I am remodeling my kitchen using a combination of Ikea boxes and custom fronts and shelving. In place of some old upper cabinets, I'll be putting floating shelves made from plywood and ripped down 1x for the fronts and sides. I generally make these about 8" deep on a 1x2 cleat screwed into at least 2 studs. This seems to be plenty strong for decorations and books.
I'd like to make these shelves 11" deep so that I can store dishes on them. One 27" shelf would ideally hold 8 standard plates and 8 small plates. If I had a scale at home, I'd weigh them... Rather than a simple cleat, I would add 'teeth' to the cleat for (hopefully) added support. Does anyone have any thoughts on this admittedly vague set of circumstances? Is there a better method to make sure floating shelves don't sag?
I'd like to make these shelves 11" deep so that I can store dishes on them. One 27" shelf would ideally hold 8 standard plates and 8 small plates. If I had a scale at home, I'd weigh them... Rather than a simple cleat, I would add 'teeth' to the cleat for (hopefully) added support. Does anyone have any thoughts on this admittedly vague set of circumstances? Is there a better method to make sure floating shelves don't sag?