How To Hang Shelves On Concrete Walls Without Drilling

Hanging weight bearing shelves without putting holes in the wall.

How to hang shelves on concrete walls without drilling.

Hold a mounting bracket against the wall so that the top is even with the shelf line at the point you marked for a bracket. Apply mild soap to a damp cloth. If the line comes into contact with a seam in the concrete or a mortar line in the brick move your mark a few inches over. Then press your shelf against the wall for 30 seconds to fix it in place.

Look at where the mounting holes in the bracket line up. Wipe the wall with a dry cloth after sanding to. Rub the wall with fine grit sandpaper to smooth any rough spots on the wall. Brick clips that grip onto the brick will secure items onto a brick wall.

If possible attach adhesive strips to 2 adjacent sides of the shelf and hang it in a corner. There is a side that you stick to the wall and another to the frame. These are usually used to hang up picture frames. Once you ve attached the adhesive strips remove the remaining strip liners and position your shelf along the wall.

Wipe the wall with this cloth to remove dirt and debris. Hold your shelf to the wall for 30 seconds. Remove the paper lining on the back of the hook line it up straight and press the hook firmly onto the wall. You ll also need some large 3m command adhesive strips.

Hammer in brick hooks that advertise no drilling can be hammered into the bricks. The longer or bigger lack shelves probably will be too heavy and big. Clip that grips in mortar area. Hold for 30 seconds and release.

Press the adhesive side of the hook to the wall for 30 seconds. While most adhesive hooks are strong enough to keep your pictures on the wall you must buy a couple capable of holding about 8 pounds or 3 6kg of weight. They do a fantastic job with frames. While giving my bathroom a bit of a renter friendly refresh which i chronicled in this post i knew i wanted to add art and a little bit of decor here and there and planned on installing a shelf above my toilet area to do just that i had heard some buzz about high mighty s no tools required products including their floating shelves and was intrigued to give them a whirl for this.

If your grout is recessed meaning the bricks poke slightly out over the grout line you can use brick clamps to hang things on the wall. Snap the clip sometimes called a clamp right onto the.