On 17/05/2019 11:28, devnull wrote:



To support the shelf properly, you should build support all the way down
to the buildings footings.

Whatever the route, I can say with great confidence that the wall does
provide a load path all the way down to the footings. Adding a floating
shelf puts a relatively small bending moment on the wall at the anchor
points, that's all.

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