How To Hang Floating Shelves On Concrete Walls

Keep in mind when you are hanging shelves on a concrete wall you re going to have to drill into the cement and that is going to create a lot of dust.

How to hang floating shelves on concrete walls.

This type of wall can be challenging to attach floating shelves to not because the wall lacks strength but more so because the rigid foam behind the furring will compress under the load exerted by floating shelves. Hold a level in a vertical position and press the level against the side of the shelf bracket. Hold the bracket in a plumb position put down the level pick up a pencil and make a mark at the center of each of the bracket s screw holes. Place a pencil mark where each shelf will start and use a 4 foot level to mark a pencil line across the length of the wall at each height.

Measure the height for each shelf and mark it with a pencil. Have a vacuum or better yet a shop vac nearby to suck up all that cement or brick dust. This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls. Unless you plan to store very heavy objects on your shelves you will need to install a bracket at both ends and around every two feet along the length of the shelf.

Concrete block faced with rigid foam plus 3 4 furring and plaster over gypsum lath. You will also need to mark the place you want your shelf to start from. Use a level to draw a line on the wall. Measure the whole length of the shelf.

Place a shelf bracket on the wall in the desired position.