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Burnings
Growing in Experience
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October

Thank you, thats a fantastic option @JacobZ - I did not know such a bracket existed. The only issue might be that the 600mm wide (10mm thickness) a ...

Burnings
Growing in Experience
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October

Thank you. That post has a lot of experience in it. I intend to make this acrylic sheet an edgelit shelf. Which is to say, I will stick an LED light s ...

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Growing in Experience
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I have got a 300x600 acrylic shelf which is 10 mm in thickness. What is the best way to anchor this straight/plane shelf to a plaster wall? It will pr ...

Burnings
Growing in Experience
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September

Thanks Eric. I think I want to find out if I should be worried. Will 35mm into the wood be sufficient? The shelf itself is 8 kilos. I intend to put ~1 ...

Burnings
Growing in Experience
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September

So, I got the https://www.bunnings.com.au/specrite-1200-x-405mm-18mm-timber-panel-merbau-fj-laminated_p8330195 for the shelf and used these brackets t ...

Burnings
Growing in Experience
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September

Thanks Dave. I am more leaning towards an L bracket to secure the floating shelf to the wall. Will be simpler to do and I have no need for a hidden fl ...

Burnings
Growing in Experience
September

Thanks for the pine panel recommendation Eric. I would never have thought of it. This seems to fit the bill nicely. I will have a closer look when I p ...

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Growing in Experience
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I was hoping someone could guide my thoughts and help me narrow down a selection kindly. I want to put in two floating shelves, roughly 800x300 and 60 ...

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Nailbag
Home Improvement Guru
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October

Hi @Burnings I've had to install quite a few acrylic shelves and perspex wall sheets over the years. Below are some tips I have learnt through tria ...

Bunnings Team Member JacobZ
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October

Hi @Burnings, Unfortunately, I could only locate the Flexi Storage Decorative Shelving Aluminium Rectangle Shelf Clips and these Flexi Storage Decor ...

Bunnings Team Member MitchellMc
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September

It would be better to use longer screws, @Burnings. I'd tend to go for an even larger one than Eric suggested. Pop some of these 75mm screws in there ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
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September

Hello @Burnings If you are worried about how much is imbedded into the stud you can do a quick calculation. The angle bracket is conservatively 5mm ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
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September

Hello @Burnings Since the panel is not tinted or sealed you can easily stain and varnish it with your preferred finish. There are a number of stain ...

Dave-1
Community Megastar
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September

Good Evening @Burnings I would go for a thicker wood when thinking of your shelf rather then the 19mm you have mentioned. I just went to see if Bunni ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
Bunnings Team Member
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September

Hello @Burnings Folding the acrylic sheet using heat is one way to create a shelf like configuration, but the LED light is another matter as it wil ...

Bunnings Team Member EricL
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July

Hello @Burnings Just a friendly reminder that any plumbing modification or plumbing works must be carried out by a licensed plumber for safety and ...

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Burnings
Growing in Experience
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I was hoping someone could guide my thoughts and help me narrow down a selection kindly. I want to put in two floating shelves, roughly 800x300 and 60 ...

Burnings
Growing in Experience
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August

Thanks for responding. I will start reading up more on the links you gave. It gives a great starting point. The living area is fairly big - the size o ...

Burnings
Growing in Experience
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What I am trying to do is to create an elevated space inside the house. One of the areas has a corner that is unused, and I would like to put an indoo ...

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Growing in Experience
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May

I ended up calling a plumber and thought will post what was done. So this was where I was at. I bought a tap spanner set recommended here - as expecte ...

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Adam_W
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Screws are essential fasteners for many home improvement projects, and are quick and easy to use thanks to the power and convenience of modern dril ...

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