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How to hang floating shelves on a stud wall.
Fit a floating shelf by pushing it onto the bracket instead.
Using a level draw a discreet line in pencil across the wall to ensure that your shelf will sit.
Diy expert craig phillips shows how to hang floating shelves on a stud wall in this step by step video.
Position the shelf on the wall.
Measure and mark the spaces on the wall on both ends of where you want the shelf to go.
Using a power drill or screw driver for phillips head screw drive provided screws into studs or anchors securing backplate to wall.
Using a power drill and 9 32 drill bit drill hole into wall marks.
Hang the shelf on the mounting brackets.
Next secure the bracket in the drilled hole and use a level to figure out where to drill a second hole for the second bracket.