How to Secure a Bookcase to a Wall
Purchase a set of Velcro straps.. Use a stepladder and a pencil to draw a horizontal line where your bookcase meets the wall.. Remove the books and move the bookcase away from the wall.
Steps
Purchase a set of Velcro straps.
Purchase a set of Velcro straps.
Use a stepladder and a pencil to draw a horizontal line where your bookcase meet
Use a stepladder and a pencil to draw a horizontal line where your bookcase meets the wall.
Remove the books and move the bookcase away from the wall.
Remove the books and move the bookcase away from the wall.
Mark the stud locations with a pencil.
Mark the stud locations with a pencil.
Ask someone to line up the straps vertically and hold them in place.
Ask someone to line up the straps vertically and hold them in place.
Drill the wood screws into the center of the straps, where there are holes for t
Drill the wood screws into the center of the straps, where there are holes for the screws.
Move your bookcase back into place, at the level where your screws are placed in
Move your bookcase back into place, at the level where your screws are placed in the wall.
Remove the books.
Remove the books.
Use a stud finder to locate studs in your wall.
Use a stud finder to locate studs in your wall.
Replace your bookcase, positioning it at a point right between the wall studs.
Replace your bookcase, positioning it at a point right between the wall studs.
Use a stepladder to gain access to the top of the shelf.
Use a stepladder to gain access to the top of the shelf.
Place an "L" bracket so that it is flush with the wall and the shelf.
Place an "L" bracket so that it is flush with the wall and the shelf.
Drill the L bracket into the top of the shelf with your cordless screwdriver usi
Drill the L bracket into the top of the shelf with your cordless screwdriver using screws that will go all the way through the top of the shelf.
Ask a friend to hold the bookcase flush with the wall if it is tipping forward.
Ask a friend to hold the bookcase flush with the wall if it is tipping forward.
Repeat on either side of the shelf.
Repeat on either side of the shelf.
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