Plaster walls can be a tricky place to hang shelves.
Hang shelf brackets plaster walls.
Then get your power drill and drill directly into the stud if there s one where you re hanging or grab a nifty wallmate and pop this into your plaster this will protect your wall and allow you to screw through your bracket to the wall.
With a little care and planning even shelves mounted to difficult surfaces such as plaster can be hung safely and securely providing your home with functional and decorative storage.
I can still give you some great ideas for hanging on plaster walls.
Mark your screw points grab your shelf brackets place them up against the wall and mark where your screws will go.
It s important to remember that the wider the span of the shelf the less weight it will be able to hold.
Drill pilot holes and install it with wood screws into the stud.
If you are installing your algot shelves in a corner configuration like i did hang the shelves for one of the walls completely before starting on the corner.
If not done properly the shelves and their contents may come crashing down without warning.
Floating shelves generally require two wall studs and two brackets.
Plaster walls without available studs.
Put away the hammer.
Lay the carpenters level on the shelf and adjust the bracket until the shelf is level.
You may not notice the damage but as plaster comes loose from the lath it will eventually begin to sag and soon fall off the wall if the.
Hammering nails into plaster is a quick way to knock plaster loose from the lath that is supporting it.