How to put up a shelf 

I'm a complete novice at DIY, but really don't want to be reliant on others, so want to undertake some DIY jobs myself. Your tutorial was really helpful. Wish me luck

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You get an A++, concise, and you covered everything including spacing your brackets which I couldn't remember, so BIG thanks for this! 🇨🇦

Thanks. I'm going to put up two 48 inch shelves in my garage. I'm a 78 year old woman with limited experience but now I'm sure I can do it. Thanks for your guidance. I appreciate it. Never say never!&

Shoutout to all the brave souls! Good luck :D

Finally! A video that is clear and straight to the point. Really appreciated, thank you 😊

"If you get it wrong, the shelf will fall down." :)

Why can’t every shelf tutorial be as good as this one!

The tape around the bit and cardboard over the anchor are actually great ideas I'll use from now on . Ive been doing these types of jobs on my own all my life and I've never thought of those ideas . Thank you

Awesome video. I have been looking for a video that I thought would be easy enough for me to see the step by step directions, also hear what was being said. Very helpful. I am ready to hang my floating shelves.

wow! I learn how to put up a shelf in 4:25 mins. I dont need to go to Carpenter school for this . Thanks for sharing Draper Tool TV.

Simple, cheap and very feasible. Thank you sir

Excellent, perfectly explained, will be watching this when I put shelves up for the first time ever

Very clear and helpful information! I just adopted a cat and really want to build him cat walks, but I have never done anything like that before. Love the tip about using carboard as a wall guard, it's so simple but sometimes you just don't think of something like that until the damage is done!

This video was amazing. Thank you. I feel ready to add my shelf

Great explanation, and pro tips! :) Side note: it's so interesting listening to a Brit describe the DIY process using his native words! 🤓 I never realized you call them different things across the pond.

Thank you, Mr. Draper! I'm gonna make it!!..

Thank you Draper, great video. My shelf went up great and it was the exact same one as that in the video :D

Oh blimey, I’ve been doing it wrong, and badly, for decades! Very very useful..

Perfect tutorial!

Finally a video that's well explained, Thank You

Great video! helped me put up my first shelf, and she's level!

Exactly what I was looking for, thank you very much!

Good attention to detail. No time wasted.

This was a phenomenal tutorial! You just gained a new follower. Putting up my shelves today. Thank you!

If you are attaching the shelf in a non solid wall, and you are using only two brackets for the shelf it is much easier to attach the brackets to the board first, then put a level on top of the shelf and attach screws.

Your technique is precise and scientific, appreciated.

What a brilliant video, really, really helped me out this morning! Thank you kind Sir!

You have make a good job,nice Video,thank you ❤️🙏❤️

Using cardboard to hammer in the plug! Great tip, thanks

Fantastic video!!! Thank you very much!!!!

This video should have a lot more likes!! Thank you!

A well explained and easy to follow video. thanks.

Thank you this us helpful as I am complete beginner and on a strict budget while moving into a new flat with no kitchen shelving.

sirrr this is really helping!! 4min and packed! thanksss

Simply love it, thanks a lot it helps me fixing my works 😍

Great video - feel more confident about putting up a shelf!

Great video!!!!! Very helpful 👍

Perfect execution thanks

Great video! Thanks so much!

Thank you for this. Some tips in here I haven't seen elsewhere so I'm very happy I stumbled onto this clip.

Thank you! Very helpful video.

great helpful video, thank you

Great video, well explained.

Thank you! This helped me a lot

hi i like your work putting up shelfs please do more that is what i have got to do some how thanks chris

Thank you so much! This is the best.

Very helpful. Thank you!

Really helpful! Thank you

Thanks. Just what I needed to know

Very helpful video :)

thank you I've learned a lot!

Very nice explained. Tysm

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Thanks, this is just what i needed 😄

Great video thankyou

im doing this for a bookshelf soon maybe. hopefully it turns out good. haha

very useful video, you have a nice calming voice. Instructional videos like these should be benchmarked. Great job, the shelf came out decently, had an issue as one point was overlapping a tile which cracked a bit.

Thank you very much. I'll let you know how mine turn out. God bless!

great video thank you

a rare video that actually does not edit out key parts. shocking how some videos make no mention of leveling.

So well explained for a newbie like me!

Thank you very much!!!

It is very helpful....thanks

Thank you so much mate

Nice video thank you 😊👍

Thank you sir!

This looks easy and plain, and i love it, compared to others with same project.. sooo complicated. i love this one, i think this is the one i would like to have by myself,, i think i can do it myself... wish me luck

thanks very good job .🌹

very helpful,thank you

Good job

Thank you!

Very good 👍👍 thanks

Perfect mate

it was really helpful thanks

well, very helpful,thanks

Thanks very clear...

Very explanatory. Thank you! :)

how do you install the hard to reach screws? Not the straight L bracket but the brackets that have items in the way of the top hole.

I just wanted to know what the thing under the shelf was called glad you say what the things are 😊 I can buy some bracket now

Thank you

You are the boss

Thanks! I can get the spouse to help as the shelves are large!

Thanks!!

very easy peesy watching. u made it simple. none of this namby pamby rabbling lol 😊

can i know what size screw use if i want to put books on it ?

A quick question whilst I'm here, I drilled 4 holes into an internal solid wall for shelf brackets, but the holes are a bit off even though I marked it correctly. I now need to drill another 4 holes slightly higher and to the left. How far apart do the holes need to be from the first set of holes to avoid weakening the new drilled holes? Also, any advice for drilling holes accurately without the drill bit wondering off? I'm thinking off using a much smaller drill bit first and then working my way upto the 8mm bit that I need. Thank you kindly.

That was explained very clearly thanks

Thank you sir

Dis was helpfu yo!

Very neat and clean work👌👌

Its a good trick

So I bought some cheap ass brackets from Ikea and when I got home I was wondering how am I supposed to fix them on the wall when the holes are so tiny and I should probably not use a screw big enough to eat through the plastic. So I started looking on RU-vid and I found this video where you use exactly the same brackets. But I didn't get the chance to see what size screw you used and how it fits through the bracket hole.

Very helpful, but, what if you find that the bracket isn't level? Is there a simple fix? I have all brick walls, if I get the hole just out of alignment I find it impossible to drill a new hole in the right place, so have to bodge it!

awesome

What if the wall itself isn’t leveled? Should one use shims??

Thankyo for a great tutorial. Q: whats the term for the “detector” you use in the beginning?

I found a bit of an easier way is to just mark and drill of the top hole of the bracket first. Then, partially screw the bracket on. This means you can work a bit more hands free to get it vertical with spirit-level and mark the lower hole.

I bought a pair of shelf brackets but one side of the bracket is longer than the other side so my question is which side is fixed to the wall. Thanx.

tnx man