How To Hang Up Wall Shelves

You can use good quality hollow wall anchors for hanging wood shelves if the studs don t line up with the figure eights.

How to hang up wall shelves.

Try to position the figure eights where there are studs if possible. Subscribe to our channel and like our video. For denser shelving or heavier display or storage items you can use a stud finder to see if there s stud in the area you want to hang the shelf. To find the best arrangement measure the height and width of your wall.

Decide where you d like to hang the shelf and use a level to draw a horizontal even line where the shelf will go. Leah from see jane drill demonstrates how to hang shelves on the wall. The only caveat is that the top of the figure eight shows above the surface of the shelf so it may be visible if you hang the shelf low. This will make it easier when you go to drill in the top halves of the fasteners.

To put up shelves pick out an open spot along the wall use a stud finder to locate 2 wall studs and lightly mark the 2 spots with a pencil. Creating a series of rows is usually the easiest way to hang shelves so they fill up your wall. Draw a thin light line on the wall to show you where to hang the shelf.