Holding Down Wire Shelving

[crokett]

The new bathroom has the white wire shelving in it. I attached pieces of trim to the walls and the shelving sits on the trim but now I need a way to hold the shelving down. I looked for some ready-made clips I could attach to the trim from underneath but didn't see anything. Right now I am either thinking of machining my own or putting small blocks in as stops. Any other ideas?

[rnelson0]

They sell clips for it but they expect the surface on top and bottom to be flush with each other. If you go to HD or Lowes, I am sure they have some, they may have different varieties that would work. I think that in the long run, you would be better served by solid boards, though, unless the shelf includes some feature that would be more difficult to add yourself (hanger rack, etc.). I hate having things slip through or tip over easily and they do not support a whole lot of weight.

[rjwaldren]

You could get a small pack of the clips and trim them to miss the wood. then mount then on top of the shelving. It would hardly be noticeable.

[crokett]

You could get a small pack of the clips and trim them to miss the wood. then mount then on top of the shelving. It would hardly be noticeable.

Not sure I understand what you are saying. I want to hold the shelving down to the wood. Either attach something to the wood trim to do it or attach stops to the wall so the shelves can't be lifted up.

Also, as for solid wood vs wire shelving, thse are the white wire/vinyl coated shelves. I already had these and was wondering where to use them. For wood I'd have to find some, paint it, etc. I also don't plan on storing anything on them small enough to slip through the 3/8" space between the wires on the shelves.

[rjwaldren]

I'm sure this is resolved by now. What I meant was, based on how my wire shelves were mounted, they usually have wall clips spaced under the back rail for support, then 2 or 3 of the same clips flipped over and mounted above the rail to hold it down. Since you have wood under the rail and the clips usually wrap all the way around just trim off the part that would hit the wood.

That's what I did when I re purposed some wire shelves my Craft/MDF closet.

[crokett]

It hasn't been resolved yet. I will go with those clips. That is a good suggestion. Thanks.