The timber for the shelves is 140mm x 40mm x 2.4m or 5 ½” x 1 ½ “x 8 foot £8.00 from B&Q
The brackets are 90mm x 90mm x 20mm wide £1.49 each also from B&Q, I used 6 of these.
The 2” screws and plastic plugs I needed were in a pack I got from a £ shop.
Firstly, I marked out the position of the shelves on the wall marking height and width with a level.I measured in 250mm or 10” from each end and along the line above and drilled a 22mm hole where the lines crossed. I was able to set my drill bit so as not to drill too deep you can wrap tape around the stem of your drill bit to indicate the depth required, placed a bracket in each hole and drew around them.
Next I removed the brackets from the holes and chiselled out the marked area to the thickness of the bracket.
I always make multiple cuts across the grain first, and then gently cut following the lines that go with the grain. This reduces the chances of splitting the wood
Next I popped the brackets back in the holes and held the shelves up to the lines marked on the walls to mark the positions of the brackets. You may need help with this for the larger shelf.
Once I had marked the positions and the holes in the brackets I drilled and plastic plugged the holes. The brackets were then screwed to the wall.Now the shelf can be fitted using the pre gut holes in the back. The same method was used for the smaller upper shelves the only difference is I drilled the holes 40mm or 1 ½” from each end due to them being a lot smaller.
Written by Mick Farley