With some setups the shelf rests on top of the brackets.
How to hang floating shelves on a stud wall.
Measure and mark the spaces on the wall on both ends of where you want the shelf to go.
Hang the shelf on the mounting brackets.
Using a power drill or screw driver for phillips head screw drive provided screws into studs or anchors securing backplate to wall.
Using a level draw a discreet line in pencil across the wall to ensure that your shelf will sit.
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Next secure the bracket in the drilled hole and use a level to figure out where to drill a second hole for the second bracket.
Position the shelf on the wall.
If you want to hang floating shelf brackets use a stud finder to find the studs in the wall and drill into the stud where you want to hang your shelf.