How To Remove Wall Mounted Shelves

Remove those screws and it will slide off.

How to remove wall mounted shelves.

If the shelf has a center stile cut on either side of the stile. Use a stud finder to determine the location of the wall studs. Examine the shelf and determine how it is attached to the wall. Solid wood shelves sag less than plywood while melamine or laminate covered particleboard shelves are the most prone to sagging.

Use an electric drill with a driver bit to remove. Hold a reciprocating saw vertically with the blade centered on the front of the shelf. Screws could be on the top next to the wall also. Some of the brackets required a small screw when you installed them.

How to remove an existing wood shelf. Quick and easy method to remove floating shelves. Look on the bottom of the shelf and you will see same colored stickers covering the holes. The shelf will be secured with screws nails or adhesive.

Mark the desired height of the brackets on the wall then use a level or chalk line to make sure all the brackets are level and the same height. Insert a jigsaw into the cabinet and cut the shelf in half from front to back. You won t be able to cut completely through the shelf. 2 tap up on the bottom of.

Tap the shelf with a hammer until both pieces fall down and remove them from the cabinet.