might be missing something but can you not insert the spring toggle bolts through the bracket on all the holes then mount the bracket onto the wall. that way you pull the bolt back till the legs grip and then tighten up ? do this for all fasteners. thats how i would anyway.(though never had metal studs , our house has laths and daughters is just dot and dab)
How safe you think this shelf is?
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Unfortunately, only one of the holes is accessible from the front. The other, you have to put the screw into the wall and mount the bracket onto it.
I bought some washers to convert the top ones from Gripits to toggle bolts, but then I decided it was unlikely to work as you can't really pull the toggle bolt out of the wall enough to hook the bracket onto it.
When you tighten into the wall it'll pull the gripit forward so if the plasterboard is a bit thin this bridges the gap.
Do you know for certain that the wings were fully expanded? I always find those can be a bit temperamental when installing.
Yeah they're definitely tightened. It's just slightly alarming that the shelf is a mm away from the wall at the top.
Are the brackets flush to the wall though? A mm gap could be caused by the bracket and shelf not aligning, or possibly an uneven wall?
It's partially to do with the uneven wall, and also because the gripits pulled away slightly after installation.
The more I think about this thread the more I wonder why you're having any shelf in a kids room? Just seems risky to me.
That wallpaper and paint will probably scare the kid too. Aren't kids rooms usually safe spaces with lots of bright colours?
That wallpaper and paint will probably scare the kid too. Aren't kids rooms usually safe spaces with lots of bright colours?
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No shelves in a kid's room? Is the world going mad?
Just make sure it's solid and be done with it. Get some bookends.
Just make sure it's solid and be done with it. Get some bookends.
I'd say mad is not the person that's safety conscious here. I'm not the person putting heavy things on a dodgy shelf but sure crack on, not my kid.
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Yeah, basically the best way by far is just use toggle fixings through the metal studs.. so in this case buy different shelf supports that you can screw top/bottom through them and all will be good.
I always over engineer everything, and very paranoid about mounting anything heavy to plasterboard, but there is always a way.. for TV Brackets, I generally use an MDF board to mount to the studs, then mount the TV bracket to the MDF with appropriate fixings, then I hang my considerably weight off it and see if its 'secure'..
I always over engineer everything, and very paranoid about mounting anything heavy to plasterboard, but there is always a way.. for TV Brackets, I generally use an MDF board to mount to the studs, then mount the TV bracket to the MDF with appropriate fixings, then I hang my considerably weight off it and see if its 'secure'..
Soldato
Please don't trust those fixings to hold any weight - and definitely don't place the baby's cot underneath it if you do.
This was the result of the grey fixtures failing, after our Persian tried to climb up:
She was only a dainty thing, but didn't quite make the jump and got caught in the cables, pulling the consoles forwards. The shelf pulled away from the left hand side, swinging down into the TV, before failing completely.
Insurer was great and paid out quickly, but I was more worried about injuries to Cookie than the damaged stuff.
This was the result of the grey fixtures failing, after our Persian tried to climb up:
how much is your house insurance
Just had a cool 200% increase from RAC from my home and contents insurance. No changes to the policy, 10 years no claims (contents) and 3 years on Buildings Last year was £204, this year £612! Methinks I will be on the comparison sites shortly.forums.overclockers.co.uk
What "man jobs" have you done today?
Completely emptied the loft of the 90% crap and other stuff that was put up there when we moved in. That took longer than I thought it would! However that's just the start - need to remove all the flooring and bin it as it was so poorly installed by the previous owners (nailed directly to the...
She was only a dainty thing, but didn't quite make the jump and got caught in the cables, pulling the consoles forwards. The shelf pulled away from the left hand side, swinging down into the TV, before failing completely.
Insurer was great and paid out quickly, but I was more worried about injuries to Cookie than the damaged stuff.
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Wow, ****!
I haven't used those, definitely not.
I have one of each of these in each bracket:
The question for me is whether I can make the latter work at the top of the bracket.