If necessary hold the level on a straight 2x4 for shelf spans that are longer than the 3 or 4 foot length of the level.
How to install shelves on a brick or concrete wall.
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.
For a brick wall you ll need to use a masonry drill bit and wall plugs.
When attaching shelves to a brick wall look for specialty fasteners designed for masonry applications.
Screw shelf in place.
When looking for extra storage space in a garage basement or out building wall shelving can often be your best option.
Attach on shelf bracket every 24 inches or every 16 inches for heavy loads.
Again only required for brick or concrete walls complete your pilot holes with anchors.
Hold your brackets up and screw them in firmly.
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.
They are designed to work well with concrete or brick walls and hanging pictures on them is easy and quick.
1 choose your bookshelf support brackets based on the shelves you plan to install.
To attach brackets to masonry walls use plastic concrete anchors and screws.
In this video i will show you how to drill into brick concrete and cement with a drill and also how to attach fix mount or anchor into a brick concrete or.
If your shelving came with instructions then it will say how to attach the shelf itself to the brackets.
Have a vacuum or better yet a shop vac nearby to suck up all that cement or brick dust.
The installation process is fast which means you it will be up and ready to hold your frames in little to no time.
Remember to make sure the drill bit matches the size of the wall plugs you ve chosen plasterboard hardware is designed for use on hollow walls from toggles to gripit anchors they work by expanding which then provides extra support.