Ultimate Handyman | How to fix a floating shelf to a plasterboard wall @ultimatehandyman | Uploaded September 2018 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
Here I fix a floating shelf to a plasterboard wall, by locating the studs. The shelf in this video is a Lack shelf which was bought from Ikea. Installing a shelf onto plasterboard is normally very easy, I will put some popular plasterboard fixing videos below.

How to hang a bathroom cabinet on a tiled wall- youtube.com/watch?v=gWupPtzXo6Y
Plasterboard fixings strength test- youtube.com/watch?v=ECDysfNhx_E
Geefix cavity fixings- youtube.com/watch?v=BAyuUOjvKcA
GripIt plasterboard fixings- youtube.com/watch?v=szx7nMRZSIY
Plasterboard fixings, the good, bad and useless- youtube.com/watch?v=mIEY3E4fiDk
Spring toggles- youtube.com/watch?v=WO55oYozlxA
Snap toggles- youtube.com/watch?v=tAIUublenMw
Hollow wall anchors- youtube.com/watch?v=nNFv65-QTPI
Hollow wall anchor setting tool- youtube.com/watch?v=7mpcer0QzW8

And if your shelf falls down, this might help 😉 youtube.com/watch?v=fFJICiX7DDk

If you want to know which plasterboard fixings can hold the most weight, I have done several tests over the years, all of which have been collated into a single forum post here- ultimatehandyman.co.uk/forum1/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=106943