How to Put Up Shelves on a Brick Wall

When you want to add storage space in your home, you may not be able to be picky about where you put the shelves. While mounting shelves on brick walls can present more difficulties than installing them onto wood or other surfaces, shelves can be successfully mounted on a brick wall with the right tools and materials.

Tape measure
4-foot level
Wall brackets
Drill
1/4-inch masonry bit
Masonry anchors
Rubber hammer
Screws
Screwdriver
Shelving boards

Instructions

- 1
  Measure up from the floor with a tape measure and make a pencil mark on the wall at the height you would like the shelves to be.
- 2
  Place a 4-foot level on each of the pencil marks in turn. Draw a level line along the bricks with a pencil
- 3
  Hold a wall shelf bracket up to the end of the top line, matching the top of the bracket with the line. Mark the screw hole locations onto the wall with a pencil. Move the bracket 2 feet to the side and mark the holes again. Continue until you've covered the entire length of the planned shelf. Repeat with the lower shelves.
- 4
  Drill a hole into the bricks at each of the marked hole locations with a drill and masonry bit. Place a masonry anchor into each hole and tap it in firmly with a rubber mallet.
- 5
  Place a bracket up to each set of holes and screw it into the wall with screws placed into the masonry anchors. Repeat until all the locations have brackets.
- 6
  Place shelf boards onto the brackets.

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