On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:41:07 -0700, wrote:

|!Our building is nearing completion and it will soon be time to get our
|!books (many hundreds, mainly paperbacks) out of storage.
|!
|!In our last two houses I've created bookshelves using vertical rails
|!into which the shelf supports are clipped (in my vernacular this
|!system is "Dexion", but their website doesn't seem to list this
|!product). I then put cheap planks onto these and, provided I get the
|!height right, you don't see anything but the books and the wood of the
|!shelf. I found that if necessary I could close one end off by
|!screwing a length of beading vertically so that the end book is
|!retained.
|!
|!My wife thinks we might think about another system this time - maybe
|!one slightly less lo-tech and better looking. Anyone any thoughts?
|!We're talking about an area approximately 17 feet long by 8 feet high
|!which will be completely covered in books. There are no wires or
|!pipes to consider.

Remember Books are **HEAVY**.
SWBO's books need a support every 60 cm or less.

We use the bracket on vertical bars, as this is the only way we can get
sufficient support. We can lot *see* any of the vertical supports.
Support at the back of the shelf did **not** work. :-(
Everything else sagged eventually :-(
The verticals are plastic plugged to the wall every 30cm or so.
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