You helped a couple hang up shelves, you happened to be using the exact same type as floating shelf as we did (ours was from Ikea) so it was even better. We were struggling a lot Thank you so much!!! Suggestion: A video for removing the anchors and fixing the holes from a bodged shelf mounting attempt :D

Thank you, I was afraid to put mine up in the concrete walls but I feel confident now thanks to you.

@DoItWithDave

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found this video helpful. Thanks for watching!

Tip... I always use a washer that is slightly larger than the screw head between the screw head and the bracket. Great video and drilling technique instruction!

@DoItWithDave

3 жыл бұрын

Using washers is definitely the way to go for maximum strength. Thank you for your comment, and thanks for watching!

Great video on lack shelf installation. Very easy to follow. Much appreciated!

Great video step by step. Well explained well-spoken I can hear you clearly and great tips.

Thanks mate great, clear video I had installed one previously a wee while ago but wanted to place another directly below and used your guide as a template Very much appreciated the time and knowledge shared for wee timorous beasties like me to follow. Greetings from Scotland

@DoItWithDave

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I'm glad you found this video helpful. Thanks for watching!

This is exactly what I needed, thanks!

amazing video man the level of detail and explanation was precise and helpful

@DoItWithDave

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found this video helpful. Thanks for watching!

I just have to say, men that can flawlessly install shelves are insanely attractive to me! I know that's not what the feminist in me wants me to say, but I don't care.

@amoshopson7923

2 жыл бұрын

The “feminist” in you is conditioned. You being attracted to something is not by choice at all. You like what you like. Feminism is about equality. It shouldn’t dictate what you find attractive.

@Wakfried

3 ай бұрын

I concur

Very nice instructional video thank you.

Drilling on concrete is a pain.the drill bit kind of slides a little bit some times. But it's safer than drywall in my opinion.

@jonronaldflores3007

2 ай бұрын

Concrete drilling tip: use a smaller drill bit to make a pilot hole first before using the correct size drill bit to drill the final hole.

You should use the washers or larger screw head so the shelves will hold more weight with safety. 😉

@DoItWithDave

6 жыл бұрын

Luciana Delduqui I agree with you about using washers for extra strength. That would be best for someone looking to put a lot of heavy items on the shelf. Thank you for your comment!

@DoItWithDave

5 жыл бұрын

@missbriteyes I had about 30 lbs worth of stuff on this shelf with no sagging. Using a larger screw head and or washers will add a bit of strength preventing the possibility of the screw head slipping through the holes in the bracket. Basically a larger screw head and washer cover a larger surface area. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching!

super helpful thx

Thanks for the video. This really helpful 👍👍👍

thank you about to put up a floating shelf. This really helped 😊

Once I mounted the center screw, and level the bracket, I never need to mark the rest of the holes and remove the center screw. U can drill through the rest of the holes then apply the plastic plugs. Much quicker

@DoItWithDave

4 жыл бұрын

That is very efficient. Thank you for your comment!

Nice work!

Liked! - I appreciated that you ask for a like-subscribe-share AFTER you've done your video! Not a fan of liking a video without having had the time to even watch it - like most videos ask for.

@DoItWithDave

Жыл бұрын

Lol yeah no pressure. Thanks for watching!

Nice Video Tutorial for the beginner.

Would be good if somebody commented that the yellow anchors are equivalent to 6x30 mm international anchors 😁

Nice video.. explain perfectly.. Thanks

Thank you very much

Thank you for your video!! Very helpful!!

Great instructions.

Nice idea

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I have the same shelves in white. Any idea what size of bolt/screw you used for the two that keep the shelf from sliding off the bracket? I've lost mine when we moved. Thanks!

Very informative video thank you. Could you please tell me if much strength is required to drill through concrete with this power driller and if not so many screws used will it hold up the shelf? I'm definitely not that strong I guess more petite so would like to know. Thanks in advance.

@DoItWithDave

6 жыл бұрын

UmmmWelll hi there my apologies for the delay in responding. Drilling into concrete with a standard drill driver definitely takes some muscle but if you are limited to that type of drill (no hammer drill) then I would position myself so my chest was level with where I was drilling so I could lean into it with by body. That way the arms aren't doing all the work. I hope this helps. Thank you for watching.

