How to Install Floating Shelves/DIY Floating Shelves
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- How to Install Floating Shelves/DIY Floating Shelves
In this video I show you step by step how to properly install a floating shelf. Floating shelfs shouldn’t look like drooping old person skin they should stand at attention and salute a job well done. With this video you will have the knowledge needed to make that happen!
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This was the very first video I watched of yours a year ago when I was preparing my home for sale. AWESOME and I've never looked back. Have learned a LOT from you! Thanks man, cheers!
As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement th-cam.com/users/postUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!
Never thought about cutting out the drywall.. Great tip and make a ton a sense.
Agreed but you definitely need the oscillating saw you can buy them from Harbor freight for as little as $20!
I love the way you explained everything in all your teachings. I wish to do this things right in my home but here in Nigeria we don't have most of this tools you're using
You have to think outside the box for a lot of this stuff. I'm here in the US and don't have a lot of the tools he's using. Like me, you have to create your own tools. The hole jig can be made from a couple of pieces of wood. Get a speed square against the drill and drill out the size hole you need. Mine worked great!
@@melwade8216 thanks
That was some sweet installation...great job...and thank you for the tips.
Great mate. Makes perfect cents lol (cheaper to do it right the first time). Thanks man from Mudgee NSW Australia
This will come in handy
Suggestion if you only have one stud?
Bro, just stumbled on your account and you are hilarious. Great work.
Can you provide the contact info for the welder who makes your brackets in the video. The Amazon product linked above won;t even support 40lbs.
Well done..
What is that tool he uses to cut drywall?
Ryobi ZRP340 ONE Plus 18V JobPlus with Multi-tool (link to Amazon in the list of tools used).
Bracket you use is one hole. But link has 2 holes. I want bracket with one hole
I liked it>
“Cut away the drywall and mount directly on the stud” - and the fog cleared and I never saw the world the same again; new options lay before me everywhere I looked.
O...M...G...I've seen the light!!!! I know right!
This is so awesome. I am thankful for anyone that shares their thoughts, gifts, talents and their videos. Thank you!!
lol yeah...unfortunately I live in an apartment and I'm pretty sure they'd be pretty dang pissed if I cut a square out of the drywall. XD
I just shared this with my husband and he nodded approvingly and he never does that. I see much fun in our future.
@@gjstevens1141 A little wad of paper towels and some spackle before you move out and they'll never know. As long as you match the paint.
Title of video: “DIY Floating shelves”
Presenter: “I have these brackets custom made..”
The rest of us: 😒
As a long-time teacher, I am super-impressed with your VERY clear explanation and teaching stye. You could jump into a classroom and be a star(but of course, you already are). Would be a blast to take a class with you. Kudos Jason!
I’m a new woodworker- learning great tips from you. I’m planning on building floating shelves/drawers in my garage shop. You are very knowledgeable with a warm personality. PS I’m a 70 year old woman who has always been a tomboy. Now I’m a tomboy with a table saw. Lol
You go girl!
THIS BUDDY DESCRIBES VERY PERFECTLY NOW I KNOW HOW TO DO DIS..THANX BRO
Just a work of caution to check for wiring and/or plumbing running through wall studs. These are typicality run through bored holes in the middle of studs. The 2” screws will short a wire or puncture a pipe if present. Good info on installing the floating shelf.
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If it's done right, there should be a nail plate preventing a nail or screw from entering that stud. But that might not always be the case
@@Axertion nail plates are only required if the wire is less than 1-1/4” from the face of the stud. National electrical code.
Don't know about US regs, but in UK, you wouldn't be allowed to run non-conduited cable horizontally at that height as it's not a designated 'safe zone'. That said, you can't be sure that some nutter hasn't done so!
I have a stud finder with a voltage sensor. It won't find a water pipe though! Better hope someone built it to code but you know how that goes.
Amazing that you can make even ME feel like I can do this!!! You’re calm yet energetic, and smooth at teaching, yet funny!! I’m a new subbie, and SO EXCITED for more ideas and videos....thanks so much Jason!!!!
Those steel brackets are great - but be careful with a 2"+ screw - there could be wires or water pipes that run through the centre of the studs (code allows for this, meaning it could be as close as 1 3/8" away from the front edge!) Nailplates would likely only be used if the hole was closer than than 1 1/4" from the front, so the long screw is strong, but a tiny bit of a gamble if you're not sure what's back there!
