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How to hang open books on the wall.
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Books weigh about 12 ounces each on average and some hardcover books can weigh over a pound.
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Sometimes i nailed down all the pages and sometimes i left some open.
Use the level to make sure the marks are at the same height.
Hanging an open bookshelf onto a wall.
That s a lot of books.
I did this by adding one command strip to the spine of the book and sticking that to the wall.
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The heavy weight means that when you hang a bookshelf from the.
It s time to hang the hardware on the wall.
Place the first book page at the top corner of the least noticed wall in the room to gain some practice before moving on to more visible walls.
Locate two studs four feet apart on the wall where you want to hang the book holder.
But a thick plaster wall can complicate matters as can a wall with oddly spaced studs steel studs or even no studs anywhere near where the book shelf is supposed to hang.
Add the books to the wall starting in the middle of your design.
I like the varied look this created.
If they look crooked cheat just a bit so they look.
My studs were four feet apart.
As long as the wall portion of the cleat is installed properly into studs or using appropriate wall anchors it should hold up to 100 pounds.
To hang the book rack attach a french cleat at the center of the back.
Then i added one nail on each side of the book to hold it open.
It s not a bad idea to find your studs before you start the project and make a book hanger that aligns with your studs.
Once you ve decided where you want to hang a picture make a mark on the wall in pencil on pieces of masking tape if you wish for each hook.
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