Chunky pipe shelving · assembly guide
5 Shelf Floor Mounted Unit
Build it upright, in the place it will live, from the floor up, then fix the top to the wall. The pictures show the unit from the front and loop, so watch each one through before you pick up the parts.
How it stands. Each leg is one upright that stands on a flat base flange and turns back to the wall at the top, where it finishes in a wall flange. The floor carries the weight and the wall fixing at the top stops the unit tipping.
Leave every 5.5 cm pipe loose. The short 5.5 cm pipes pass through the shelves. Screw each one into its coupling by only a few turns, so it holds but is still loose, and never tighten it right down. Left loose, enough thread comes through the other side of the shelf for the next coupling to grab. Screwed in tight, that coupling can struggle to catch enough thread, because of the thickness of the wood or any slight movement in it.
Your unit
Shelves
Your shelf depth
The pictures and counts below follow what you pick. Every kit carries the wall pipe for both depths.