Hey contractor here. You'll know if there's wire or pipe running through something typically wire is not run any higher than 18" for outlets and approximately 42" for a switch. If wire is being run it will be about level with the outlets. Typically wire is run down the side of a 2×4. So in other words you will not hit a wire unless your electrician was on crack. As for pipes the only pipes you should find in a wall should be around anything that requires water. Pipes are run basically from a to b "path of least resistance". Here in Florida it's buried in concrete or run through the ceiling down to your bathrooms and kitchens.
@@chandler3992 I know a lot of electricians who are on crack, though. 😁
@@chandler3992 Thanks for the tip, this is always something I worry about. Would you say this also applies to apartment buildings? My worry is about anything that may be run vertically for the units above or below. I would guess not, but really I have no idea.
@@SpenserFL normally yes but I can't say every apartment follows code because I know some real slum lord's down here in Florida who look for the cheapest guy. Generally speaking though they will follow the same guide lines I gave.
Great video as always! This is super helpful for me. We are hanging five floating shelves in our house, and this video couldn't have been better timing.
Great video. I learn’t a lot.
Love you’re teaching style. Very clear and all the good tips. I watched this because I do -exactly- the same thing, even have my own brackets made up by a local welder - very similar to yours but a longer tail on the plate to help prevent leverage issues. In the UK most walls are plaster on brick, but I still strip the plaster back to sit the plate on brick. I backfill and decorate before measuring and drilling the shelves. I also make solid shelves which you could park a truck on!
I loved everything about this video - watchable length, great technique, linked tools, delivered by a lovely personality. Thanks for the video! Super helpful!
He's easy on the eyes to, isn't he?
I am now staring at my floating shelves and judging them... harshly...
Hahaha... sorry... not laughing at your pain
Careful you might get canceled!
#bracketlivesmatter
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@@hauntedhose not you making jokes over black lives matter💀
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A lot of the same stuff floating around in TH-cam land. Great to see something different.
“Floating” nice!
We lived in a house with floating shelves. It was haunted. We moved to another house where shelves don't actually float in the air. Now we're no longer frightened.
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Badumm tish!!😑
You had me there for a second🤣🤣🤣
@@amaj_lex me too, though there was another story developing within the actual floating shelves video. 🧐🤔
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I was curious how those floating shelves hang seamlessly on walls. Glad to have found your video. Great informational video bud.
I saw lots of floating shelves,BUT this is the very Best I've seen so far!! In my tiny book, Dude you RULE!!!
Enjoyed your shelf repair. Wish I could talk that good.
But are you single? lol
Awesome breakdown of a Solid / Simple Layout - for great shelving Potential to ALL! Thanks for another rad video ...
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Great video, but the brackets you linked don't seem to be getting great reviews. Have any other suggestions?
I feel like I’ve discovered this channel before it blows up...
@bourbonmothwoodworking this tutorial is great and I appreciate you making it. Just a word of warning if you aren’t going to have custom made brackets to exact measurements and are using stock lumber (1.5” thick), the brackets you buy online (I purchased the ones in his description) you will have gaps above and below your shelf that you will need to patch as the brackets are just slightly larger than the lumber.
Everything about the tutorial is spot on though, even when you are wingin it and find your drywall is held up by furring strips on concrete and you gotta adjust on the fly 😂.
Did you mount the supports against the 3/4 furring strips or to the masonry? Did you have CMUs or solid concrete? Thanks for any advice...
If Justin Bieber was a real man, I think this is what he looks like.
This guy is awesome, he isn't just great with woodworking but he is very good on taking you step by step on the procedures and he always seems to be having fun doing it.
I like to use big lag screws with a non-threaded body (just the part going into the stud is threaded), and then just cut off the head with a grinder after screwing them in. No cutting drywall, and I can get them for super cheap at any hardware store.
Same here Craig Anderson… also I used a beautiful piece of heart pine rather than press wood
If I'm fitting floating shelves to brick or blocks I use half inch threaded rods tapped in to the wall and shelf, works fine into studs too.
Hey, I'm looking to hang some floating shelves in the kitchen into a concrete wall. Do you use an anchor or epoxy to hold the rod into the brick? Any tips would be appreciated
@@kiedobull7251 just a reasonably tight fitted rod into the wall and shelf should be enough, I use some tiny wooden splinters if I have too.
Just remembered you may want to remove the shelf at some point which can be hard enough without glue, sorry for the late reply
@@dancingfrogsxb1276 Thanks for getting back to me
Could use that link for the brackets. Thanks
Thank you for simple and straight forward instructions. I CAN do this! New subscriber!
Do I live in an apartment where I’d never be allowed to do this? Yes. Did I still watch the entire video and take notes? Yes.
