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ADDING SHELVES...
You wish to add shelves between your kitchen cabinets like above the sink, or above a door or window, between the cabinet and the wall as shown in this example. You gain considerable storage space by adding a couple of shelves, especially they cost very little and need little time to be mounted. Their fixing screws are completely invisible. See below on how to proceed. |
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DISCLAIMER:
Our pictorials are of informative nature and do illustrate works carried out by ourselves at our own premises for our own use and satisfaction.
Readers who envisage to carry out similar works inspired by the below method shall do this at their own risks and liability.
Our pictorials are of informative nature and do illustrate works carried out by ourselves at our own premises for our own use and satisfaction.
Readers who envisage to carry out similar works inspired by the below method shall do this at their own risks and liability.
Ordering the shelves and buying the necessary accessories
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Take the measurement of the available space in more than one place and between both back and front of the cabinets or the cabinet and the opposite wall.
Order shelves that are 2 mm shorter than the smallest of the measurements and that have edge bands all around except on the side (or sides) that are to be fixed to the existing cabinets. |
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The shelves shall be fixed by the means of wood furniture assembly screws to the cabinet side and cupboard handle fixing screws (right) to the wall side. If you're adding shelves between cabinets, then furniture assembly screws shall be used on both sides, obviously.
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The wood furniture assembly screws are as shown below, special screws with a cylindrical head which is nothing but a hexagonal female head in which you can put an Allen key.
Such screws are specifically designed for chipboard panels. They require that you drill the chipboard panel first, with a drill that is 0.5 to 1 mm smaller than the screw diameter. They hold well inside the chipboard panel, like for example a shelf. 
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The choice of the 4 mm handle fixing screws shown in the right picture is due to the fact they are suitable for 6 mm wall plugs, long enough to safely support the shelf, bend easily to accommodate the uneven gaps between shelves and walls and can be easily cut since their head has to be removed later on as shown further below. You may use a 4mm threaded rod or 4mm hanger bolts instead and buy them at the bottom of this page.
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Drilling the shelves, cabinet and wall
Drill the shelves with the appropriate drill bit.
In this particular case, a 4.5 mm bit is adequate for both sides.
To the cabinet side, the assembly screw is 5mm, so the hole has to be 0.5mm smaller as explained above.
To the wall side, 6mm wall plugs will be used with 4mm screws, thus the choice of a 4.5mm hole.
In this particular case, a 4.5 mm bit is adequate for both sides.
To the cabinet side, the assembly screw is 5mm, so the hole has to be 0.5mm smaller as explained above.
To the wall side, 6mm wall plugs will be used with 4mm screws, thus the choice of a 4.5mm hole.
Drill the wall with a 6 mm bit, and use 6 mm wall plugs of good quality.
You may visit our page for drilling into masonry walls if you are a DIY beginner.
Fit the screws but do not let them go too much into the wall. Leave them at least 2 cm (1") out.
You may visit our page for drilling into masonry walls if you are a DIY beginner.
Fit the screws but do not let them go too much into the wall. Leave them at least 2 cm (1") out.
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Cut their head carefully not to damage the wall paint.
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Drill the cabinet with the bit of appropriate size, 5 mm in this case.
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Fixing the shelves
Temporarily insert each shelf into the wall screws and check the gap with the wall.
Use plastic cabinet washers as spacers. Add as much as needed to fill the entire gap in a manner that the shelf gets stuck between the cabinet and the wall.
Fix the shelves to the cabinet and tighten well the assembly screws.
Click here for more about screws and accessories.
Use plastic cabinet washers as spacers. Add as much as needed to fill the entire gap in a manner that the shelf gets stuck between the cabinet and the wall.
Fix the shelves to the cabinet and tighten well the assembly screws.
Click here for more about screws and accessories.
The job is now done and the shelves have been added between the cabinet and wall (or between cabinets) without having any visible support, bracket or screw.
The shelves are suitable for medium loads like kitchen utensils, casseroles, woks, etc.
The shelves are suitable for medium loads like kitchen utensils, casseroles, woks, etc.
