
2. Plastic anchors, hollow interior, looking much like an abstract screw, they are pointed and threaded. Once it's determined where they need to be, a tap with a hammer, and screwing them in with a screw driver until the flange is flush, will offer a hole to screw the bracket into.
The only real issue with a shelf in drywall is that it defines two types of weight load. One being "Shear" weight (That being straight down) while the other burden is in the width from the wall, of the shelf, and the weight added to it, pulling perpendicular to the wall and anchors. It isn't strictly Rocket Science, though it is a law of physics.
Determine where the brackets are in relation to where you want the shelf to "float"; measure more than once, and perhaps within an aesthetic range, you can attach the brackets to studs.
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