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Step 11Mount the Shelving on the Wall
Starting with the top canopy, mount all three sections to the wall.
Use a stud finder to find the studs in the corner. Unless your house was built by aliens, there should be one on each facing wall close enough to the corner to support the shelves and canopy.
For the canopy, use the 8" x 10" shelf brackets, because it needs to be 4" away from the wall so you want the larger brackets for stability.
For the other two shelves, use the 3" x 5" brackets. As you mount the shelves, make sure the overhanging plastic sheeting goes up the wall to form a drainage backstop instead of getting pinned down behind the shelf.
Also, route the light cords so they run down the back alongside the drainage tubes.
The two shelves need to be tipped down in the back for the drainage to work, so as you are mounting each, once you have screwed the shelf into the shelf brackets, then do the following:
- Drill a small pilot hole for a finishing nail on the underside of the shelf, near the back, angled so it's going into the wall.
- Press a nail into that pilot hole and hold it there with one hand.
- With the other hand, reach up and over to the top of the shelf and press the back corner down so it bends down. You want it about 1" lower to the ground than the front of the shelf.
- When it's in the right position, hold it there with that hand and with the other, pound the nail into the drywall to tack the shelf in place.
Once you are done, you can put the tinfoil in for the backs of the canopies. You can see in the last photo, with all the shelving up, where I've added strips of tinfoil along the back to complete the top canopy. It's just free-hanging, tacked up there with a few dabs of hot glue. It doesn't need to be sturdy, it just needs to reflect light.
Use a stud finder to find the studs in the corner. Unless your house was built by aliens, there should be one on each facing wall close enough to the corner to support the shelves and canopy.
For the canopy, use the 8" x 10" shelf brackets, because it needs to be 4" away from the wall so you want the larger brackets for stability.
For the other two shelves, use the 3" x 5" brackets. As you mount the shelves, make sure the overhanging plastic sheeting goes up the wall to form a drainage backstop instead of getting pinned down behind the shelf.
Also, route the light cords so they run down the back alongside the drainage tubes.
The two shelves need to be tipped down in the back for the drainage to work, so as you are mounting each, once you have screwed the shelf into the shelf brackets, then do the following:
- Drill a small pilot hole for a finishing nail on the underside of the shelf, near the back, angled so it's going into the wall.
- Press a nail into that pilot hole and hold it there with one hand.
- With the other hand, reach up and over to the top of the shelf and press the back corner down so it bends down. You want it about 1" lower to the ground than the front of the shelf.
- When it's in the right position, hold it there with that hand and with the other, pound the nail into the drywall to tack the shelf in place.
Once you are done, you can put the tinfoil in for the backs of the canopies. You can see in the last photo, with all the shelving up, where I've added strips of tinfoil along the back to complete the top canopy. It's just free-hanging, tacked up there with a few dabs of hot glue. It doesn't need to be sturdy, it just needs to reflect light.
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