Has anyone tried, and been successful, in adding a shelf to this stand? If so, what material did you use and how did you attach it?
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Hello Ellen and thank you for your interest in our product, unfortunately we do not recommend you alter our products in any way.We do however sell a similar stand that comes with a 19" MDF shelf, it's SKU#MB863EBLK and/or ASIN #B008MYMNX8.Please feel free to contact me for further assistance.Thanks againAndrea
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Hi Ellen,Tyke Supply sells this same stand with a shelf. The Amazon asin is B00AGP689Q.Thank YouTyke Supply
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Hi Ellen, Tyke Supply sells this same stand with a shelf. The Amazon asin is B00AGP689Q. Thank You Tyke Supply
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The only problem I had was putting together the 3 shelves of the stand. It isn't obvious in the Amazon pictures but these are each in 2 pieces (I assume to make a smaller package for shipping) and I ended up using a wooden meat hammer to beat them together. The rest of the assembly is easy and it makes a solid shelf.
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I just happened to have a stud where I wanted to place it, but if you don't have a stud, you should use anchors of some type. Depending on how much weight you are going to put on the shelf, plastic expanders should work well, but molly bolts would be the most sturdy. It will leave a hole so be prepared to fix it if or when you remove the shelf.
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We adjusted the shelf by buying 4 hose clamps to allow the shelf to be sturdy and lower. The cost was minimal and has worked great for us. You can get them at Home Depot or Lowes.
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I gave my shelf extra support using a wooden dowel from table top to under the shelf.If you are putting anything over about 4 lbs on it, I recommend doing this.
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Some are saying yes, others are saying no. Why no? If it is placed horizontally would the shelves still stay in place? THanks in advance. I am considering ordering two, one for an upright vertical bookshelf as pictured and another to go as a long bookshelf/console table in the same room.
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I recommend contacting the manufacturer to see what you need to do to get an additional shelf. If that does not work then I would take one of the shelves to a woodworking business to see if you can get one cut and finished to specification.
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Can't help with the wall mount question because I didn't attempt it. Mine went on a Stand.
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I've had mine about five months but haven't experienced any sagging..... yet. Perhaps taking a piece of angle iron the length of the bottom shelf and fastening it to the underside with #10 X 1/2 panhead screws set into pre-drilled holes would work. Or, a simpler yet more intrusive fix would be to use a 2 X 3 or 2 X 4 instead and staining it to match. You can try an even simpler approach. Just prop up the bottom shelf with a piece of 2 X 2 run vertically from the desktop to the under side of the shelf. This will work like a basic column but will also be the most intrusive way to go. But give it some time first and don't overload it. You may never have any problems after all.
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I have this same shelf. It's not really designed to hang on the wall, and I'm not aware of a hanging system for this shelf. With some thought put into it, there might be a way to hang it. It's a great shelf otherwise.
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Hi, I have not tried to hang a shelf but I have hung small cabinets with a cleat. I have a cabinet hanging on a cleat in my home. It has been hanging without problems for a couple of years now. The cabinet is about 20 inches wide, 30 inches high, and about a foot deep. The cleat is 18 inches wide and has about 6 anchor screws evenly spaced sunk into the wall. The difference with a shelf is that a shelf does not have sides and so the tendency to slant forward is very high and would happen with just a cleat and a board. If I were to do a shelf, I would put wood brackets on the sides so when the shelf is on the wall, it won't slant forward because those wood brackets will prevent that. I think doing it this way you can use the cleat but otherwise I wouldn't do it. Even using the side brackets the shelf with a cleat will stick out some from the wall, just a bit, because of the cleat thickness. That means you'd have to adjust the brackets somehow to level the shelf so it hangs properly. I hope this all makes sense to you. Good luck.
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Not too bad..just be careful where you put the screws on legs. They are not marked and you may have to move them when you go to attach the shelf on bottom. All in all it was pretty easy though.I would recommend
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Thanks much for your question. Additional shelves are not available for this item. Please, be advised.
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short wood screws would attach shelf but beware the brackets are cheap and will not carry much weight, they bent just holding a 60 lb kayak
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I put a 4-tier on top of another 4-tier by taking off the top shelf of the bottom set. Then I used wooden pegs between the two (there's already holes drilled in the bottom of the legs). I used plastic cable ties to attached them to the wall for safety.
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We didn't - it was a giant pain to put up and Was obviously designed by someone who never installed a shelf. We actually placed it where we wanted it, drilled holes in 4 places through the wood, counter-sunk the screws then capped them with bamboo doweling cut flush.
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I would not attempt to do this assembling with the shelf on top. I think that the height of the hanging folders would cause a problem with the shelf laying flat....I suggest you google the name of the company and call them to ask the same question. You need a unit with a top overlay covering. What benefit would you have to the shelf just covering the top and not the lower unit?