How To Install Shelves On A Concrete Wall

This project guide shows how to install shelf brackets into wall studs and masonry walls.

How to install shelves on a concrete wall.

Mainly for garage storage. A lot better with help and would install the same way on a wood studded wall with. When looking for extra storage space in a garage basement or out building wall shelving can often be your best option. Drill holes into the concrete using a standard hammer drill so that your anchors can be inserted in the walls.

When the walls are made of masonry or concrete it may appear to be more difficult to install shelving but through the following steps you can hang shelves directly onto the concrete or masonry wall just as easily as on a wood framed wall. Attaching a shelf to a concrete wall is a great way to create space to store things in your home. For heavy loads increase the size of your brackets and decrease the spacing between them. How to install floating shelves diy floating shelves in this video i show you step by step how to properly install a floating shelf.

Many times you wish you had more space to store things in the basement garage or even on the outside of the wall. Install the concrete wall anchors and hang the utility shelves according to the manufacturer s instructions. My diy way to screw brackets into cement same as brick. With a few specialized tools anchoring shelves in concrete becomes easy and quick.

For longer wire shelves attach a bracket at least every 48 inches. Watch our hang a shelf on a brick wall. The hammer drill uses a carbide tip that will quickly and effectively penetrate the concrete. How to drill into concrete to hang a tv shelves racks etc.

Even better the skills learned through this project teach the novice builder the skills required to attach nearly anything to concrete surfaces.