DIY Floating Shelves - SUPER STRONG + THIN
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- I built incredibly strong floating shelves in my kitchen using maple plywood and heavy-duty brackets. These DIY floating shelves will replace upper cabinets in my kitchen design. Learn to build and install floating shelves from start to finish in this video!
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HGTV should be embarrassed that this content is 10X better than anything on their channel. Bravo Melissa!
Yup, I don’t know anyone that watches cable anymore.
As a full time carpenter, that studies tips and tricks every night. I've never come across this method. I'm highly impressed and has me brainstorming a cat room using this shelf Install method. Very well done. Subscribed
HGTV? And how about the huge budgets they have?
It’s nice, when you have ALL the tools to do the job.
I doubt hgtv will care. This A) this adds effort refinishing the wall, B) the alternating brackets are weaker than if they were all mounted right-side-up, C) those voids should have at least been prefilled, D) …
Excellent job! I AM a professional carpenter and I glean new ideas from various channels all the time. I build floating shelves quite often and each set is different with different challenges and solutions. I like using strong angle brackets when I can, which I recently used on a closet perimeter shelf of 3/4" MDF. The "L" intersection is always a dilemma because of two support dimensions. If I use solid wood, such as I did out of butcher block a couple weeks ago, I sink 1/2" lag screws into a few of the studs and cut the heads off and carefully drill 9/16" holes into the wood and slide them into the holes with some construction glue along the shank. Since you left the bottom off, I might suggest that the top pieces could be biscuit joiner and glued at the intersection and all places on the brackets as a single piece. Then the complete bottom unit could be joined the same way and brought up as a single piece and clamped and attached like you did, but you'd need a helper. Then glue in the face segments. I would suggest that you try a 23ga pin nailer for that, rather than a brad nailer, and you'll never see any holes, especially because you stained it rather than painted it. Great suggestion on the maple plywood vs maple boards! I have to make maple floating shelves for a job next week and I'm going to steal your idea to lower the cost for the client 🙂
For sealing those corners instead of using the screwdriver method try mixing some of that sawdust you generated with regular wood glue. Push the mixture into the cracks with your fingers, let it dry then lightly sand. You can still stain to match and you'll have seamless corners.
This is what I was going to suggest to fill the gaps as well.
I was also going to suggest this to fill the gaps and seams but you beat me to it. 😅
Great tips! Thanks!
Good tip but saddly, mix of glue and sawdust will not get the stain color.
@@Marcus_Caiusit’ll definitely get the colour if you mix the stain same time as the glue/dust
I think that's SO cool. It's a stud-mounted L-bracket shelf, but you buried the brackets inside the wall and inside the shelf. Whoa! Super neat!
Great job, that will be extremely strong! I install floating shelves quite a bit, and have found the hardwood dowel or metal rod method to be my favourite.
In any scenario where the shelf is connected to two surfaces, like in the corner, if your shelf is hollow you can get unlimited strength out of just screwing thin wood cleeting strips to both surfaces.
But on an open section of wall where the shelf is fully floating, I get 1 inch maple dowel and use a laser to shine down the side of a 18” long 1” auger bit to make sure I drill a perfectly level hole in to each stud about 3” deep.
If you can hold the drill level while drilling nicely, the dowel will hammer in so firm you won’t be able to pull it out. And the shelf will be strong enough to climb like a ladder and will never sag.
A few upsides to this method is there’s no need for metal or drywall repair. And you can hammer in the dowel, and then just slide your shelf over and fire 1-2 brad nails through it in to one of the dowels. So you can have 100% of the up/down support strength, and still be able to remove it all from the wall if you really want to pull it apart, without destroying the shelf or the wall.
To anyone wanting to try this method, I’d simply suggest practicing drilling with the laser in a piece of scrap. In 4-5 tries holes, you should be confident you can drill smooth and level And if you really want to give yourself the best chance, I recommend the 3 blade Wood Owl brand nail chipper drill bit. Its not cheap but drills the smoothest without wobbling in the hole as you drill. Good luck.
I think your idea to alternate the up/down bracket supports is so obvious but I'd have never considered it! Great job!
You could probably get really thin by routing out the top plywood for the brackets, no spacers, and and use 1/4" plywood as a veneer for the bottom. Good idea on alternating the brackets. As the brackets deflect, they would theoretically rotate somewhat, and by alternating, the rotation is cancelled out.
