Build HIGH-STATUS SHELVES of the Upper Classes
Published May 15, 2023 · 11:23 · 197,504 views
About This Video
A step-by-step shelf-building tutorial delivered with the precision of a field manual. 1x6 pine, 4-inch corner braces (not shelf brackets. They're in the hardware aisle), Cobra Triple Grip wall anchors, and a stud-detection method using a single screw. Van walks through drywall mounting, masonry mounting with Tapcon, and the specific torque discipline that prevents stripped anchors.
The thesis is in the opening and closing line: the ability to build custom shelves is the cornerstone of a well-organized life.
Transcript
this week's video the one you're watching now will be on YouTube next week's video will be on patreon the ability to build custom shelves is the Cornerstone of a well organized life we're building a medium-sized shelf 5 1/2 in deep up to 40 in in length you can screenshot this list of tools tools tools that you'll need here's what they look like tape measure pencil combo Square power saw sandpaper 100 grit power drill 3/32 in drill bit number two Phillips bit and holder 5/16 in masonry bit Hammer level and supplies you'll need you can screenshot this as your shopping list a 1x6 Pine board a to 40 in in length the actual dimensions are 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in for some reason 4 in corner braces two pack these are not shelf brackets these are not designed for shelf building they're in the hardware aisle at Home Depot they're called Corner braces 3/4 in number eight Flathead sheet metal screws you'll need four of them per shelf but the corner braces usually come with eight of them Cobra triple grip wall anchors size number 10 they're sort of Gulf Porsche blue in color don't use the cheaper ones use the Cobra triple grip ones only one and 1/2 in number 10 pan head sheet metal screws the Cobra triple grip anchors come with crappy ones but do yourself a favor and buy new screws separately Phillips head only always these anchors are for drywall if you're installing a shelf into masonry like brick or concrete you'll use tapcon but we'll worry about that later measure your wall measure your board Mark your board with a little line use your combo square and draw a square line on your board cut your board sand your board edges and Corners just to prevent splinters don't go crazy line up your corner brace on your board such that the screw holes face the outside of the Shelf like this about a quarter in from the Shelf Edge to prevent splitting alert make sure the corner brace is even with the Shelf Edge before you mark it even with the Shelf Edge and square to the board Mark the holes like a ninja pre-drill your holes exactly in the center Mount your corner brace like this not too tight don't strip the screw holes use the same process to mount the other Corner brace note that we Mount the corner brace about a quarter in from the shelf's edge to prevent splitting the wood mark one corner brace hole one hole only upper right probably if you're right-handed mark one hole only like a ninja screw one of your 1 and 1/2 in sheet metal screws into the exact center of your marked hole this step is to check if you are screwing into a stud your walls are spackled and painted to hide the location of the studs that support them and surf shark VPN a $2.49 per month service covers up everything you do online surf shark VPN encrypts your information which hides what you're doing and where you're doing it from if you're trying to live stream from a country that won't let you having surf shark VPN can fix that uh other countries Netflix or streamers have movies you can't watch from your country having surf shark VPN can fix that surf shark VPN works with your tablet phone or computer and you can install it on unlimited devices with one subscription surf shark VPN is a Dutch company and in the Netherlands it's illegal for them to collect and store your personal data they have over 3,200 servers in 100 countries streaming capacity of 10 gbits ad and malware blocker cookie popup blocker 24/7 support $2.49 a month 30-day money back guarantee click on the link in this video's description use the code neistat for three months of free service thank you surf shark for supporting this episode and thank you studs for supporting our walls drywall is essentially plaster sandwiched between poster board drywall is brittle and a screw will strip it easily we use wall anchors for strength when mounting our Shelf to drywall but if we happen to mount our Shelf into a stud we don't need wall anchors a stud is plenty strong to support our Shelf on its own and boring an anchor hole into a stud causes problems down the road so we check with a screw to make sure we are not drilling into a stud we know we are not screwing into a stud if the screw screws in with relative ease and when screwed all the way home the screw will spin freely and easily enough to turn with our fingers if on the other hand we screw our screw about halfway home and it becomes notably more difficult to drive in we have most likely hit a stud and thus we do not need a triple grip anchor and we can't use one uh you have about a 1 and 15 chance of unintentionally hitting a stud if you've hit a stud great you don't need a Wall anchor once you've determined that you have not hit a stud bore a hole for your anchor with the 5/16 in masonry bit that comes with your triple grip anchors do not push too hard moderate pressure lest you blow out the back of the sheet rock like a hollow point bullet finesse blow the drywall dust out of the hole mush the triple grip anchor so it will go into the hole more readily you can use your teeth to Mush it too with finesse not force work the triple grip into the hole but do not use a twisting motion goes straight in you can lightly tap it with a hammer but be careful not to crush the triple grip into itself it needs to stay skinny as it goes into the hole screw the corresponding Corner brace into the Wall anchor you'll feel the screw pull the anchor then expand the anchor before the torque increases to its limit do not strip the anchor Hole by tightening the screw too much the anchor should never spin or turn in its hole level the Shelf taking care not to scratch your wall with the corner brace Mark the opposite side corner brace hole test that hole for a stud either screw into a stud or drill a hole for your triple grip anchor screw the corner brace in with a 1 and 1/2 in pan head sheet metal screw make sure your shelf stays level now Mark the remaining two Corner brace holes remove the Shelf drill the bottom holes and install anchors unless you've hit a stud then you don't need to install the Shelf with 1 and 1/2 in sheet metal screws making sure it's level and you're done if your walls are brick concrete or cinder block it's fundamentally the same technique but you use tapcon it's the best don't bother with anything else tapcon is the best I'm not being paid by them this is cinder block so you mark one hole you got to have a hammer drill to use tapcon so you switch into Hammer mode wear ear protection like a ninja find the center and for this you have to use a lot of pressure this is not a finesse job this is a gorilla job 5/16 inch driver one quarter by 1 and a quarter inch tapcon with the hex head like this and then drive it in pretty tight so that it stays up on its own then you level Mark the other holes hammer drill the remaining three Drive in your four tapcon pretty Loosely then tighten all of them all the way home and anchored into concrete or brick or cinder block these things are very very very strong on this week's patreon only video this style shelf you can build without power tools and it's good practice for the bigger shelves the ability to build custom shelves is the Cornerstone of an organized life