Really good tutorial

Helped a bunch. Thank you

You should have used expanding lead anchors.., some washers on the ones you used..

nice detail

super helpful thank you!

Nice tutorial vid.

@DoItWithDave

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Awesome video! Giving me some cool ideas. Would you happen to know what the maximum weight the floating shelf can hold?

@DoItWithDave

4 жыл бұрын

I had about 35 lbs on it at some point and it was just fine.

LOL - nice artwork.

Nice instalment and explanation 👍🏽

Thank you 🙏

Thanks!

could you add links to the types of screws that you used?

@DoItWithDave

11 ай бұрын

So here are the type of anchors I used. They are technically a drywall anchor however they work extremely well for concrete. www.homedepot.com/p/Triton-Products-12-Steel-Screws-and-12-Plastic-Wall-Anchors-for-Mounting-Steel-Pegboard-System-LB-MHK/203477783?g_store=&source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&pla&mtc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D59S-023_007_ORGANIZATION-NA-NA-NA-PLALIA-D59S-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NEW-FY23_Shopping&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D59S-023_007_ORGANIZATION-NA-NA-NA-PLALIA-D59S-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NEW-FY23_Shopping-71700000108162606-58700008320585117-92700075638268495&gclid=CjwKCAjwr_CnBhA0EiwAci5siuxH6zMBBaMlkv5FYSLz8cjcOAWoZptpFST_cySC1DshwfNAmFFGHhoCNtgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

My floating shelf is drooping forwards. Why is that? Like its tilting forward. How to rectify it?

@DoItWithDave

2 жыл бұрын

Is it in drywall or concrete? For drywall at a minimum I'd suggest toggle anchors however attaching directly to the studs is the best wall to secure. If it's concrete and your still getting the tilt you may want to install new plastic anchors or larger ones. If the hole gets bored out too much the anchor won't hold.

@RizwanKhan_99

2 жыл бұрын

@@DoItWithDave its a concrete wall and the guy i hired used metallic rawl bolts and plug. The paint surrounding the hole drilled also chipped off. I wish i could send photos how awful the whole thing looks.🤦🏻‍♂️

Just wondering what size screws are those at the end my shelf didn't come with any screws

@DoItWithDave

3 жыл бұрын

I don't recall exact size however the screw should be thick enough to grip the actual shelf without damaging it.

I pray you see this. I want to hang curtains from my concrete balcony ceiling. Gathered all my materials and started drilling...and drilling....and drilling. I could not get beyond the initial depth. I tried for almost an hour without success. What am I doing wrong?

@DoItWithDave

4 жыл бұрын

I'm assuming you are using a concrete drill bit, if not you definitely need one for the project your working on. If you are using a concrete drill bit with no success it is possible that the hole you are attempting to drill has a piece of rebar (steel) exactly where you are drilling. You could try drilling a new hole an inch or so next to the one you already started. Other than that I'm not sure what could be stopping you from making the hole. Also are you using a hammer drill or drill driver (standard drill)? Sometimes, especially when drilling into concrete upwards it can take a bit of elbow grease to get the hole drilled. With a drill driver you will need to push and pull back the bit as you drill and tap it in the hole to help break through the concrete. I hope this helps. Let me know.

@vanessashaw6912

4 жыл бұрын

@@DoItWithDave Thank you so much for responding.. Yes I am using a concrete drill bit in addition to the "hammer setting". You're probably right about the "steel insert" because it definitely feels like a "solid barrier" preventing me from drilling further. I'll try drilling a bit further over. Hopefully this will do the trick. Again thanks for responding so quickly.

Wow! 👏👏👏

super cool just cirious is the wall in a basement or not.

@DoItWithDave

6 жыл бұрын

It was a Landry room at ground level.

Hi I really don’t understand how you did that so perfectly. My wall is concrete and I try what you did but I wasn’t successful. I screwed my concrete bit and it didn’t go through. I try to put anchors and all it did was made a huge hole on my drywall.

