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<p>I built my around the walls shelf layout utilizing the two-rail white wall brackets & 24" white shelf brackets mounted to each stud. One shelf bracket for the layout one bracket for the layout roof per vertical rail. The top 1" foam shelf has the valance and lights. The layout itself is 1" 2'x8' sections glued together to form 2" or 3" thick sheets. They sit on the 24" shelf brackets on each stud and do not sag at all. Been up over two years. I have one section of wall where I have to span across the two sliding closet doors and I plan on using 1" aluminum L-bracket glued along the front and back of the foam so there will be no sag. I do not believe that two L bars are going to sag at all, at least I hope not, because I would really like to run this all the way around for occasional continuous running for visitors etc. </p><p>To glue 2'x8' sections together I use clear silicone. My pieces are not right angle joints because not all the walls meet in a square corner. I have a 4 foot wall that connects to the other two walls at a 45 degree angle. So that portion of foam is cut weird like an hourglass shape so the two big shelf sections remain rectangular. Nice clean installation. I'm still deciding whether to burying the wiring in the foam so none shows or go out through the bottom and running it to the front buss wires hidden behind the styrene face. The valances pieces are .40 & .60 styrene sections glued to the 1" edge of the foam with double sided permanent foam tape. I figured if it ever started coming loose I would clear silicone the top edge of it to the foam. I put the roof foam on this layout to allow me to curtain shut the layout to keep out dust. These I have not hung up yet but I plan to glue 1x2 along the top front edge of the roof foam, painted to match the valance, with small straight nails every 6-8" apart. The curtains will have button holes in the top hem at the same spacing so these curtains can be hung or removed quickly. </p><p>I hope these ideas I have used help solve any problems you might have or give you some more ideas to consider.</p><p>Mike P, ABQ, NM </p><p> </p>
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