Bracing a Sagging Shelf
- 1). Remove the contents of your shelf and then the shelf itself.
- 2). Use a stud finder to identify areas of your wall you should avoid drilling into. Consult your stud finder's user manual if you're unsure how to do this.
- 3). Place a ruler on your existing shelf supports and draw a line on your wall from one to the other.
- 4). Position the top of your shelf brackets on the your wall so as they meet the line you've marked. Then, mark their screw holes on the wall using a pencil.
- 5). Drill holes where you've marked your bracket's screw holes on the wall. Then, inset your rawl plugs.
- 6). Screw your brackets into place.
- 7). Replace your shelf and its contents.
