How To Hang A Wall Shelf Without Nails

Hold your shelf to the wall for 30 seconds.

How to hang a wall shelf without nails.

If you don t want to place any adhesives on your picture you can use adhesive hooks on your walls instead. Weight bearing shelves support heavy objects such as mirrors vases books and picture frames. Adjust the level until the bubble is centered and mark the keyhole locations on the wall. Remember that the top of the shelf will be above your marks.

The shelf comes with three parts. If however you need more weight loaded on the shelf then you could use a special screw hanging hole on the back of the shelf. If possible attach adhesive strips to 2 adjacent sides of the shelf and hang it in a corner. You will require a corner so the shelf can be supported at 2 sides.

Metal toggle bolts have a spring loaded set of wings affixed to a small nut that threads onto a bolt that holds the hanger. In this instructable i ll show how i mounted some simple ikea lack shelves without any nails or drilling. To hang pictures without nails remove any protruding hardware from the picture frame first. Installing these shelves on the wall typically involves drilling holes in the wall which provides maximum support.

Once you ve attached the adhesive strips remove the remaining strip liners and position your shelf along the wall. Then press your shelf against the wall for 30 seconds to fix it in place. Ikea lack shelves are great in that they are light so they can be added to your wall without much effort. Hold the level against the wall at the height you want the shelf.

But if you want to avoid drilling holes use an adhesive glue to support your shelf. Then install anchors or drive the screws into the studs and hang the shelf. Install a toggle bolt into the wall when you want to hang a heavyweight object such as a large mirror. The design of the shelf is clean and offers a large capacity storage surface.