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Scott Blackett
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Dear Brian,
I have the solution. I am faced with this problem from time to time.The first thing you need to do, if at all possible, is find the studs. Then find some steel rods/dowell. The diameter of the rod should be determine by the thickness of the shelf and what kind of weight you're dealing with.
Drill into the studs with a "longer" drill bit. Stick the steel rod into the hole you drilled. (Keep in mind, that these holes will only work if they are perfectlly perpendicular to the wall @90 degrees, so you may want to make a jig out of a 2x4 with a drill press and use it as a guide as you're drilling into the wall) Take the 2x4 and use it as a guide on the back of the shelf.The only thing left to do after the holes are drilled into the back of the shelf is to slide the shelf onto the rods that you put in the wall. I must tell you, the trick here is making sure,100%, that all of the holes are drilled perfectly straight, square and level, because if the rods or the holes are'nt perfectlly parellel the shelf will not go on with out alot of hammering! scottblackett@comcast.net
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