DIY Speaker Shelf

Submitted by djcobol t3_z92bi6 in DIY

I am trying to mount a set of Klipsch speakers on the wall in my living room. Each satellite speaker weighs about 8 pounds, is about 12" tall, 6.5" wide, and 7.5" deep. To keep it somewhat simple, I was going to buy a 1"x8"x8' pine board, and put together an L-shaped "shelf". The back of the shelf would be about 11" tall (doesn't need to be as tall as the speaker itself), and then the bottom part would be about 8" deep, and I was going to join to the boards together with a couple dowels, wood glue, and wood screws.

In my incredibly badly laid out diagram, the blue parts are the shelf, the yellow arrow indicates alternating dowels and wood screws of the 8" width of the board, and the red arrows are 2 wood screws to hold the whole thing on the wall, mounted to wall studs. Should this shelf be strong enough to hold an 8 pound speaker? Do I need to add some bracing on the sides maybe?

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travelwoods t1_iyenhzb wrote

Turn your shelves upside down and add a triangular brace to strengthen it

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djcobol OP t1_iyew5pb wrote

Didn’t think of that, thanks for the suggestion!

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lollroller t1_iyenihb wrote

There are definitely wall mounts that will work with 8 pound speakers, but your shelf will work and look good too. Maybe you could include a full-width block underneath where you could screw “up” into the back, and down through the shelf into the block.

Consider a small lip around the shelf too, or another method to keep the speakers from falling off. Eight pound speakers could really hurt if they fell on somebody’s head.

I don’t usually worry about stuff like this, but years ago we were on vacation visiting relatives, and one one of their surround speakers rattled off and landed square on one of our kid’s head, resulting in a trip to the ER and many stitches.

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lollroller t1_iyeledn wrote

Satellite speakers usually have provisions for wall mounts. If yours do, that might be easier than building shelves from “scratch”. Plus most mounts allow you to position the speakers, and point them directionally.

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djcobol OP t1_iyeluzs wrote

I've tried 2 different post mounts, but the speakers were too heavy. My wife would also wants to try and match the rest of the trim in the room by painting/staining them.

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