Updated toilet and floating shelves

[Trying]

Hello people, lockdown has given me the time to give the old loo an overdue  makeover. As the water tank was attached to the wall, the installation of the new loo (from Bunnings) left ugly holes  on show. SOLUTION. I attached a couple of floating shelves to hide the holes. Done!

After:

Before:

[Noyade]

Mark 2...

Horizontal 25mm plate connecting the vertical members.

[EricL]

Hello @Noyade 

I saw your Mark 2 and thought I would chip in with a Mark 3 design. Your frame design is good, but the shelf has to have support at the side to prevent it from drooping. Two screws at the back won't be enough to hold the weight of the shelf. A third point of support must be present.

Have a quick look at the sketch and let me know if it works for you.

Eric

[Noyade]

G'day Eric! @EricL 

"Two screws at the back won't be enough to hold the weight of the shelf"

There was always going to be two frames to Mark 2, on both sides of the shelves - but I was just too lazy with the whiteboard to illustrate it. 😁

Your Mark 3 is simply superb! I will try this, thinking less steel is better. That's the great thing about this site - sharing ideas.

I bought some 25mm X 5mm steel yesterday which should be hidden by the shelving thickness - at certain angles. I'll start another thread when I get going - apologies to @Trying for hijacking this one.

Cheers!

[Trying]

Yea ! Another happy workshopper.  Well done @Noyade. How good is it to have access to all that experience and knowledge on this amazing site ? Happy Easter everybody. Stay safe.