For the seams and gaps, don't stain until it's fully installed. Seal all the gaps with sawdust and glue. This also lets you give a slight bevel to the sharp corners before staining, then stain all at once with perfectly uniform coats.
The deflection will not cancel out. Its an interesting idea but when you get down to it the brackets are symmetrical in terms of a 90 deg bend. I will use that fiber mesh and hot mud trick though so 1 for 2.
@@cadthunkin I was thinking of the deflection from to vertical portion between the last fastener and the bend, but in retrospect the ones going up wouldn't have that deflection at all since they compress against the stud instead of pulling away from the stud. It's actually better to do all of them going up.
Melissa, you did a fantastic job on the shelves. They look like a professional carpenter installed them. I really like your videos because you do 'voice-overs' as opposed to other channels where people try to talk over engine or saw noise. Blessings to you and your family.
No kidding, this is one of the most professionally designed and executed DIY's I've seen. I'm quite impressed, and I have worked in multiple trades for decades, around some amaizingly skilled folks.b great job, and they look awesome!
A friend of mine has a saying that applies here. “ A job well planned is half finished. “. You did a nice job, Melissa.
Ahhh…thank you for this comment. I feel like my whole house is like that! You actually took some anxiety away from me!
Love love love this idea! I've seen people take sawdust from when you cut the wood and mix it with wood glue for the seam where the 2 pieces meet.
Expanding foam (scraped flush when dry) and then fiber tape over it to fill those holes in the sheet rock would work as well. One quick tip for butting two pieces of wood together is to pre-fit them where they are going to go and then scribe a cut line from one piece to the other so that the joints are always as perfect as possible. Sometimes walls aren't exactly 90 degrees on the horizontal or the vertical (specially in old house remodels)
This is a good idea, the way it’s done in the video there will be cracking from when the bracket flexes under load. The foam would allow movement behind the finished surface.
@@burningdust Yes, and as long as the lag bolts are tight, the bracket should stay rigid with the stud.
love this idea
Brilliant job. I especially like the sponge/sanding tip.
The way you cut the drywall out for the bracket was pretty fancy. Nicely done.
Love the idea of recessing the brackets into the wall!! Great job!
I live in a historic home (lathe & slat). I have renovated many homes but this house is different. Any ideas for screwing things in my lathe & slat walls?
A carpenter from the V.A. came to install a grab bar in my husband's bathroom. He said he didn't know how to go through ceramic tile, greenboard, and lathe & slat. Any ideas there either?
Melissa, I love what you have donevwith your kitchen! I can't find that link for the new stove you bought. It is so cool. I'd love to buy one. Can you direct me?
I hate to ask for so much help but how do you find a stud in a lathe & slat home? There is so much wood behind the plaster!
I am going to be hanging some shelving of solid wood and the brackets you found will be perfect. Thanks
really innovative way to build floating shelves and your work is quite nice! Congrats on a job well done!
Melissa - You did a fantastic job with the shelf project! You continue to amaze your fans with the projects! I hope your family is well! Thank you!!
This is the best way. Good job. This is how I have always done floating shelves. I have even hung huge beams for a massive fireplace mantle, just bigger angle iron. Again, great job. 👍
Nice job. Using recessed brackets had been on my mind for a while now but I'd never worked with drywall so I was hesitant. Seeing your installation really helped me assess feasibility - so thanks! Also worth checking out: angle brackets that attach to studs for floating desks (the same brackets carpenters use for installing floating vanities). Keith Johnson did a video on it with some really nice results.
@10:52 Yup. To remove it, you'd have to use an oscillating tool to cut a hole where you've screwed the bracket to the shelf, which isn't terrible.
@14:09 I'd cut a mating 45deg bevel on the long shelf and use my festool domino on the bevel joint for alignment. @10:19 you left the right face of the long shelf square, which butts against a triangular-prismic gap. You could have cut a 45deg triangular strip, glued/pinned that to the shelf with the 45deg bevel and that would give you a square face to scribe against. The gap makes it difficult to fill with wood filler. IMO, it'd be easier to do a miter joint for the L connection of the shelves; you can still keep the bevels. See th-cam.com/video/LxUfYMH3mko/w-d-xo.html
@3:09 Every DIY project you do on your home, take a video recording/pictures of what you've done. Give that to the next homeowner.
