How To Make Shelf Brackets Out Of Pipe

Diy pipe shelf update.

How to make shelf brackets out of pipe. Be sure to check out our video to see how we attach the brackets. How to add a wooden shelf. Before hanging your pipe brackets stain or paint your shelves and let them dry. These pipes come in pre made lengths.

And instead of spending thousands of dollars with the pre made versions you can build them yourself for a fraction of the cost. Once you have the design and the pieces the actual assembly is pretty quick and easy. Pipe for a strong sturdy look and each of my four 30 in. This thing is the best.

To make this even easier i used my ryobi brushless driver to attach the pipes to the wall. I settled on using 3 4 in. If you plan on putting a cap on the end of the pipe then you should plan for the shelf to sit in between the cap and the flange. I found it easier to assemble each support bracket separately and have them ready to all attach to the wall at once.

For the shelf we cut a 12 foot board down to the exact dimensions of our wall so it would go the full length. Click here for the link. After about two years enjoying our beautiful diy industrial pipe shelving i decided it was time for an update. Follow my step by step tutorial to make your own diy industrial pipe shelves.

You can see in the photograph above how the shelf does not sit on top of the caps. Each bracket uses ready cut pieces of pipe. Galvanized pipe is available in a range of diameters and each shelf bracket consists of one 10 in. Pipe threaded on both ends an end cap and a floor flange.

Making shelf brackets out of wood might sound scary but i hope that showed you how easy it really is to do. How to make pipe shelves. Here s how to assemble the pipe shelves. This would make the shelf sit unevenly.

The first step is to sketch out the size and layout of the shelves you want to make. If you need custom sizes the pipe can be cut down and threaded at most local home improvement stores.