UrbanSpaceman
Established Member
Hi all,
We have some unused space at the top of the stairs here and I was thinking about making a bookcase to fill the space. It would be 130cm wide and 20cm deep, and extend from floor to ceiling. I would fix it to the plasterboard wall so it would not need to be a free standing one.
Does the font of knowledge on this forum think that 18mm hardwood ply would bow over that distance; will it need bracing? I wasn't planning to put a back on it, but I could use some thin ply (4mm?) if it was desirable to do so. Only planning to put books on it, but 130cm's worth of book would probably weigh a fair amount.
Ready for advice on this, I'm only a beginner!
Mark
We have some unused space at the top of the stairs here and I was thinking about making a bookcase to fill the space. It would be 130cm wide and 20cm deep, and extend from floor to ceiling. I would fix it to the plasterboard wall so it would not need to be a free standing one.
Does the font of knowledge on this forum think that 18mm hardwood ply would bow over that distance; will it need bracing? I wasn't planning to put a back on it, but I could use some thin ply (4mm?) if it was desirable to do so. Only planning to put books on it, but 130cm's worth of book would probably weigh a fair amount.
Ready for advice on this, I'm only a beginner!
Mark