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Floating Shelf Installation in Singapore
Floating shelf installation starts from $50 per shelf at SG QuickFix. The hidden bracket is fixed level to the wall with anchors chosen for the wall and the load, and the shelf is slid on and secured. Floating shelves suit display items and light books; heavy loads are better on bracket shelves.
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Listed price
From $50 each
Task guide
When this may be needed
- A floating shelf droops at the front after a few weeks.
- The hidden bracket needs to be perfectly level across a long shelf.
- The wall is a drywall partition and the shelf will hold books.
- Several shelves must line up above a desk or TV.
- The shelf came without suitable wall plugs.
What the team does
The technician checks the wall type and the intended load, because a floating shelf levers its weight onto hidden rods and puts more strain on the wall than a bracket shelf. The bracket is marked and levelled, the wall is checked for concealed wiring, and the bracket is fixed with anchors suited to concrete, brick, drywall or Ferrolite. The shelf is slid on and secured with its fixing screws, then checked for level and droop.
Included in this price
- Checking the wall and the intended load
- Marking and levelling the hidden bracket
- Fixing with anchors suited to the wall
- Fitting and securing the shelf
Limits & price factors
Supplying the shelf, cutting shelves to length and tiled walls (an add-on) are not included.
The price is per shelf, from $50. Long shelves, shelves on partition walls that need heavy-duty anchors, and several shelves aligned in a set take longer.
FAQs
Yes, with suitable drywall anchors, but keep the load light. A heavy load on a floating shelf can pull the bracket from a partition wall.
The bracket is overloaded, its rods are too short for the shelf, or the anchors are moving in the wall. Re-fixing with stronger anchors and reducing the load usually fixes it.
It depends on the shelf's bracket and the wall. Check the manufacturer's rating, and treat it as a display shelf rather than a bookshelf.
From $50 per floating shelf at SG QuickFix.