Pretty slick shelves. I'll remember this method because it's about the best one I know of. I'm not a carpenter but I do some carpentry work at home.
I just purchased one of those oscillating tools (Milwaukee M18). Amazing. Best $100 I have spent in the past six months. Did a dry wall cut and repair and a cedar siding repair (damn woodpeckers). Made the repair easier and seamless and clean initial cut. Highly recommend the tool.
Super job, Melissa. Love the stain color, and am
amazed by your design to overcome high cost
of solid wood. Brilliant!
Clever lady. Excellent video.
agree completely. the end result is what counts and in this case it's great.
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The author does like to from scratch, th-cam.com/users/postUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. As another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us don’t have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we won’t be able to practise the full stack project, is still great.
Amazing job! I have lived in my house 12 years and afraid of doing things thinking of the “next owner”, but I have missed out on over a decade of myself, on me being the owner and giving it my own taste and creativity. You have inspired me!! Keep doing great work and enjoying your incredible ability to make it happen!! 🎉
I appreciate the narration of your thought process!
Love it. Great solution instead of peeling all drywall back. I use magnets on my new old house too, to find drywall nails and studs. All The pros mount steel brackets and supports directly to studs, for strength.
Amazing job! Couldn’t have done better myself.
Damn that is so smart to hide the brackets behind the dry wall.
Oh yeah that bench is the bomb!!
The gaps are no big deal. One you put up your stuff, nobody will notice. The ones that do? Kick them out of your home for being rude;)
Man, beautiful, smart, handy...your man is super lucky. Great work!!!
Floating shelves look so much cleaner and open up a kitchen--love the look!
I have never thought to recess the bracket into the drywall!
Terrific work.
Great job! You do nice work. One suggestion: find a local hardwood lumber supplier. You should be able to find enough hardwood (cherry, maple, white oak) for less than $200 for a project that size! Often, for a small extra charge, they can plane and joint the boards as well. Big box stores are usually lousy places to buy lumber for any woodworking project.
What would be an awesome addition is if you embedded recessed lighting on the underside of the shelves.
Great project! I agree with Shane Seecharan... Saw dust and wood glue should provide a nice match and fill
Hiding those brackets is genious
Very nice project! I don’t think I would be successful because, well, I usually mis-measure. I just don’t measure up! You, however are more than pretty crafty. You are beautifully crafty.
Dennis…measure twice, cut once
I so could work for her.... "Yes Boss Lady, those kitchen cabinets & Ceiling Beams will be done by the end of my day...."
Nice job! Next time, try cutting your bevels at 46-47 degrees instead of 45 for tighter miters. The gap will be on the backside where you won't see .
What a brilliant idea! Thank you for your comment
Looks great as always. The gap in corners is due to walls not being square. Normally you’d scribe the walls (many videos on YT), but you are already to far into project. A quick fix is to sand down that area, mix wood glue and sawdust and build it up. The. Sand down smooth and reapply stain and Poly.
Cant believe how complicated this floating shelf is. People with limited woodworking skill should steer clear.
I love how this turned out! So pretty! My question is: how do you support a marble or stone shelf (to match the same material backsplash) WITHOUT seeing the brackets?
Nice job Melissa. Keep up the good, rewarding work!
for that gap, if you saved any of that saw dust, mix it with some elmers glue to make your own wood filler.
Best floating shelf solution!
The hidden brackets and staggering was super clever. Looks stronger than other floating designs
Fix All works well for filler if you don't want to back-cut your drywall tokens. It dries fast so you have to work fast. Have everything ready before you mix. Have a wet sponge, mud knife, and a bucket with some water in it. Mix, fill the hole and scrap the excess off with the knife. You might have to wait for it to set up a bit for this part. Then once it keeps form take a sponge and remove enough so the patch is recessed. This will save time with applying the drywall mud. I'm a sparky and I use to work for a company where we did all our own patches. This worked well and was fast.
Turned out great! Caulk is a great choice to fill those gaps. Also, Im not sure if you finished the bottom of the shelves, but consider some water proofing the drywall and shelf around the sink!
An amazing project! Great clean design. You used a unique method for anchoring the brackets to the wall, definitely strong. Great job, keep the videos coming.
You’re amazing! Lovely voice too.
