Wooden Shelf for 40kg+ - Why is this so hard!

Richeh · 17 Sep 2022 at 18:44

After many googles I am still unable to get a satisfactory result.

I have heavy duty wall brackets that support 50kg+ but trying to find a shelf of the right size, in the right colour is just a nightmare to find. Most places don't even list the maximum weight a shelf can take.

Can anyone recommend a site where I could order a 90cm-120cm length x 30cm - 40cm width shelf in different colours that can support 40kg+ without the fixings?

Any help appreciated.

ChrisD. · 17 Sep 2022 at 18:46

Have you looked on Etsy?

Richeh · 17 Sep 2022 at 19:06

I had a brief look but £50+ seemed a bit excessive to me?

Rob_B · 17 Sep 2022 at 19:32

Depending on wood/finish you want why not buy a scaffold board and some stain? I imagine they can easily take that (you should really check)

Gammawolf · 17 Sep 2022 at 22:29

Pretty much any solid wood shelf of that dimension will hold 40kg. I have boards that I can sit on (85 kg, suspended by the very ends) that are 1m long, 9cm deep and 1.8cm thick. As long as your brackets and wall fixing is good you should be ok with anything solid wood

Begbie · 17 Sep 2022 at 22:40

Richeh said:
After many googles I am still unable to get a satisfactory result.

I have heavy duty wall brackets that support 50kg+ but trying to find a shelf of the right size, in the right colour is just a nightmare to find. Most places don't even list the maximum weight a shelf can take.

Can anyone recommend a site where I could order a 90cm-120cm length x 30cm - 40cm width shelf in different colours that can support 40kg+ without the fixings?

Any help appreciated.

Any local furniture makers, or decent lumbar yards?

Freefaller · 18 Sep 2022 at 08:03

I think it'd the brackets for the wall that makes it hard to find. You might have to use those slotted type and have a few of them to spread the load?

aVdub · 18 Sep 2022 at 10:07

Richeh said:
After many googles I am still unable to get a satisfactory result.

I have heavy duty wall brackets that support 50kg+ but trying to find a shelf of the right size, in the right colour is just a nightmare to find. Most places don't even list the maximum weight a shelf can take.

Can anyone recommend a site where I could order a 90cm-120cm length x 30cm - 40cm width shelf in different colours that can support 40kg+ without the fixings?

Any help appreciated.

A decent timber merchants will help out there.

I've built a lot using the scaffold type size in pine, which is 2cm in depth and can hold a lot more weight than you require over a longer length than you state above. Width wise these boards will fall short, but a basic join can be done, or for a nice finish a biscuit joint will do.

Colour - Paint - stain - natural?