That’s too bad. Good video tho 😂. I’d build them anyway 😉
Owner watching you hang from the shelf like 👁👄👁 lmao!!!
Thanks for the video!
If a 12 lb cat jumps on to a shelf installed as this one, from two feet above, and 2 ft. below, potentially every day, as many as 20 times, will this shelf hold up? And the cat might stop for a 2-3 hour cat nap on that shelf every now and then, possibly joined by an 8 lb kitty friend. Will the shelf remain sturdy indefinitely? My catification carpentry needs are big. Cats being my main focus, and after years of rescue, I have a bunch of kitties. Making their environment fun and strategically planned to manage behaviour, is very helpful.
I'm not sure that there is space for 20 cats on the shelf tho
I am so glad I found this video, I have these floating shelf brackets from Rockler and was planning on attaching them to the studs through the dry wall. Thank you for pointing out the obvious - duh, drywall will crush.
I have been watching your channel for over a year now and I am just now going back to watch the older videos. Let me just give you a small amount of constructive criticism: these older videos are much more educational and interesting to watch. You’re more serious, providing real-world projects and examples, working on actual client projects and showing how you would do something which is always the smart way. The box shelf video at the beginning of this playlist was excellent. I have built many of them, yet, you still provided new tips I had not thought about. You are entertaining in the newer videos and fun to watch, but you should also start another channel that is more serious and for those of us in the professional and share real tips and tricks.
If you are looking for someone to explain things to you in a monotonous voice you should check out the Stumpy Nubs channel. Jason is Jason because he's Jason. Kind of doubt he'll have the time for a second channel anyway with his tv show in the works. Fingers crossed that he doesn't neglect this channel.
growing up never had a male figure so now i have been watching everything to learn and teach myself how to be more self-efficient when it comes to manly things...hahah
you are awesome! i like your style man. not boring.. informative.. and with humor!
Great video, awesome explanation. Drilling that perfectly straight hole looks way easier now
Awsome work! I want to b like u when I grow up!! May b not I'm Fity!!
Great video and first class way to install. Never have seen it done this way, the best for sure! Thanks for posting
12:12 most relieving back crack ever
My god I wish I knew you in real life 😍
This video is fantastic. Clear, concise, and I so appreciate you demonstrating each step clearly and logically. I'm about to attempt floating shelves and feel much more confident after watching this. Thank you.
How did your project go? Did you use a kit?
Wow anything. Ty
Oh pls send me the link for the brackets
What if only one stud is in the area you want to place a floating shelf?
Add one
@@Bourbonmoth Add a stud to an existing wall? I could, but seems like a lot of work to add a shelf. Would be great if you could do a video on that.
@@gbengoosewuru4139 what you can do is add a horizontal stud between two vertical studs at the height you want to mount your shelf. Unfortunately you'd have to open up the drywall in that area and repair, refinish, and paint once you're done.
That was the clearest explanation I've seen yet on how to get those right. Imma following
I've used another mount idea . Screw a 1/2 " lag bolt into stud (use pre drilled block for start hole drilling , perpendicular guide ) , cut off head , and then mount shelf the way you drilled and placed the shelf . (vice grips can later remove bolt , if necessary )
Excellent idea, super strong and inexpensive too. Compared to the alternatives that is.
Very calm and clear explanations with no irritating music this made me subscribe
they look great, now all I need is to practice until I can install them as you do! Thank you for this video!
Top upgrade to crappy 'Big Box' brackets.
This was not my own idea, but I saw another tutorial on installing floating shelves and the strongest solution, and cheapest, was to use good old threaded rod.
If you do any site work, you find short lengths getting chucked out all the time.
I make the shelf, drill the holes to suit the threaded rod and location of studs, and then use a cordless drill, with the rod in the chuck, to drive the threaded rod into the shelf. Then, I mark a level line on some painter's tape and drill the wall or stud.
I find it better to make a timber jig to angle the hole to accommodate the rod in the wall, so that the shelf sits, initially at a slight upward angle. That way, there is not need to use any adhesive or silicone, allowing you to slide the shelf off at a later stage, without having to worry about it coming off if it is overloaded.
I've make quite a few like this using hardwood with live edges and they look fantastic!
New series, "Will I fit ON this?"
Nice work man
Wow, great video! I was getting ready to do this all wrong, thank you for taking the time my friend. I am Subscribed.
I'm a simple man. I see a new Bourbon Moth video - I click it. Great video - thanks for the tips.
I like lag bolts. Pre-drill the holes to the shank diameter and desired depth, so as not to split the stud.
