Need Help Figuring How How to Install Brackets for Shelves Mounted on Their Sides

Hiya! Okay, here's the conundrum: I have a set of book shelves in my basement that are about five feet wide and are only mounted with a bracket on the side of the installation, and a single mounting bracket on back at the corner. Additionally, the shelves have about a half inch of space between them and the wall itself. As far as I can tell, and as far as my studfinder tells me, it's solid wall behind the wooden facade that serves as the back wall of the display, so I'm hoping it's wood back there and not brick or cement. No, I don't know why it's like this. It was literally just like this when I moved in.

Jun 8, 2025 - 20:10
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Need Help Figuring How How to Install Brackets for Shelves Mounted on Their Sides
Need Help Figuring How How to Install Brackets for Shelves Mounted on Their Sides

Hiya!

Okay, here's the conundrum: I have a set of book shelves in my basement that are about five feet wide and are only mounted with a bracket on the side of the installation, and a single mounting bracket on back at the corner. Additionally, the shelves have about a half inch of space between them and the wall itself. As far as I can tell, and as far as my studfinder tells me, it's solid wall behind the wooden facade that serves as the back wall of the display, so I'm hoping it's wood back there and not brick or cement.

No, I don't know why it's like this. It was literally just like this when I moved in.

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