Sheppard Brackets 3" Floating Mantel Bracket

This heavy-duty floating mantel bracket is Extremely STRONG! This is the strongest mantel bracket available anywhere.It has a 3" tall backplate that is 3/16” inch thick. It also has 3/4” diameter rods, which make it perfect to float really thick and heavy floating mantels 3 1/2” thick and thicker. These, like all floating shelf brackets, are best mounted to studs over Sheetrock. They are designed to be able to hit any and every stud that fall behind the bracket. The 4” rod length is perfect for floating shelf and mantel depths 5”-8”, the 6” rod length is perfect for shelf and mantel depths from 7” to 12” deep, the 9” rod length is great for shelf and mantel depths of 12” to 16”, and the 12” rod is great for shelf and mantel depths of 13 to 20”.