@DoItWithDave

6 жыл бұрын

Natividad Torres from what you posted it seems like you had two separate issues with the ancors. First for the concrete you definitely need the correct drill bit or else it will just burn, dull and break it. Sometimes you may hit rebar (steel) in the concrete and that will definitely burn out a even a concrete bit. If you see smoke or the bit turning red you may need to move the hole to the left or right as steel usual runs up and down. For the drywall a floating shelve can be a nice thing to install however because drywall is a finish product it won't hold a lot of weight before an ancor starts to pull out and making a big hole in the drywall. Floating shelves in drywall is good when they are small and or won't have alot of weight on it. If you want to hang a floating shelve on drywall you may want to get a stud finder and drill screws directly into the wood or metal studs depending on what is behind the drywall. I hope this helps.

@natividadtorres2149

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. It really did help. From all the post I have seen ,your was the most informative 👍

Nice video can I know what size masonry drill bit you used

@DoItWithDave

5 жыл бұрын

I think 3/8. The anchors I used came in a complete set including anchors, screws, and drill bit.

Perfect, how I can go buy the shelves to put up in the kitchen which has a concrete wall.

@joesephstewart7329

4 жыл бұрын

GjeU

U da man 👍🏽

Great job! Will you be doing more videos like this soon?

@DoItWithDave

7 жыл бұрын

Best Access Doors Thank you. I am planning on posting more videos however they will be of things I work on and record. If you have any suggestions let me know and I'll see if I can oblige.

Does the bracket come w the shelf? Is it a kit?

@DoItWithDave

5 жыл бұрын

They normally come as an entire kit.

can we do the same method for mounting vertical ledge

@DoItWithDave

3 жыл бұрын

It your reffing to a type of shelf box like design is should work fine.

@adwaitmore7844

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoItWithDave i want to do a library unit with no back ply and wall mounted....and i'm taking vertical ledge of 1" thickness

@DoItWithDave

3 жыл бұрын

@@adwaitmore7844 does "no back ply" mean no bracket/mounting arm? If so I'll assume the back of the unit has openings with a metal plate that is bigger on the bottom and smaller on the top. If that's the case you'd just install the anchors at the correct positions where the mounting holes are and the unit should hang fine. One quick thing. Depending on how high you'll be hanging the unit, if you have small children around they may try to climb it and depending on how much weight is already being held up, could pull out of the wall and possibly do so serious damage to a kid. If you have kids around it should be high enough so they don't can't physically reach the unit. All in a the anchors being installed in concrete are very secure based on weight being held up, not being held in from moving away from the wall.

which size of a drill bit you are using?

@DoItWithDave

4 жыл бұрын

I think it was a 1/4" bit. The bit size should be large enough to cover the anchor when holding them next to each other but smaller then the top of the anchor where the lip it. You want the hole to be wide enough for the anchor body to slip into the hole and thin enough for the anchor lip to touch the face of the surface you'll be drilling into.

Do you have to use a special bit piece with your drill to avoid buying a hammer drill? I'm trying to figure out what drill and pieces to buy for a new apartment where the walls are all cement. if you have any recommendations for tools please let me know!

@DoItWithDave

5 жыл бұрын

If you are going to be using it a lot then I'd suggest a hammer drill, however if you are only looking to hang this one thing then a regular drill driver will work as long as you get a ( masonry drill bit ). The only difference between the two drills is the Hammer drill has a setting specifically for concrete drilling, and operates as a drill driver. If you are just going to use the drill occasionally then you can go cheap on the brand. I hope this helps.

Is it OK to use plastic anchors on concrete walls?

@DoItWithDave

3 жыл бұрын

The anchors I used in this video are plastic and have held up perfectly. You could opt to use a metal anchor however if you feel you'd want a little extra strength.

@FelonMusk2021

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoItWithDave thanks, keep up the good work! Subscribed.

My drill won't go deep enough in the concrete wall.

@DoItWithDave

4 жыл бұрын

Check the bit tip to insure it's not damaged, sometimes they can get burned out. Also you may be hitting steel rebar in the concrete. You could try drilling the hole just to the side of the one you started. I hope this helps.

