Installation Guide

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Shelf Supports | Floating Shelf Kit
Every successful installation begins with good planning and ac-
tion. Do not wait until the last minute to order your oating shelf
kits for installation. From time to time stock replenishment may
be in process and require a lead time. Make sure that all aspects
of the support or stud locations are considered and discussed
to ensure that your oating shelf installation will be smooth and
that your support products will be sufcient.
Note: that this installation document should not be considered a
specic recommendation for your particular application. Federal
Brace cannot provide installation guidelines to meet the partic-
ulars of every application. This document should be considered
a help sheet that provides considerations about the general
characteristics of a particular type of support and installation.
Characteristics of the Floating Shelf Kit/Support
Bracket
The oating shelf kit comes to you in the selected nish and
includes your mounting bracket. The mounting bracket is heavy
duty steel powdercoated with a gloss black nish. 4 slots are pro-
vided for adjusting the placement as needed. Slots are 16” on
center from center of the slot to center of the slot. Arms extend
from both ends of the bracket for insertion into the oating shelf
box.
The oating shelf has a 60# carrying capacity and it is recom-
mended not to exceed this weight to avoid seeing any deection
in the shelf.
Considerations when Installing Floating Shelf
Support Bracket
Whenever installing the Floating Shelf Bracket make sure you are
tying into a minimum of 1.75” thick stud wall material. You will
want the fasteners to have as much biting material as possible.
This will provide a secure fastening of the bracket. Remember a
weak support bracket makes for a weak oating shelf.
Once placement is decided, hold the bracket in place and mark
your slots. Drill pilot holes, using a drill bit slightly smaller than
the fasteners (0.25”). Once the pilot holes are drilled, place the
bracket in place and install fasteners. Prior to tightening fasten-
ers completely, check level across the arms of the bracket. Adjust
as needed and make nal tightening of fasteners.
With the bracket securely fastened, insert shelf over the arms of
bracket. It is designed to be a snug t, so you may need to give
it a slight push to slide the shelf completely to wall.
Once the shelf is in place you will want to wipe it down to get rid
of any handprints or other debris.
Floating Shelf Kit
Installation Guidelines