Casey was def not lying abt how great of film maker you are. I can watch ur video thru n thru without any interest in learning how to make those things you build. Really really good
This channel speaks to a part of my brain that I can’t quite communicate with in any other ways. There’s a wonderful relationship between careful organization, self-atuned goods, confident problem solving, and imperfection as a means of contentment. Fascinating. Im a huge fan of each of these videos. I find solace in your small thoughtful world.
Just a simple suggestion: Mounting the shelf with the braces on the bottom side will be stronger, because the pressure from the load pushes the braces into the wall, instead of pulling on them.
Don't baffle us with your fancy physics about rotational forces being held in check by bottom mounted braces! The next thing you'll be telling us is that there are magical, sure-fire ways of being able to drill into a stud (first time) other than using a screw to randomly poke holes into your drywall in hopes that you will get lucky and find your target. Dream on buddy.
@@yoyopg123 stud finders are annoying as fuck though. if I was putting a significant amount of weight on the shelves I would use it for this, otherwise poking holes in drywall seems kinda fun.
@@stephanesavoie7562 in theory: when you put a load on the shelf, this creates a torque. and that torque has its pivot point where the board of the shelf meets the wall. so if you imagine this torque creating a rotation, due to the downward force of the laod, it would pull out the screws of the bracket if mounted on top. if mounted below, the screws are pushed in due to the torque. in practice there is more to this though, and that could result in pulling the screws out even with the brackets mounted below. e.g. when the board is not mounted perfectly in level, or the board flexing under the load.
if you want a little extra grip on older drywall you can also use threaded drywall anchors. probably best to use a pilot hole for those as well but they are self tapping. i recommend a pilot hole for everything
I get you like how the shelf looks with the brackets upside down, but all the weight will be placed on the screw threads as opposed to being distributed across the top of the bracket. thus negating using the strong brackets in the first place
But notice at 0:20 how he is able to add a spring and string harness around the items on the shelf using the extra screw hole. Only able to do that with the "upside down" shelf method.
@@jokeal3613yes weight is the same but the force the weight applies is different. Right side up the bracket compresses against the wall and would fail with a high amount of shear force (not likely) Upside down as in the video the wieght of the shelf applies tension to the wall anchor making it more likely to strip the anchor out of the wall. Also as said above the head of the screw/ screw threads are supporting all weight placed on the shelf as opposed to the structure of the bracket supporting the weight and the screw keeping the shelf in place.
I'm genuinely impressed you can unscrew wall anchor screws and tapcons. Solid leveling hack, that really beats marking four holes and sending up a prayer.
You can do either. Like it was mentioned, having it on top works as bookends, which is good for books. Having it on bottom has a cleaner look, which I like, if I'm just putting stuff and not books.
@@ScottKraft also better if you are well anchored to the wall, say in a stud and putting something really heavy on it. In that case with the wood hanging from the shelf is testing the thread of the Philips screws into the wood. It’s always better for loads to be configured perpendicular than to be loaded in the direction of “pull out” on the threads. That said, it’s more applicable on bigger shelves with more weight, and what he’s done is fine even for books, so really it’s preferential
whenever I see you, I feel like you are very authentic with art man! There is a total authenticity in a person who really live art in their lives and that is a very subtle understanding(like nuance) and I see that in you. It doesnt matter whether you are doing big/complicated or small/easy projects, but I am in love with your authentic art which comes from the bottom of your heart. Kudos to you
I will be building some shelves this week...like a ninja! :) Thanks for the video Van! Once again you've inspired me in more than one way. You nailed this video despite sounding like you may have had a cold when filming. Hope you feel better soon. Neil
Thise DIY gadgets/ furtniture and such is a thing I want to learn, I did not have anyone, and your storytelling is fitting for me so much, please make more. Thank You
i have concrete wall and what i do is drill a hole first then use wall anchors then normal screws , man drilling in a concrete wall is one heck of a thing than wood but i love making custom shelves . the best part is judging by your definition at least i have the cornerstone of having a organized life . let's goo . would love to see more of your brilliance , you always enlight me and inspire me amazing , thanks !
Hey Van, thanks for this video. I've been following your organizational videos for a while now, using it as a form of panacea against my ADHD, which is severe and uncompromising. I watch them in the hope that I can be as organized one day. In future, can you please make a video about your overarching psychology, especially concerning your organizational philosophy? I'd really really like to know how you tackle 'slacking off' on that aspect. For me, all it takes is one lapse and everything snowballs into a disorganized shit heap. Would love it if you could make that video for all us hopeless ADHDers!
It’s worth noting: when driving the tapcon screws in the concrete/brick scenario, make sure you switch out of hammer drill mode and bring the torque down on your drill (usually the ideal torque will be listed on tapcon package) to avoid breaking the head off your screw 😊
This video is so satisfying. I don't need to tell you how many ill informed tutorials there are online, never properly toeing the line between too much and too little information. This is perfection, so much so that the tutorial itself is like a work of art, every thought one would have following the process is accounted for, so thorough, so informative. This is the standard every tutorial should follow. I have no need to install a shelf right now, but when I do I know where I'm going.
You are the absolute man, Van. You have unlocked so many Next Levels within me... I'm blown away. Inspired doesn't even begin to cover it. Please do not stop what you're doing. I'm slinging your videos out left and right, daily. Thank you. Sincerely. Thank the gods for you, Van Neistat.
