The chimney recess shelving success
Should you have a chimney with a recess, it seems a shame not to make use of its recess for storing or displaying books or a collection of ornaments for example. It might also be a great way of keeping your children’s toys stored in plastic storage boxes.
Fixing shelves into the recess is one solution. Depending on how much space you have, it might be a great place for a computer station. You could still also have room to place a shelf above the computer desk and store books, disks and other items of stationery such as spare paper for the printer.
Several tools will be essential to do the job, such as spirit level, pencil, table saw, a hammer, a drill with masonry bit and battery screwdriver. Fix a wood batten on the wall by holding it against the wall, use the spirit level to make sure it is level and mark the wall with a pencil. Take the batten down again and drill a five millimetre hole in the middle of the batten.
Place the batten back on the wall and tap a nail through the hole into the wall to mark a starting point for the drill. Put the batten aside again and drill a hole into the wall. Push the wall-plug in and tap it home with the hammer. Replace the batten and screw it tight to the wall. You can now drill though the wood into the wall, push the plug through the wood into the wall and screw it in.
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