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Which shelf will support the heaviest load?

Hidden Shelf Brackets are able to support an extremely heavy load because the mount six bolts directly into the side of a wall stud. Two steel plates are welded together on both sides, creating a strong bond. With a thick 3/8″ bracket supporting the load, this bracket can support a couple hundred pounds by itself.

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When installing a shelf, the support brackets are the most important element. Whether is a small or large shelf, it’s important to make sure the brackets have the weight capacity to support the load.

Heavy Duty Shelf Bracket Weight Capacity

Hidden Shelf Brackets are able to support an extremely heavy load because the mount six bolts directly into the side of a wall stud. Two steel plates are welded together on both sides, creating a strong bond. With a thick 3/8″ bracket supporting the load, this bracket can support a couple hundred pounds by itself. Adding a few more heavy duty hidden shelf brackets to support a shelf will only increase the load capacity.

Heavy Duty Hidden Shelf Bracket

Right Angle Countertop Brackets

Heavy Duty Shelf Brackets are a typical right angle bracket. These brackets are mounted directly to the wall, through the drywall, and into studs. It is extremely important that the brackets are drilled into the studs. The weight of the bracket and shelf combined is too much for only drywall. Once installed to the drywall, two brackets can hold a significant amount of weight. We have 3/16″, 1/4″, 3/8″, and 1/2″ options. We recommend using 1/4″ or 3/8″because they’re both strong, but not outrageously thick.

Heavy Duty Shelf Brackets

Reinforced Shelf Backets

A step about a heavy duty shelf bracket, is our reinforced heavy duty shelf bracket. These brackets are exactly the same, but have a reinforced bar to prevent the bracket from bending. This increases the weight capacity dramatically, yet is aesthetically pleasing. Like our other heavy duty shelf brackets, make sure to mount this bracket to the studs through the drywall. For extra Reand strength, upgrade from using screws to lag bolts.

Reinforced Heavy Duty Shelf Bracket

Heavy Duty Shelf Brackets

These three shelf brackets are heavy duty options. If you’re looking for something extremely strong, move the thickness to 3/8″ thick or 1/2″ thick. We always recommending over engineering so your projects is designed to last a lifetime. If you install heavy duty shelf brackets and they begin to flex, that can begin to damage the brackets or the wall studs. We make these brackets to be extremely strong, but they still have a weight capacity.

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In this guide, we look at how to fix a sagging Ikea floating shelf. The Ikea Lack shelf is prone to sagging for its floating design. These shelves are mostly hanged on drywall with screws anchored into the drywall which attaches to the holes in the shelves. When heavy things are placed on these shelves, it creates enormous stress on those tiny screws eventually making them move. The plugs become loose which causes the shelf to sag. This guide shows a simple procedure of replacing the screws and wall plugs and some techniques that will help secure the screws firmly in place. Following this guide should prevent sagging in the future.

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