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Gluing a shelf to a wall

  • 14-03-2017 8:14pm
    #1
    topmanamillion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭


    I`ve a wall (concrete) in my room that I`d look to put a small shelf on.
    I know screws are obviously the ideal
    I don't have a drill and it doesn't make much sense to buy one just to put up a E10 shelf.
    Then there`s issues around electrical cables in the wall.
    I`d just be putting a few deodorant cans and stuff like that on it.

    Any good adhesive that would hold one up? Is it a good idea or is it screws or nothing?


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  • #2
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,307 ✭✭✭cletus


    Gluing dado rail, skirting board etc is fine, but I'd imagine the cantilever effect of weight on a shelf wouldn't make glue the ideal choice. The fact that its a block wall means that its probably easier to mount a shelf than a partition wall.

    You dont need a pricy drill for the job. Hammqer action drills come up regularly in lidl and aldi for abot twenty quid, and they do sets of masonary bits for a fiver

    Regarding the electrical cables, as long as your not drilling into the wall directly above or below a socket or light switch you're generally ok


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