2.8.3 Shelf Standards and Brackets

Compliance Standards

Specification

Notes / Requirements

Confirm the bracket called out in the project specification before cutting shelves. Shelf depth is derived from the bracket, never assumed.
Shelf depth is ⅛″ less than the bracket. The bracket tip finishes ⅛″ proud of the shelf front edge.
Shelves stop 1″ short of walls and of adjacent shelving, at both ends.
Maximum shelf length is 95″. Break longer runs into multiple shelves.
End brackets sit 3″ from each shelf end, measured to bracket centerline.
Intermediate brackets at 30″ maximum on center. Space them equally between the two end brackets.
Shelves are ¾″ PB unless the specification states otherwise.
The same layout rules apply whether standards are surface-mounted to a wall or to a casework end or diewall. Only the mounting substrate changes.

Bracket count by shelf length:

Drawings: