Putting Shelves On Concrete Walls

This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls.

Putting 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. 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. Even better the skills learned through this project teach the novice builder the skills required to attach nearly anything to concrete surfaces. Just plywood wood glue concre.

Here is a little something that might be fun to watch. Attaching a shelf to a concrete wall is a great way to create space to store things in your home. A typical modern house has walls of drywall over wooden studs on which you can use drywall anchors to add shelving. How to drill into concrete to hang a tv shelves racks etc.

With over five years of experience professionally mounting and installing objects through his company jason s handyman services jason s work includes working with mounting window ac units designing art gallery walls installing kitchen cabinets and replacing. I got a good deal on some industrial duty steel shelves that i plan to install in my garage. With a few specialized tools anchoring shelves in concrete becomes easy and quick. Have a vacuum or better yet a shop vac nearby to suck up all that cement or brick dust.

Watch our hang a shelf on a brick wall. When looking for extra storage space in a garage basement or out building wall shelving can often be your best option. My diy way to screw brackets into cement same as brick. Whatever your shelving system is standard bracket wire shelving steel shelving storage shelves industrial shelving garage shelving or closet shelving fastening those shelves securely to the wall is absolutely critical to ensure that they do not fall down as soon as you put something heavy.

Concrete anchors allow the builder to attach shelving to concrete and plaster surfaces. Older homes may have walls of wood. Shelving can change the look and warmth to an otherwise stark industrial looking concrete wall. Attaching a shelf to a concrete wall is one of the best options.

How to attach shelving to a cement wall.