Hanging Floating Shelves On Plaster Walls

Use a stud finder to locate wooden studs hidden behind the plaster wall.

Hanging floating shelves on plaster walls.

Determine where you want your shelves and how wide they will be. Pre drill the holes and use fairly long screws to ensure a secure fit. Locate and mark your shelf. Floating shelves generally require two wall studs.

Now that you have. We were going to use toggle bolts but after we drilled the holes for the toggle bolts we discovered there s only about 3 cm of space between the back of the lath and the exterior masonry. Use a stud finder to locate the studs within the walls. Drill a pilot hole.

It s actually not too hard to hang things on plaster walls however as long as you use screws and work slowly and carefully. Plaster walls with available studs locate the vertical studs in the wall where the shelving will be located by sliding an electronic stud sensor over that. Shelves that are expected to hold any. Place one of the brackets against the wall at the first shelf location.

There are many different kinds of stud finders so. If you re hanging heavy objects use screws with anchors for added protection. Measure the piece of wood to ensure it fits inside the length of the shelf before using a saw to cut it. This section of wood will be what the open back part of your shelf slides onto to keep it on the wall.

Place a carpenters level alongside the bracket. Determine the height. I m trying to hang two small floating shelves on a section of plaster wall. Of course there are no studs were i need them.