Are 1x2 firing strips supporting paneling in basement enough support without drilling into concrete?

@DoItWithDave

5 жыл бұрын

They are pretty strong because there attached to the concrete already. I would definitely be okay with installing shelves using furring strips. I actually did hang some shelves off furring strips recently and they held a ton of weight I just predrilled a very small hole as to not crack the strips with the screws. I hope this helps. Thank you for watching!

How much weight will the shelf support?

@DoItWithDave

7 жыл бұрын

Willie Smith as long as the anchors are secure they should support the max weight shown on the box they come in. I think each anchor I used supported up to 25lbs so multiply that by the number of anchors and it is pretty darn strong. FYI if you are planning on using the anchors in drywall they will pull out of the wall if there is to much weight put on them. I hope this helps.

How many books can it hold?

@DoItWithDave

4 жыл бұрын

The shelf I hung in this video had about 30 lbs of stuff on it with no issue. It would have probably held more weight being anchored to concrete like this.

Use tapcons

@DoItWithDave

3 жыл бұрын

Tapcons will work.

How much weight can that hold, I always have problems with the screws pulling the fasteners out of the wall.

@DoItWithDave

6 жыл бұрын

Yisrael Dov L it really depends on what type of wall. The anchors used in this video can also be used in drywall but I only like to use them to hang pictures and mirrors if going into drywall. If I put this up on drywall I'd find the studs and attach the bar to them. You are absolutely right and I've also had these anchors pull away from the wall and it can be frustrating. I hope this helps.

@YisraelDovL

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, here in Israel, drywall doesn't have wood studs :(. Aluminum frames are used.

@DoItWithDave

6 жыл бұрын

Yisrael Dov L you should be able to use a drywall screw to fasten the frame to the metal studs. If the screw head is not wide enough someone mentioned using washers with screws, also I've had good experiences with toggle bolt anchors. They are very strong bc of how they secure to the inside of wall. But I'm not sure if I'd put more than 30lbs used in drywall. Again the metal studs should be good and strong.

@YisraelDovL

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will need to see about how to find the stud. Still not sure it could support much weight.

@DoItWithDave

6 жыл бұрын

Yisrael Dov L you must be surprised by how much weight those studs can hold. A stud finder should work even a magnet could help by placing and removing it on different locations you should get it to hold itself on the wall once it contacts with a drywall screw. Also outlet boxes here are normally attached to the studs so you could use that as a way to start from. Just trying to be helpful if possible. Anyway if you feel like posting back on your progress it would definitely help others that are working with the same circumstances.

Safety glasses.

@DoItWithDave

4 жыл бұрын

What can I say. We're so reckless in our 20s lol.

What size are the shelf

@DoItWithDave

6 жыл бұрын

dennis emory hey there. It was about 4ft long 1ft deep and 2 inches thick.

why did you put it upside down ?

@DoItWithDave

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't want to see any screws while looking at the bottom of the shelve, (computer desk was right below it). Would have put upright if it was hung lower.

@PoMpI_

4 жыл бұрын

@@DoItWithDave oh ok i just recently bought 2 of these, cheers for the reply mate

@DoItWithDave

4 жыл бұрын

@@PoMpI_ absolutely. Thanks for watching!

Do you live in Florida? Can you help me with mine 😢 I’ve been watching lots of videos and I tried doing it but I failed. I messed up one of my screws . The men in my house don’t want to help me so I tried doing it alone . I’m just upset and frustrated rn 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

@DoItWithDave

4 жыл бұрын

I'm I'm Florida however it's a big state lol. Are you going into concrete or a different material? If it's concrete you need the concrete drill bit, other bits won't work. If you are going into drywall you need to locate the studs and attach to them. If your shelf won't be holding an extremely heavy load you can use toggle anchors for drywall, they are the strongest option for drywall. I hope this helps.

@daysic3556

4 жыл бұрын

Do It With Dave I told my friend on how frustrating it was that no one wants to help so I went off to work and came back and it’s up now 😂 she had her dad come in my room and do it. Thanks tho ! 😫

OMG... The screw heads are too small!

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these ikea shelve brackets are trash.