Cut a shorter plywood strip for the cleat that gets attached to the back of the tool shelf. Bevel-cut the edge of the cleat to 45 degree, just as you did for the longer mounting cleat. [ How to ...

French cleat tool holders make it easy to customize how you store anything from your tape rolls to circular saws. We gathered ...

The shelf shown was attached to concrete with a pair of masonry screws driven between each pair of shelf cleats. These screws measured 3/16 in. x 2-3/4 inch and had a hex head.

Don't fall into the trap of using a shelf cleat on just the ends of the shelf. Many people do this to save time, but in your case you need the shelf cleat that runs along the entire back of the shelf.

Because you can’t add the plywood, I recommend that you glue and nail the cleats that support the shelves. The key is to make sure the cleats are at least 11/2 inches wide and support the shelf ...

Because floating shelves need to conceal support rods or cleats, they tend to be relatively thick, often about two inches. The shelves can be mostly hollow inside, or they can be a solid plank; a ...

Johnson figured out the mystery: cleats. Each shelf has a thin strip of wood along its length. The strip, or cleat, is beveled to create a 45-degree wedge that angles down.

They used electrical cable staples as tiny shelf cleats. It took just four – two to each side – to support each shelf. For shelves that would support fairly lightweight items, I told him he ...

They used electrical cable staples as tiny shelf cleats. It took just four — two to each side — to support each shelf. For shelves that would support fairly lightweight items, I told him he ...

In most modern homes, any adjustable shelves or cabinets have metal shelf pins set inside conveniently spaced holes. Before the accoutrements of modern life, like easily replicated metal parts, you… ...

Urban planner Randy Jackson and his wife, Linda, an abstract painter, don’t like disorder. Their Newport Beach, Calif., home is uncluttered, minimal. A few months after moving in last year, t… ...