How thick does acrylic need to be for shelves?

If you're planning to use acrylic to make a sturdy wall shelf, it's advisable to use a sheet at least 10mm thick. But if you're making closet shelving, a sheet 5mm thick will often be adequate.

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Would you like to add shelves to a cupboard or make a storage shelf for books or pictures? It’s easy to make DIY shelving with acrylic sheet. HPL panels and acrylic sheet are equally suitable for this project. In this blog, we’re going to explain how you can easily make a simple shelf to install on a wall or fit in a cupboard.

Making DIY storage shelves: requirements

Acrylic sheet or HPL panel cut to size

Two shelf supports of your choice

A drill

The basics of making DIY shelving When making closet shelving or wall shelves, the first things to consider are the measurements and the thickness you need to order. If you’re planning to use acrylic to make a sturdy wall shelf, it’s advisable to use a sheet at least 10mm thick. But if you’re making closet shelving, a sheet 5mm thick will often be adequate. With HPL shelving, you must also adjust the thickness according to the measurements. Making DIY wall shelving For a shelf mounted on a wall, all you need is a custom-cut acrylic or HPL sheet, two attractive shelf supports and a drill. In our example, we assume that you’re using acrylic sheet to make your shelf. If you’re using HPL, check out our blog: “Drilling HPL: 5 frequently asked questions” or follow the steps in the post ”Making a desktop with HPL”. Choose acrylic in a colour that complements your decor: clear, tinted, fluor or coloured. Thanks to acrylic’s light-conducting properties, the edges of the neon shelf (shown in the photo below) light up automatically. Making DIY closet shelving Do you want to use acrylic to make shelves in a cupboard, such as a display cabinet? In this case, all you need are shelf supports. We’ll cut all the sheets for you in any shape you like. Read more about using acrylic sheet in this way in our blog: “Making an acrylic display cabinet”.

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How do you secure plastic shelves to the wall?

Use screws or wrap a cable around. Always make sure you secure the strap / cable to a stud. Most shelves / furniture are wide enough that they span at least one stud; attach it to the wall at that point. They give you a bit of leeway in where you attach to the wall due to the length of cable.

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(Unusually for Ikea, this item didn’t come with any wall-anchoring hardware.)

Another bookshelf has a bar running along the top back (on the left in this photo): I could secure these to the wall by running some kind of strong cable through the screw hole (for the first shelf) or around the bar (for the second shelf). Can anyone recommend some appropriate equipment? If it matters, my main concern is keeping these shelves upright in an earthquake.

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