How to fix Carinya Heavy Duty Shelf Bracket to brick wall

[alex27]

Hello everyone,

I am considering Carinya 500 x 400 x 30 x 4.5mm White Heavy Duty Stayed Twisted Bracket for shelving in my garage.

Could you please recommend the best fasteners to fix it to a brick wall. 

Initially, I was considering using plastic wall plugs, but later I checked the Carinya website which says the following

• Appropriate heavy duty fasteners should be used. 
• Do not use plastic wall plugs to fix brackets to walls under any circumstances. (However, a video on the product page on Bunning's website shows people using plastic wall plugs.)

What type of heavy duty fasteners should I use?

What would be recommended distance between brackets?

Thanks.

[MitchellMc]

Countersunk Dynabolts would be the way to go @alex27.  

The distance between brackets would be dependent on the amount of weight you wish to place on the shelf, the thickness of the shelf, and its ability to span distances. Say you were using a 19mm thick timber board and intended to put a medium amount of weight on the shelf, I'd space the brackets at least every 1000mm.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell

[alex27]

Thanks for your reply.

Do you have any recommendations regarding a diameter and length of Countersunk Dynabolts I should use?  

[MitchellMc]

Something like the Ramset 6 x 75mm Countersunk DynaBolt Plus Masonry Anchors should be sufficient, @alex27.

Mitchell

[Nailbag]

Hi @alex27,

Just another tip along with @MitchellMc advice, is when marking both height and spacings for the brackets, that where possible the fixing holes are positioned over brick and not a course. And at least 20mm in from the brick edge is it doesn't crack/breakaway when drilling or fastening. Fastening to brick will always provide the maximum strength. And personally I wouldn't be concerned if the bracket spacings wasn't perfectly even to achieve this. 

Nailbag