I have a cove in my bedroom of which I am wanting to put some shelves into to create a bookshelf.
For the shelves is chip board a good material.
https://www.diy.com/departments/white-semi-edged-chipboard-furniture-board-l-2-5m-w-300mm-t-16mm/1813967_BQ.prd?rrec=true
That link is for the sheet I was going to perchance and the board would only need to be cut down to 120 length. I was then going to hold it up with 3 brackets as linked below.
https://www.diy.com/departments/form-timber-white-pine-shelf-bracket-d-250mm/3663602764632_BQ.prd
Any help with this would be amazing. thank you.
Are you a tradesperson and able to answer this question?
The fixing of the brackets will determine whether the shelves will hold or not. If it is a stone wall make sure you use wall plugs and screws to fix the brackets. If it is a stud wall you will have to fix the brackets into the joist or use plasterboard raw plugs to fix to the plasterboard. As for the 16mm chipboard you linked this should provide more than enough support. You could also use mdf of around the same thickness 12-18mm with a bullnose finish which could look nice and paint it yourself.
Hope this helps.
Answered11 January 2020
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Anonymous user
There are no joists in a stud wall, hence the name stud .
Books are very heavy so plasterboard fixings are rubbish.
I would make a shelving unit all in one and you can then fix it where the studs are
If it is a stud plaster board wall you should fix to the timber stud now the ceiling joists if the studs are not in the right place then use a good load bearing plaster board fixing hope this helps
I wouldn't recommend using chipboard for shelves if weight is placed on shelves fixings can become loose in chipboard mdf or plywood would be stronger material
