Sheppard Brackets 2" Floating Mantel Bracket

This heavy-duty floating mantel bracket is STRONG! It has a 2" tall backplate bracket that is 3/16” inch thick. It also has 3/4” diameter rods, which make it perfect to float really thick floating shelves and mantels from 2 1/2” to 3 1/2” thick. 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 10” to 16”, and the 12” rod is great for shelf and mantel depths of 13 to 20”.