Corner to Corner Diagonal Bracing?
I'm building a wooden shelf in my garage as one of my first DIY projects. It won't be fixed to any studs or any part of the wall, and needs to support itself. The initial design is without any diagonal bracing, which I now realize, may become problematic and I'm looking for the easiest ways to fix this. My current idea is to cut 45° (easiest to measure and cut with my current set of tools) and install the support braces in that way, however this would leave a gap of about 1 foot on both the bottom and top because the shelf is as tall as it is. The shelf is not intended to carry heavy objects. TL;DR do diagonal braces need to go corner to corner? Or is it okay from a structural perspective to leave a significant gap between the corner and the edge of the diagonal brace? submitted by /u/Asleep_Leg9228 [link] [comments]
I'm building a wooden shelf in my garage as one of my first DIY projects. It won't be fixed to any studs or any part of the wall, and needs to support itself. The initial design is without any diagonal bracing, which I now realize, may become problematic and I'm looking for the easiest ways to fix this.
My current idea is to cut 45° (easiest to measure and cut with my current set of tools) and install the support braces in that way, however this would leave a gap of about 1 foot on both the bottom and top because the shelf is as tall as it is. The shelf is not intended to carry heavy objects.
TL;DR do diagonal braces need to go corner to corner? Or is it okay from a structural perspective to leave a significant gap between the corner and the edge of the diagonal brace?
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