Are the shelves solid or hollow inside?
Every shelf in this collection is solid wood front to back — full-thickness stock, not a hollow torsion box — finished on all faces so the grain shows from below as well as above.
What sizes can I order?
Lengths are cut to order, from a 12-inch accent to a 72-inch span. Depth adjusts too: six inches for frames and spices, ten or more for books and dishes.
What is included for mounting?
Concealed steel brackets and hardware ship with every shelf, sized to its length. Anchor into studs for book loads; the included heavy-duty anchors handle lighter styling on drywall.
How do I care for them?
Dust with a dry cloth and rotate displayed objects occasionally so sunlight tones the wood evenly. A wipe of oil once a year keeps the front edge rich.
How are shelves packed?
Shelves are made to order, wrapped individually, and shipped in rigid cartons with brackets and template packed alongside. Tracking is emailed the day your order leaves the workshop.
How much weight will it really hold?
Anchored into two wall studs as directed, a solid board on deep-set steel rods carries a full run of hardcovers — and books are the heavy case, at roughly twenty pounds per running foot. The limit is almost always the wall, not the teak. On masonry, use rated expansion anchors; on plaster or hollow walls, send a photo to support@timbervintique.com before you drill and we will talk it through.
Is it actually solid wood? Most floating shelves are hollow.
Most are — a veneer skin around a honeycomb core, which is why they sound like a drum and sag by year two. Yours is one solid teak board, kiln-dried for twenty days before it was ever cut, then planed, sanded, and oiled on all faces. Two checks on delivery day: the weight when you lift the box, and the grain running through the end, because the end is the same wood as the face.