How to fix loose laundry shelf?

[zillah]

Dear Experts

My laundry shelf is loose and I can't locate the screws for it 

Please see attached photos and video 

https://imgur.com/a/gq9Hxtw

[zillah]

Thx Eric 

Looks like it

[EricL]

Hello @zillah 

If you manage to remove the screws without damaging the shelf too badly you might be able to reuse it.

Eric

[AlanM52]

Hi @zillah,

Lots of assistance here and I only have a general tip.

What do you have in your bottom kitchen drawer?

Although our bottom drawer was overflowing I still managed to squeeze those two items in there.

Wi-Fi Ear Cleaner and Wi-Fi Endoscope Camera.

Recently use the endoscope camera to track down ants under the gas cooktop.

Also useful for peering into little holes.

Cheers

[Dave-1]

Good morning @zillah 

The screw heads have been stripped/burred away by the look of it. Trying to extract teh screws might be problematic and saving the shelf for reuse is heading to the low side. Apart from chiseling out the timber around the screw as @JoeAzza has suggested and @EricL ezyout suggestion I am thinking of cutting off the supports going into the wall. With the issue of the screw heads either being a hex head, allen key or ??? It will be problematic to remove them and also in reusing the threaded area as well.

Dave

[zillah]

>>I am thinking of cutting off the supports going into the wall.<,

Thanks @Dave-1,,,,,how can I cut those supports if they are not exposed ?

[MitchellMc]

Hi @zillah,

The tubular supports that extend into the shelf are welded to a flat bracket that attaches to the wall. Unfortunately, this flat bracket is recessed into the back of the shelf to give it a flushmount appearance. This would make it very difficult to cut the mount without damaging the shelf.

If the end goal is to replace the shelf due to the amount of damage that will be sustained with removing it, I'd just cut the timber shelf into pieces and then pull it off. Since the screws which hold it in position appear to be missing their heads, with a bit of force, you might be able to just pull the shelf straight off. A new floating shelf is relatively budget-friendly.

Mitchell

[Dave-1]

Afternoon @zillah 

If you go back and look at @EricL 's post of how the shelf should be installed (its an instruction page) on the first page of this topic it shows how the bars are connecte dto the btracket that is mounted on the wall. A hacksaw blade or sabersaw would be the tool I would reach for. In the video you posted a link to, the shelf moves with a resonable flex to it already. That suggests that the screws holding in place may have weakend/stripped. You could flex it some more to see if the whole bracket peels away from the wall. I wouldnt put lots of pressure on it but some and see how it feels.

Dave

[zillah]

Thx Mitchell,,,I wouldn't worry if I damage the shelf 

[zillah]

Thx Dave I have checked the instruction that Eric posted yes it showing everything clearly