Brackets for shelves

It is difficult to find a landlady who always has enough space in the kitchen or bathroom . Even numerous lockers will not save, if you have a lot of utensils, utensils and electrical appliances. In this case, different shelves will help. But attach them with special brackets for the shelves.

What is a shelf bracket?

The bracket is a device used to install the shelf on the wall. There are many variations. Most often found bracket for the shelf in the form of a corner of two bars, connected at right angles. Often there is a diagonal jumper between them, which ensures reliability. On one bar fix the shelf, and by the second - mount the entire structure to the wall. By the way, for mounting usually use self-tapping screws with plastic dowels.

On sale you can find rectangular models. To the wall such an article is attached to one side of the rectangle. By the way, in a rectangular bracket it is possible to fix two parallel shelves - one on top and one from below.

The products described above are suitable for chipboard or metal shelves. If you want to decorate a room (for example, in a bathroom) with glass shelves, a conventional corner or rectangular bracket will not work for you. But there is a way out. In the building store or in the hardware store, you can buy a pair of brackets for glass shelves. They are a device that is fixed to the wall at one end. At the second end, there are two short branches, between which the edge of the shelf is placed. Due to the existing silicone or rubber pads, the glass is tightly held in the grooves.

How to choose shelving brackets?

The main thing that you should pay attention to when buying a bracket is the depth of the shelf. The length of the bracket bracket must match this indicator.

Brackets for shelves are made of various materials:

Undoubtedly, the strongest are metal. Sometimes, it is necessary to have brackets for shelves reinforced to store heavy objects, for example, appliances or spare parts. Such products are produced, as a rule, from stainless steel with a thickness of 3 mm.

Designer brackets for shelves can be a small, but very effective stroke, which can emphasize the elegance and modernity of the decor of the room. Specialty stores offer a wide range of them. Forged, carved, stucco - you can choose any and to your liking. The only thing: such decorative brackets for shelves often do not have a strong construction, so they are better used for storing small and light objects, for example, figurines, vases, lamps, columns, etc.