#1. Build the shelves completely with glue and brad nails, clamps and tape.
Install a ledger with brackets on the wall.
Scribe the shelves to the wall and to any obstacle.
Cut miters at 45.5° so you dont get any gaps in the miters.
i use 46, but its amazing how much better results you can get with baseboard, shelves etc using slightly over 45.
It's very satisfying to see a lil woman get on and do stuff, who wants a female that thinks putting make up on is 'work' , making a home is better than buying one, well done 👏
Great job those look really nice ! It's nice to see a different way to do them. Love the smile after you check your work too !
i'm a cabinetmaker who also went to fancypants furniture school, and while i didn't have time to do more than skim your video, i fully approve; you do S right...and sadly, that's a rarity on TH-cam xD so i'll watch more in depth at some point, but... NICE JOB!
Beautifully done! Those shelves would look great with some led channel diffusers mounted underneath.. like a warmer 2700K or whatever matches the lighting temp of the rest of your house. I was wondering how to make the strongest floating shelves and I think this method takes the prize.
Good project. You can also just use hollow core doors and fill in the sides where you make cuts. They are very inexpensive where I live. Mount a horizontal strip of wood screwing into the studs and then simply slide the hollow core door pieces over those strips and secure with screws from the top down. Super strong and already a box structure. You get 14+' of shelves out of 2 doors.
@3:18 LOL, Your response should have been who cares about the "next" owner it's your house!
TRUELY INSPIRED
I must say first time watcher and I'm liking your out-o-box thinking. Definitely going to be watching more, thank you for the great ideas!
Menards bags make the best job site cleanup bags!
Dang, that workbench is pretty awesome!
Damn that's a good method for floating shelves! I'm not usually a fan of floating shelves because they tend to be quite weak thanks their blackets, but these look like they can take the weight of an elephant on top of them. Good job!
Perfil the holes with quickset mud and then use mesh tape and final coats. This is a very cool blind shelf hanger method. I hope to get a chance to do this soon.
Very nice job. Excellent. Just a quality approach to finding studs for the mountings and hiding the brackets. Suggestions: 1) Maintain a "house binder" or "house log document" on-line. (I keep mine in Google Drive.) When you do a project - especially one that has hidden secrets like this one - take some "before" and "in progress" pictures and throw them in the log. You can pass it to a future buyer or to your future self who has forgotten what she did 10 years ago. (Trust me, that happens.) Any savvy buyer will love to see this. 2) The shelf panels are "torsion box" construction. Due to the way the physics work, the "skins" can be just that. No need to make them thick. 1/2" or 3/8" ply would be absolutely fine for hundreds of pounds as long as the skin is glued to each separator. Note how rigid hollow core doors are. Their skins are about 5/32". 3) The corner gap problem would normally be solved by scribing the short side to match the long one, just as you'd scribe a cabinet to meet an uneven wall. If you're not familiar with scribing, there are a gajillion YT videos. Using thinner skins would make that easier. You'd also back the separator on the end to be scribed away from the joint a bit to allow for the necessary trimming.
Nice job, the kitchen looks great. Very well done!
I´ve got a bunch of new ideas to my own flaotaing shelves, for my plastic models (a lot less weight). My walls are solid, however the recessed brakets is a very cool trick. Thanks for sharing.
This part is for anyone looking to do shelves like these..
In the corner, I would have left the shelf on the refrigerator wall longer where the other shelf meets up to it. (L shaped shelf And then hang that (fridge wall L shaped) shelf, fix it to the wall. Then hold the second/connecting shelf up, in place. Where it will be placed against the shelf you've already hung. Once held in place, mark that (second) shelf. Take it back down and use a jigsaw and a multitool to cut the already hung shelf, where you've marked it. Then put the second shelf back in place, and check everything. You may need to do these steps a couple times, just to get the fit right. But taking the time now, will be worth the effort at the end. Anyhow, that's just my thoughts, hopefully that wasn't too confusing.
Your shelves turned out awesome. They look great. As well the kitchen serious you've been doing is turning out very well also. Well done and nice work!
Now as far as fixing the shelves that you've already hung. There's a product, It's called "Goodfilla."
