Book Shelves No Drilling

Use a stud finder to search for wall studs.

Book shelves no drilling. On the bottom of the bookcase mark the placement of the three legs. January 20 2008 10 49 am subscribe i m looking for any information on a method of support for tall furniture bookcases etc that doesn t involve attaching it to the wall but instead goes from the top of the furniture to the ceiling and fixes it in place without drilling. London uk 1994 1995 visiting professor faculty of mechanical engineering and.

The most common types. Anchoring a bookcase to a wall is an essential safety precaution especially in a home with children and pets. 1 x research sourcestep 3 remove the books and move the bookcase away from the wall.

With the first piece of 3 4 ply laid out mark out the first 11 x92 piece which ll serve as the sides and cut it out. If you re making built in bookcases measure the space available both at the bottom and the top don t assume your walls are plumb and square. Attach pulls to the bookcase with 6 1 1 4 wood screws.

Next i pre drilled a 3 32 hole into the bookcase through the holes in the brass pulls made in the previous step. However there are several commercially available jigs that are available now that work great and are reasonably priced. S six new buildings start bgsu s transformative plan toledo free press.

We used a homemade jig for our router that we made about 10 years ago for a cabinet at our old apartment. A bookcase is basically a five sided box with the front part open so to begin constructing one first cut the pieces for the first four sides. I attached the 2 4 to the wall behind the bookcase by driving 2 5 nails into wall studs and then attached the 2 4 to the side piece using 1 pocket.

You will want to break up your shelving with vertical sections every 30 or less anything more and your shelving will sag. If possible find two studs and secure the bookcase with two. Step 1 purchase a set of velcro straps.