Cool French Cleat Floating Shelf

This will be your mounting strip that would screw to the wall itself.

French cleat floating shelf. This French Cleat a methodology of securing objects to a wall at a 30-45 degree slope without bearing the full weight of that item styled hanging system sits flush against walls without the use of studs. It is called a French Cleat. Style Please select a style Material Please select a material.

The shelf slides over the wall portion of the cleat and the two pieces lock together. Lets say your floating shelf is 2 thick and 10 deep. Length is not important just add support as needed.

Basically it is two pieces of wood cut at the same angle 30 - 45 degrees but in opposite directions. One of those hidden gems in woodworking the French cleat is so simple but so wonderful that if youre not familiar with it once you learn youll be look. Guaranteed to never sag below level.

Take a strip of really hard strong wood like maple ash etc. How do you ensure that your floating shelf can carry something heavy like dinner dishes when one of the brackets doesnt have a stud to secure to. By using a french cleat with is bother both removable and very sturdyPlansh.

How to build these floating shelves with readily available materials. Drill the Shelf Cleat and Shelf Top. Then screw down thru the shelf into the cleat to hold the shelf in place.

Google wood french cleat. If you want to hang the shelf with cleats you will need to have thicker shelves as demonstrated by Freemans sagulator calculations. One screw NOT drywall a screw per stud should be fine making sure the shelf stops at a stud on each end.