Hello.
I have had to put up a plank horizontally to be able to mount a wall-hung shelf on a banana-shaped wall.
This means I have a gap towards the center.
I was thinking of painting it with white wall paint.
If I want to fill the gap between the plank and the wall with some filling material, what is best to use? Foam sealant? Something else?
If the shelf is to rest on the plank, you can saw the back edge of the shelf so it matches the wall. Place it in position and push it in as far as it goes (or so that the front edge is at the angle you want it), then place a pencil against the wall with a spacer that keeps the pencil tip on the shelf edge where it's furthest from the wall, and draw the entire length of the shelf in both directions. If you saw along the line, the shelf will then fit perfectly against the wall.
I once did a similar task for a friend in a small semi-circular space but foolishly made the tracing with the shelf resting on a baseboard and realized during installation that the walls were far from straight. The apartment owner was satisfied anyway, but I was quite annoyed with myself for a long time...
If the shelf is going to sit on the plank, you can saw the back edge of the shelf to match the wall. Place it and push it in as far as it goes (or until the front edge is at the angle you want it), then place a pencil against the wall with a spacer that makes the pencil tip land on the shelf edge where it is farthest from the wall and drag it the entire length of the shelf in both directions. Saw along the line and the shelf will then fit precisely against the wall.
Once, I did the same thing for a friend in a small semicircular space but stupidly made the drawing with the shelf resting on a baseboard and realized upon installation that the walls were far from straight. The apartment owner was satisfied nonetheless, but I was incredibly annoyed with myself for quite some time...
unfortunately, a 4 "modules" wide string shelf with vertical steel brackets has to go up. Tried putting it up but the skew is too large making it impossible.
So I can't trim anything. And the wall is very, very banana-shaped unfortunately
Even the baseboard and everything follows the wall so it's impossible to plaster it straight without redoing the moldings and everything
Ah, now that you mention it, I actually see the String console in the picture.
One variant is to do the same thing with the wood you mounted as I suggested doing with the shelf; if it becomes too thin at the ends, you'll need to switch to a thicker original material.
Don't understand the function of the plank here...
Is the plank at the level where the upper bracket of the string console should sit?
And the lower bracket is screwed into the baseboard?
Expanding foam will be troublesome, I would have used Superfix and applied a dab every 30-40 cm, you can also use tape and finish with it if you wish. And if you need to shim, you can use building shims, available in a box at the hardware store, don't forget to saw off and knock it down far enough so you can finish with sealant above.
Do not understand the function of the plank here ...
Is the plank at the level where the upper bracket of the string console should be?
And the lower bracket is screwed into the baseboard?
a similar plank will be put up for the lower bracket to the string console as well. In the same way. Haven't put it up yet. Will sit just above the baseboard basically.
One thing to consider is that if you don't place vertical wood pieces for support behind the brackets, you might get a high point load above the lower attachment points, as all horizontal force absorption ends up there. This happens because the center of mass of a loaded shelf is a bit out from the wall. I don't know how significant that problem is, but it's good to keep in mind in any case if you haven't already.
One thing to consider is that if you don't put vertical wooden pieces for support behind the brackets, you may get a high point load above the lower attachment points, as all horizontal force absorption ends up there. This is quite a bit since the loaded shelf's center of mass is a bit out from the wall. I don't know how big of a problem this is, but it's good to keep in mind anyway if you haven't already.
I have thought about it. But I don't know how to solve it or if I really need it. The plank is attached to the wall with 4 relatively sturdy screws in a brick wall. But it would feel better with some vertical planks to absorb the force.
Update.
The string shelf is now on the banana-wall on two horizontal boards.
Just need to paint them white and try to embed them.
It felt unnecessary to get rid of the string shelves ^_^.
The easiest would have been to buy something new that stands on the floor (which is actually very straight).
But why do the easy thing.
Wouldn't it have been enough to put a spacer behind the two middle strings and skip the board?
I started testing it. But it was difficult to measure how much was needed. Because "some" was not enough, unfortunately.
And it was more uneven at the bottom than at the top.
It required 10 quite thick spacers in the end in the middle. So I don't think it would have worked well, unfortunately. I wish it had.
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