Putting bookcase above floor.
I need to put two Billy bookcases (80 and 40cm wide next to each other) 70 cm above floor. They will be put between wall and other Billy bookcase standing on floor. It would be best to put it on inverted U shaped support structure from wood as it needs to be somewhat aesthethic. If it was only one bookcase the thing wouldn't be as problematic because there would be two support points but since those would be two bookshelves it needs additional support in the middle which I would like to avoid and keep only two support points on the sides. There's no option to hang it on the wall. Vertical supports are of no real issue - I could get some planks that would match Billy's 18mm structure. Issue is with horizontal support - how thick it would need to be to support fully loaded bookcase? I would assume some structural wood would be required though I'm not sure how big - would two 45x45mm square timber (on in front of case, one against the back) be sufficient? submitted by /u/Final-Isopod [link] [comments]
I need to put two Billy bookcases (80 and 40cm wide next to each other) 70 cm above floor. They will be put between wall and other Billy bookcase standing on floor. It would be best to put it on inverted U shaped support structure from wood as it needs to be somewhat aesthethic. If it was only one bookcase the thing wouldn't be as problematic because there would be two support points but since those would be two bookshelves it needs additional support in the middle which I would like to avoid and keep only two support points on the sides. There's no option to hang it on the wall. Vertical supports are of no real issue - I could get some planks that would match Billy's 18mm structure. Issue is with horizontal support - how thick it would need to be to support fully loaded bookcase? I would assume some structural wood would be required though I'm not sure how big - would two 45x45mm square timber (on in front of case, one against the back) be sufficient?
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