Floating Glass Shelves

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In my last house, I built some floating glass shelves in the bathroom which worked really well for products. I intentionally made the shelves 100mm proud from the wall so it wasn't possible to stack bottles in front of each meaning having to find something that's at the back when showering.



We've just moved house and I want to recreate the same storage. Instead of a hidden frame to hold the glass, I need to surface mount the brackets. Looking for something slim, these look perfect.



I've found a glass supplier that can make toughened glass at 10mm x 100mm x 500mm so I'll get a 2m length bracket and cut it into 4 lengths of 500mm.

The problem with the bracket is the top is 33mm in depth which consume a third of glass and mean bottles do not stand properly so I intend on cutting back the top of the bracket using my Makita Trimmer and a bit suitable for Aluminium. If I trim it back to 10 - 15 mm and then bond the glass to the bracket, I think this should be safe and meet the requirement. We're not talking a large amount of weight here. Questions:

1. Is anyone aware of shallower brackets? I cannot find anything else?
2. Is Makita trimmer with a suitable bit the right tool for the job? I think it is.
3. What can I use to bond the glass to the aluminium?

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Anyone have thoughts on the questions?

[Rosscow]

Why don't you just get glass at 120mm deep rather than 100mm?!

[illmonkey]

What about a few of these?

http://www.sdslondon.co.uk/mital-shelf-brackets/gl...


Or something like these

https://www.amoredesigns.com/product/ping-glass-sh...

[hyphen]

Origin Unknown said:

Anyone have thoughts on the questions?

Yes, don't replicate that as whilst very functional, it looks terrible and cluttered. Plus you will spend needless time cleaning all those shelves. Have 1 shelf and put the rest in a cupboard or something hidden. It's supposed to be a bathroom, not Superdrug Express.



Well you did ask

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It is a little like a superdrug display.

You don't have 3 girls in your house do you! The sheer number of products required per wash is unbelieveable and each one has her own set. If they're not easily accessible then they just get left strewn around every horizontal surface. Best intents soon fade over a week. Shallow shelves being the only horizontal surfaces meant they went back exactly(-ish) where they came from and were all accessible whilst in the shower/bath meaning dryer floors.

I really did think this one through.

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Rosscow said:

Why don't you just get glass at 120mm deep rather than 100mm?!

Could be the answer, thanks.

illmonkey said:

What about a few of these?

http://www.sdslondon.co.uk/mital-shelf-brackets/gl...


Or something like these

https://www.amoredesigns.com/product/ping-glass-sh...

I have a very specific image in my mind and these mounts don't fit. Sounds trivial but every morning I will look at it knowing it's not what I wanted. If that makes any sense at all!