Very tall(3 meters) bookcases

cublet

Hi all,

This is a pretty trivial thing I guess but its driving me slightly mad...

My new flat has heigh ceilings (3 meters) and I want to have a wall of bookcases on one wall as I have so little storage as the rest of the flat is small.

The wall isn't strong enough for shelves so a bookcase (secured to the wall in a few places) would be best. I like these ones but there would be too much space at the top:



I've contacted a few companies, both locally and online, and prices have range from £1700 to £4000. Which seems a little steep....

Does anyone have any bright ideas? Or know anyone in the north who could do this for less than a grand?

I am probably being naive but...is it that hard to make...?

C

davemorton

Could you not just put brackets and painted planks of wood up, or some people even use these sorts of clamps and tubing, can be a nice feature.

https://www.tubeclampsdirect.co.uk/section/3/1/48_33mm_tube_clamps

manda1205

Not to everyone's taste I know, but a lot of people hack the Ikea Billy bookcase to do exactly as you want. I don't think it would be too hard to DIY, as long as you can measure and use a saw, can't see it being too difficult. Here's a link to pinterest which has loads of ideas.

https://uk.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=ikea%20hack%20billy&rs=typed&term_meta%5B%5D=ikea%7Ctyped&term_meta%5B%5D=hack%7Ctyped&term_meta%5B%5D=billy%7Ctyped

Doozergirl

Even cheaper is Ikea KALLAX bookcases, stacked.

They come in several sizes so the combination possibilities are endless to fill your space. I have a 2x4 over a 4x4.

http://www.ikeahackers.net/2011/10/stacked-expedit-built-in-bookcases.html

manda1205

Ha ha great minds Doozergirl............

cublet

Such a creative lot! I might give that a go. Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

I'm also looking in to a shop that sells shelving to the retail industry!

https://www.equipashop.com/white-cube-shelving-6-x-6.html