I just moved into a new apartment and the kitchen doesn't have enough counter space so this came at the perfect time! Now I'll be able to install a shelf for more area to be used. Thank you
One of my favorite things I've ever built is a pair of shelves for the bathroom. I used recycled wood from an old chicken coup, and way-too-strong supports. They only hold toilet paper, but they could easily hold a child. I love the over-engineered nature of them. They'll never have to support 20+ KG... but they could if they had to.
@@MarcosCodas I think I meant to reply to his main thread 😂. Good to know yours are on the right side, at least the side id think they would normally go
perfect tutorial, just flip your shelves 180 degrees, so that the shelf part has the most available surface area, and the support is below it, where it supports the shelf without occupying space
Trade-offs either way but I like the top bracket concept because you are already going to have objects on top of the shelf so the brackets don't impede upon a space that is outside of the functional area.
This is one in the top 5 Spirited Man videos for me. Looking for change in my couch and car because I defineitly need that Patreon video and more of it.
My dad (a retired general contractor + amazing finish carpenter) taught me: use a magnet to find wall studs -of course, the magnet attaches to sheet rock screw heads. Do this rather than an electronic stud finder (even the better ones are often inaccurate). You must apply some common sense about framing; once the magnet sticks, follow down the wall in a vertical line to find other screws. After you mark first magnet/screw location, move 16” in either direction to look for the adjacent studs. With this, you’ll know for _near_ certain that you’ve found the stud.
Using a magnet is a handy way of finding the drywall screws holding the drywall in place thus finding the stud they are screwed in to; alternate to stud finder and not destructive. Hope that makes sense.
interesting to see how big the audience is for this level of sophistication. also, you installed it upside down but the top 2 pages of comments seems not to have noticed... Maybe your next video can be on they physics of fastener pullout of 0.5" screws vs 2" screws and why resting the shelf on top of the brackets is stronger and even more upper class and why the book ends can be made simply out of bent some sheet metal. You could also make the next video about the snippy comments are from youtube's audience of geniuses but that may require a 3rd video to remind everyone that half of us are below average intelligence yet our ability to figure out which half we sit in is fundamentally broken.
This might possibly be the greatest instructional video I’ve ever seen. The amount of detail should allow for even the most inexperienced DIYer to complete this job with relative ease. Well done.
In UK those are called flanged corner brackets, get appropriate screws for it. For drywall I am a big fan of hollow wall anchors and using a setting tool, plus makes unscrewing a breeze. Needs a tool - but cheap £15.
The best studs finders : a very strong magnet. Just search for the screws you're done. Also, there is always a stud either left or right of an electrical plug or light. I wish I've found a channel like this when I've started long time ago...
Nice video. Do you know if shelves be stronger with the corner braces underneath the pine board instead of on top? Maybe the extra strength isn't necessary though judging from the cinder block standing test though lol, and it is a nice having the braces also functioning as book ends
Use a strong magnetic to locate the studs. There will be nails or screws that were use to hang the drywall. Hopefully, once you've located one stud the others will be 16" on center.
Something about watching a good instructional video about building something is satisfying. Not as satisfying as building it. But more satisfying than most videos. Blank.
Good tip for finding studs is to put a magnet into a flat plastic bag (ziplock type ideal), then run the magnet in bag over the surface of the wall. The magnet will find the nails in the centre of the studs that hold the sheet rock to the studs. Then find the next nail below the first nail, and the vertical line between the 2 nails is centre of stud.
The Stanley tape measure joke is funny. If I thought I would even remotely have a chance to outlive you, I’d buy an old dodge van so I could put, next to the badging, “Dodge VAN (Neistat is dead)”
Genuine question. Why would you not mount the shelf with the corner braces being below the piece of wood rather than on above? Isn't it a waste of potential shelf space? I get having them above for something like books or anything that might need support on either side, but for anything else, it seems like a waste of shelf space to me if theres no technical reason. Great video though, well done.
If you don't wanna play stud roulette you can thump on the wall moving horizontally until the wall feels a lot sturdier and is audibly not hollow. If you do this a few times and from both sides you can pretty consistently find the center of a stud.
I don’t like tapcons. I have a unacceptable fail rate. I use them in certain circumstances where I need to drill through the material into the cement all in one go. But I like the red conical cement anchors for anything else. I’ve never had any issues with them. Enjoyed the video.
Even as a professional carpenter I still enjoyed this video because I like your videos. But I'm team square drive. Always square drive unless you're using deck screws then torx.
Anyone got any recommendations on drilling into a wall while also considering plumbing/live wires? Been recently wanting to put an Ikea pegboard up, so I got a studfinder from amazon. The wall I'm trying to use is adjacent to a bathroom. Upon using the finder in its various settings, I've crudely mapped studs, wires, plumbing, but it all is kind of overwhelming. And I feel dissuaded from even drilling into it at all lol. Any kind of insight would be greatly appreciated!
It's a shame most homes are built like that. Perhaps the best thing about my house (first one, big step, proud me!) is that it's all wood, everywhere, so all surfaces are ready to have stuff mounted on them. Gotta say that you, Casey, and Tom, have inspired me to build everything I can with rugged simplicity, and I don't remember but I'm sure that inspiration played a part in chosing a house with infinite screwability built in.
I like the idea. Tip - you'd get more shelf space if you used the brackets the other way around so that you can put a book etc on top of the metal L instead of having it positioned in and having the L of the bracket facing out.
