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Work is slow right now so getting projects done around the house.
I have a bunch of shelves to put up with hidden hardware, so I thought I would show how i have done them in the past.
Once I found the center of the stud, I drilled a 5/16 hole about 3in into the stud. Then I threaded 3/8 thread rod into the hole, using vice grips. Then I use a long drill bit and drill into the shelf about 3/4 of the way through. And you just slip the shelf over the threaded rod.
I have a long run of shelves to do on this wall next. One of my small strokes of genius was to make a stud map before all the dry wall went up, since we did a gut renovation on the house.
We took pictures of every wall and printed out the pics and marked measurements on them. So when ever I have to drill into a wall or hang a picture etc. I know exactly what is behind the drywall and have a good idea where the studs are.
Some are always off a little, but at least I know I will not hit pipes, electric cable etc.
Smart thinking. Cameras are a beautiful thing.
Nice, smart, simple, I like it….
I use my phone camera for everything like that, model and serial numbers get a picture, even have apps available to take a pic and type in your measurements
KnarlyCarl wrote:
2 hours ago, KnarlyCarl said:even have apps available to take a pic and type in your measurements
Really? Would you mind sharing a few app names for for me to look up? Thats sounds pretty cool.
SetBuilder wrote:
8 hours ago, SetBuilder said:
Really? Would you mind sharing a few app names for for me to look up? Thats sounds pretty cool.
Search for Bosch Toolbox app to download. I don’t have personal experience with it myself tho…
Nice n easy. I like it!
Great idea with the pics too. I’m sure that stuff comes in handy A TON.
Such a cool idea!!
I did the same thing while we were building our current house. I took a ton of photos and lots of videos. It’s surprising how much you use it if you have the photos at your figure tips. The measuring app (Bosch) is a heck of an idea. I’ll definitely giving that a try on the next house!
SetBuilder wrote:
On 1/2/2017 at 10:44 PM, SetBuilder said:I have a long run of shelves to do on this wall next. One of my small strokes of genius was to make a stud map before all the dry wall went up, since we did a gut renovation on the house.
We took pictures of every wall and printed out the pics and marked measurements on them. So when ever I have to drill into a wall or hang a picture etc. I know exactly what is behind the drywall and have a good idea where the studs are.
Some are always off a little, but at least I know I will not hit pipes, electric cable etc.
Genius idea dude. Love the shelves too!
I had some time today and made some progress on the shelves.
I started by modifying a 3/8 dowel jig so I could drill into the center of 1in shelving. I spray painted the end of the threaded rod so I knew how deep to thread them into the studs. I just used a drill to drive them in :). When I drilled all the holes I put them in at a little bit of an angle to try and compensate for the weight pushing them down.
This is how I used the dowel jig to drill straight holes into the shelving. Since I was using 4 foot shelves I drilled them with a Kreg jog to attach them to each other. As I slid them over the studs I would clamp them together and put the Kreg screws in. Next I made some simple boxes to sit on top. Next I just need to add more threaded rod level it all out and screw the boxes to the shelves. It should be plenty strong.
Thats 210lbs on there and I still needed to pull on it to get the shelves straight. Then I added 3 pieces of threaded rod for the top of each box. I did the same thing and put them in on a bit of an angle and had weights on them as I screwed them together. They should be pretty bomb proof even if loaded with all books.
Nice !!! Very very nice !!!!
love the one wall picture
Nice job. I love that idea.