Installation & Assembly

Shelf Installation
The following are general shelf installation instructions.
Mark the locations of the wall studs
If you have drywall, locate the studs by sliding an electronic sensor along the wall until you hear
a beep or see a red line, indicating the stud's edge. Mark this point in pencil.
Slide the stud finder in from the opposite direction to find the stud's other edge.
Move over the spacing of the shelf wall mounts and repeat for the second standard.
If you have wood-lath plaster walls, use a stud sensor with a metal setting to pinpoint where
the lath is nailed to the stud. If you have metal-lath plaster, or don't have a stud sensor, punch
tiny holes with a finish nail along the wall (near baseboard is easy to hide) until you hit a stud.
Drill pilot holes
Hold one of the standards on the wall between the marks for the stud edges. Lightly mark
where the top screw hole falls on the stud. Bore a 1/8-inch-diameter screw pilot hole at the
pencil mark.
Install mounting screws
Using either the hardware that came with the shelf or your own hardware, insert screws into
the previously drilled pilot holes leaving enough of the screw exposed for the shelf mounting
brackets can engage. If mounting into drywall (without a stud), use drywall anchors.
Be sure the screw is snug, but don't overtighten it
Tip: Rub candle wax onto the screws and they'll go in faster and easier.
Hang Shelf
Once screws are secured, hang shelf.