BATODA - 16" Heavy Duty Floating Shelf Bracket (2 pcs)–Solid Steel Blind Shelf Supports - Hidden Brackets for Floating Wood Shelves - Blind Shelf Support - Shelving Mounting Hardware Included (Pack 2)

These shelf brackets are very solid and make it fairly easy to mount shelves on a wall with no visible support. In other words words, “floating shelves.” For my project I made a double layer of 1/2” plywood with a 1/2” space between the two plywood boards. The rods projecting from these shelf brackets are 1/2” in diameter so it was easy to slide the shelves onto the rods after mounting the brackets to the wall. I bought pre-primed pine boards to finish off the outer edges of the shelves. These brackets are excellent value and work very well.

I used this to fit a floating mantelpiece and it worked perfectly. The mantel is securely fixed, no flexing when leaned on. I would use this product again.

I bought these to put up a shelf in my son's room. The biggest point is to take your time to ensure everything lines up well. I don't have a drill press so I used a drill guide to make sure my holes were straight and the correct depth. I used a laser level to ensure my brackets were level. I realize that everyone does not have a laser level, but I think everyone should... they are awesome! HD and Lowes did not have sufficiently thick shelves to hide the hardware so I went to a local lumber yard who easily filled my order. I used a 1.5 inch thick shelf. I took the advice of other reviewers and used a 1/2 inch bit - this worked out great. You may have to re-work some of the routing around the base of the brackets to make the shelf conceal the bases, but that was not too tough. My biggest issue was that I installed an 8 foot shelf and my drywall walls are not perfectly flat! Some printable caulk fixed the issue well enough to remove the gap between the wall and the shelf. This is not a project for a total novice, but, if you take your time and make good measurements, it is not too difficult.

I bought these brackets for some live edge floating shelves of various lengths( 13-36" long 1.5" thick, 6.5" wide) that I was going to hang in my bathroom. They came with all the associated hardware and were very well made. Rods were straight, screws and anchors were well made. Installation was easy if you inserted the rod in the shelf and used the pointed end of the set screw for the post to make the wall were you needed to have the center of the wall plate. Very pleased with the result and the fact that the were only ~5" long instead of other longer options.

This product has an obvioius design flaw that people should be aware of. It is a nice and study piece of hardware, but the 16" length of the base is 2" short because the holes for the scrrews are 1" inside the ends of the base, so they are 14" apart instead of the 16" required to hit studs that are 16" on center. This was very disappointing to me because I have a heavy floating shelf that requires solid support, which is best supplied by screwing into studs at both ends of the base. This is not possible with the screw holes only 14" apart. The base needs to be extended 1" at both ends so that the holes for the screws will more likely match the width of the undelying studs.

Beware— more complicated than anticipated! Sturdy frame, but will definitely require wall anchors since the poles are too close to out both into studs. I was able to position one hole in a stud but the remaining screws required anchors aka lots of big holes in my wall. Support poles are 6” long and I needed 3 different drill bits in order to drill far enough into my 2x8 boards. Also needed a drill press and power driver to get the job done. Using a 1/2” drill bit will be the perfect fit to keep everything snug. I also carved out the back of the shelf in order to allow the shelf to sit flush against the wall. Overall I’m very happy with the outcome, but these were not the quick, easy, project I was hoping for

these worked perfectly for narrow and low profile rift sawn white oak floating shelves.

Love how our floating shelves have turned out! We used a 1/2" drill bit and the shelves fit the hex posts well. We did not use a drill guide/jig to put the 5 1/4" holes in the 2"x6" wooden shelves, but they still worked out great. The shelves are very sturdy. For some reason one of the four hex posts on the bracket (the part that goes into the wood) didn't have threads to attach it to the base of the bracket. I emailed the company using the contact info provided and they got back to me within 5 minutes via email and phone call. They put a replacement piece in the mail promptly. Very pleased with their timely service and great product!