If using solid boards, cut the heads off, then drill the shelf to the desired depth. Slide on the shelf.
If using a box design, drill the back shelf board, leave the heads on, and mount the bolts through and into the pre-drilled stud. Then, slide the rest of the shelf over the back board and secure it to the back from the bottom. Can also use this method to create floating drawers too. 👍
Good idea, have you made a gig to keep them perpendicular to the wall?
@@pbodymathis I just use a speed square and level across them.
Love the tip about cutting away the drywall.. makes perfect sense you will get more stability securing to the stud.
I purchased the shelf mounting brackets and they are hollow. The flexing and twisting that occurs when trying to mount these level is pretty much non preventable. I prefer solid steel. Also, these holes are not spaced well for stud mounting. I had to install these vertically to work and the drywall repair was more than I had expected.
“Bang away, Bang away!” 😉
Nice.. was looking for an idea for my daughters room shelving.. now I have a good idea. Thanks and keep it up.
My grandson just started welding as a trade. I have a project for him.
You got new subscriber here for this video
I felt uncomfortable with the kiss you blew to me... Fortunately my wife wasn't in the room for that...
HEART BREAKER I little bit violated for sure.
Just a little tip I like to do - I fabricate my metal base plates as 1.5” round. Hole saw but goes much easier to hide the plate in the shelf then router/ chisel combo. Love your channel!
You’ve got a great channel going Mr. Moth. I appreciate your humor and laid back style. I wish happiness and success in all you do.
Yummy. Best tutorial ever… now to get all the tools other than my dinky cordless drill and level 🤣
My husband watched your video and said that you did a very good professional job! 😀
Thank you 🙏 love your video, easy not too fast, perfect!! thank you young man 🙏❤️☮️ best wishes
Easy DIY shelf, step 1: have brackets custom fabricated for you...
I am assuming those are custom brackets. Because not only are the Amazon ones different, they got some poor reviews saying they were breaking with only 10 lbs of pressure.
Great explanation! Gotta get me some of those brackets.
Thank you...Awesome
Great video! Hung many different various brackets over the years, but the individual brackets work the best! And cutting into the drywall is the best way to assure it’s not going to sag much!! Your a pro!! Great video!👍🏽👍🏽
So calming. Great tips, Jason.
Gotta say..... I am completely disappointed and devastated that you chose not to show us a backflip off the shelf. Based on your early bragging in the video about how you hang shelves with those brackets and they are sturdy enought to stand on and do backflips off of. Just kidding!! LMAO!! Another great production sir, you should be warming up your acceptance speech thanking the academy!
Never thought to cut away the drywall, doh. Great Tip and thanks.
You got a student brother. Keep teaching cause im learning!
Love your Instagram content, so I am happy to see you making more on TH-cam as well. Keep it coming!
How would you install a floating shelf mantel over brick? I'm struggling with the strongest bracket/hardware to install on brick
Using the doweling jig as a drill guide was pure genius.
Just tried it, and love it.
So, what you're saying is....
... I need to buy a sheet of 1/8" plate and some 1/2" round stock, then all I have left to do is buy a big box for all the money I'll make?
I'm in!!
You are to much money
I like it very i have learned a lot from you thank you and God bless
Thanks thought fully done
Hi just came across your video, awesome!! I’m newly retired Hairstylist with a pasión for wood working hoping to learn from you. Thank you for sharing. 😷🌻
What?! No actual backflip? I watched all the way to the end for nothing.
Amazing and Great Job Brother hehee... excellent moves guys... iloveit.
Thank you - excellent demo
Very helpful man thanks
Well done 👍. Great tips. Just starting my woodworker journey. Always looking for knowledge in the trade. Thanks for sharing 👍
What about with lath an plaster?
I have metal studs in my house and they seem flimsy compared to wood. Do you do anything different with metal studs or still the same process?
So easy with your American houses made of ticky-tacky, and with itty-bitty lightweight shelves. Try putting up a 6 inch thick by 6inch wide, 5 foot solid oak beam, on a rock hard brick wall, like that. We do SERIOUS stuff over in UK :-)
You just rock. completed the cabinet 3 part series as well, now ready to start my kitchen. Everything is now so straight forward for me. Will be building my box joint jig from your video first. I absolutely love the company logo and video intro music.
Wall studs are not usually installed on the flat, which would make them 3 1/2”. Installed on edge, which is the usual method, the nailing or screwing width is then 1 1/2”. Your said your studs were 2 1/2” wide. ???. But will your brackets work on a 1 1/2” edge?