It's a Water Based, Paintable, Stainable, Sandable, and Quick Drying, Wood and Grain Filler.. You can find it on Amazon, for around $10 for an 8oz can. I use this filler everyday, they have it in most wide colors. But since you're staining your shelves. I would get the base/neutral color and then stain it. Just my opinion. Anyhow sorry about the novel. Nice work, take care.
(The price is $10 at this time.)
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Great job and those shelves will be super strong for sure. If I could give one tip it would be to get a 23ga Pin Nailer and use that vs. the 18ga Brad Nailer. Much smaller holes and the glue will do all of the holding once it dries.
Nicely done!
You can add a little glue to that edge (not much) so when the fibers feather out and lay down they stay down. Add sawdust from the same board to the some glue to fill gaps.
I like to use the dowel rod method (Drill your holes for the rods from the back side going in at least half the width of the shelf if possible, then rip 1-1/2 to 2" down the length this is what mounts to the wall. Glue your rods into the holes on the mount board flush with the back and sticking out of front. Next, mount to wall using anchors. I prefer molly of "butterfly" anchors or screw directly into studs. Last, you put glue on rods and in holes in shelf as well as the touching surfaces and mate them together, this should give you a floating shelf, paint or stain as you wish...) You can use a single board and no drywall work needed. As for the gaps you had, I second the glue and sawdust method which is also paintable or stainable.
very nice; i have done that for years and loved it glad you got it out there for others i never was able never had technology like this back then ,great job !
Safety glasses girl!! Nice work
Love the idea of the sponge
The Saw Dust You Collected And Wood Glue... Make A Paste Per Se And Fill In All The Seams And Gaps... Let Dry, Sand, And Stain... The 45° Would Look Routed If You Do This... I Actually Did A Job Where My Assistant Accidentally Sanded The 45° Bevel Down To Much Leaving A Huge Reveal, So I Ended Up Sanding Everything To Match And Then Filled It All In With Saw Dust And Wood Glue, And After Sanding It Down You Would Have Never Known It Was So Messed Up The Day Before...
Thanks!
This is exactly what I want to do. I just didn't know how I wanted to execute it. Now I know.
That’s a good idea putting one of those brackets upside down and one the other way so it doesn’t pull too much in one direction, that’s a brilliant idea. I never would’ve thought of that. That’s why I’m not a carpenter and you are…lol
Nice job..if your not on a budget, simply build a soild shelf, apply finish, then rip about an inch off the back with your table saw, then use the festool domino cutter. Domino join the shelf back together, but without gluing the actual shelf to the part you cut off..( cleat) fasten the cleat to the wall and simply slide the shelf to the cleat.
I really love keep watching smart beautiful woman working,thanks
Love your channel and I get great tips and techniques from you, thank you for showing your skill and talent
Great job!!! For your gap issue, you could have prevented that by scribing the joint. Just for next time. Definitely don’t use caulk, I would use stainable wood putty or make your own. However that sawdust is 90% other woods and maybe 10% maple. Be prepare if it doesn’t match well. Definite fill it so its not a home for bugs. Good luck.
Pure brilliance! And looks awesome👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 for the gap, mix wood flue with that e saw dust from your cuts use it to fill cracks sand and stain😃
This is a fantastic idea! It combines form, function, and class! I love it!
Pretty dang nice!
Nice work. Good ideas.
should have used a shim on the longer shelf under the metal bracket close to where it meets the shorter shelf so the heights would match. also cool trick with the screwdriver to close the miter corner gaps
Great job Melissa, you commended about the brackets a set of prints to scale on your projects would be nice for future reference❤
Very talented. Well done. You make it look so easy.
This is probably the best floating shelves video I've watched!! Thanks!! Liked and subscribed!
Brilliant Design!
Wow, your work is really beautiful! Thank you for the tutorial!
I'm curious to hear how these are holding up. My only concern is that when they're loaded the shelf will flex a bit and cause the wood pieces to separate at the miters.
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That's a fantastic job... I think before you stained you should have filled those gaps with either wood filler or something for plywood. Then sand a little then stain. It looks great though
You have a practical approach to everything that you do.
It's truly remarkable.
My DIY days are mostly in the past, now.
But, it's fun to imagine...
You're an inspiration!
You are so special. What a lucky guy your husband is. I’m impressed with your level of detail. BTW, I ordered the table with your code. I’ve been looking for something like that table. Good price too!
That's great! I hope you love it!
Mel, Damn. That's a smart idea. Thank you.