In two bathrooms, I took the opportunity during the construction of the house to arrange for tiled niches. Now it's been five years, and it's time to get the shelves in place...
I have no idea how to do it. The niches are too narrow to fit either a drill or screwdriver.
I'm considering if I could glue some strips in place, maybe with PL400 or something similar? What material do you think would work for support strips and adhesive?
The next question is the shelves. Ideally, I would like something that looks like glass, maybe some kind of plastic. It would be great if the shelves could be attached either without any support strips at all, or at least with some smaller and less visible brackets.
I've found very little on this when searching, so I gratefully welcome any tips!
Built a bathroom a few years ago and installed a shelf in a natural niche above the door, where we have towels and some lulllull. I attached it only with a thin fillet joint of an MS polymer on both the top and bottom, and it's holding very well, so that's a tip.
By fillet, I just mean a regular soft joint in the corner that has a little grip both on the shelf and on the wall. Very thin. An image illustrating the principle (but hasn't welded the shelf...)
Here's a picture of our shelf. Used ash veneered MDF leftover from before.
Looks really stunning. But do you mean that regular painter's caulk can keep a shelf like that in place?
I'm going to insert glass panes, do you have any thoughts on how to make it look that nice? In your example, there's no visible line or ridge from the caulk at all.
Thanks! Used Kiilto Masa, so a bit sturdier than the simplest painter's caulk. So far, it holds up well, but no heavy loads. A few towels, bottles, and a speaker usually sit there.
Cut the shelf to about 1 mm clearance against the wall and held it in place, then temporarily fixed it with some plastic wedges in the gap. Masked with tape to create a thin joint. First caulk on the top side, and when it dried, the wedges were removed before applying the caulk on the underside.
Should work similarly with a glass shelf. If you're precise with masking, you can achieve a slim joint with straight, neat edges.
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