Building whole-wall fitted shelves

[vetran]

like that!

[sasguru]

Sas, did you actually have shelves fitted onto the wall then? I'm concerned the brackets would be visible. Or did they essentially build a big free-standing unit against the wall, so it's self-supporting rather than putting any load on the wall itself? The latter seems preferable to me personally.

No, shelves not fitted to a wall with brackets.
They made a big free standing unit and slotted it in - in my case it was two alcoves on each side of a protruding chimney breast, so 2 free-standing units really.
The depth of the chimney breast defined the depth of the shelves i.e. 14 inches, so its all flush.
I don't know if they glued the structure to the sides or bottom or how they fixed that part of it, but its all flush and secure.

[sasguru]

No, shelves not fitted to a wall with brackets.
They made a big free standing unit and slotted it in - in my case it was two alcoves on each side of a protruding chimney breast, so 2 free-standing units really.
The depth of the chimney breast defined the depth of the shelves i.e. 14 inches, so its all flush.
I don't know if they glued the structure to the sides or bottom or how they fixed that part of it, but its all flush and secure.

Actually calling it free-standing gives the wrong impression. That's how it was made but now its fitted, You can't move the shelves. Bit embarrassing that I don't know how that fitting was achieved, being a bit crap at DIY.

[d000hg]

Thanks Sas. I've got a guy who knows all the practical side of things but knowing what I want him to do will be much easier - sounds I basically want a similar approach to yours.

[suityou01]

Thanks Sas. I've got a guy who knows all the practical side of things but knowing what I want him to do will be much easier - sounds I basically want a similar approach to yours.

Remember this, you took advice from SAS.

[d000hg]

Yeah, worrying but hopefully a one-off. If I ask Suity how to manage the project can someone do an intervention please?

[sasguru]

Remember this, you took advice from SAS.

You're saying that like I'm as incompetent as you are.

[cailin maith]

Sas, did you actually have shelves fitted onto the wall then? I'm concerned the brackets would be visible. Or did they essentially build a big free-standing unit against the wall, so it's self-supporting rather than putting any load on the wall itself? The latter seems preferable to me personally.

If you get a decent cabinet maker, there shouldn't be any brackets or at least nothing visable.

tulip..... some of that crap my brother used to spout clearly went in my head and stayed there