Bracket Installation

Step 1

Measure the back of your shelf and mark the center point of your shelf length.

Step 2

Measure and mark the center of the routing jig.

Step 3

Now measure and mark the shelf and routing jig thickness center.

Step 4

Screw the routing jig to the back of your shelf while aligning the center marks on your routing jig to the center marks on your shelf.

Step 5

Screw the drilling jig to the back of your shelf and be sure to line it up with the notches in the routing jig.

Step 6

Drill the hole using a 13/16" diameter drill bit for the Standard and Mantel Brackets or a 9/16 diameter drill bit for the 9er Brackets

Step 1

Measure the back of your shelf and mark the center point of your shelf length. Note: If you already screwed the routing jig to your shelf as instructed for drilling for your bracket rods then skip to the last step since your routing jig will already be fastened to the back of your shelf

Step 2

Measure and mark the center of the routing jig.

Step 3

Now measure and mark the shelf and routing jig thickness center.

Step 4

Screw the routing jig to the back of your shelf while aligning the center marks on your routing jig to the center marks on your shelf.

Step 5

Router your shelf using a 3/4" Diameter x 5/16" Deep Router Bit

Step 1

Determine your desired location for your shelf.

Step 2

With your pencil, mark where the left and right edge of the shelf will be.

Step 3

Now that you know where the left and right edge of the shelf will be, next step is to mark, with your pencil, where the center of the shelf will be.

Step 4

Using a level and pencil, draw a horizontal line marking where the top of the bracket will be.

Step 5

Using a stud finder and pencil, mark the outside edges of the studs.

Step 6

Place your bracket on the wall aligning the center of the bracket with your center line you drew from step 3 and align the top of the bracket with the horizontal line from step 4.

Step 7

Using a power drill and supplied wood screws, drill the screws into the studs. Note: You only have to drill screws along the top of the bracket.

Step 8

Slide your shelf onto the bracket - You're done! Wasn't that simple! Now the fun part - style your shelves!