Wall mount for microwave oven: shelves, brackets, hangers

Few can boast of a great kitchen. Usually you have to find a place to install the necessary household appliances. Every year there are more and more of them, but the cuisine is still the same. We have to occupy empty vertical surfaces. One such example is a wall-mounted microwave shelf. As its option - brackets. With a low load-bearing capacity of the walls, you can use floor or table shelves, consoles and racks. In general, there are options.

Types of mounts for installing the microwave on the wall

The kitchen has many different appliances and few horizontal surfaces. Large appliances - such as microwave ovens, bread makers, are best fixed on the wall. But you can't just hang the device on the wall. You need a support and moreover one that can withstand a load of 10-15 kilograms. Here are the options:

• Microwave brackets. Sometimes they are also called "console" or "suspension". In different stores it is different, but the essence is the same. This is an L-shaped structure, which is attached to the wall with one shelf. The parts protruding forward serve as a support on which the device is installed.
• Microwave shelves. They can be wall-mounted and angular.
  

  In telescopic models, you can choose the size of the bracket

The good thing about brackets is that they are invisible. They can only be used for their intended purpose. True, you can then lay a sheet of material on them and use it as an ordinary shelf. And the shelves, if they are larger than the microwave, can be used to store things, which are always a lot in the kitchen.

There are several more options for installing a microwave:

• Swivel table brackets. This stand is attached with a clamp to the edge of the table. There may be an option with a screw. They usually have a swivel mechanism, but it is rarely large.
• Table stands.
  • On high legs so that you can place something under the shelf.
  • With a shelf above the microwave for more efficient use of space above the appliance.
    

    Microwave table stands - for more efficient use of space

• Shelves or racks. These are more serious coasters with more tiers. They can be table-top or floor-standing.

Racks or shelving - if there is room in the kitchen

As you can see, you can place a microwave oven not only on a table or windowsill. There are various options and you can find a way out for different cases. By the way, floor shelves for microwave ovens can be not only made of metal. They are also made from furniture chipboard and MDF. For the most part, an open compartment is allocated for the microwave installation, and in the rest either they store smaller equipment, or use it to store dishes / supplies, etc.

What are the brackets for the microwave

The main plus of the brackets for installing a microwave oven is that they are practically invisible when the device is installed on them. Minus - with a side impact, the device can fly off. If the place is chosen "impassable" - it's not scary. Otherwise, it is better to choose a shelf with side edges or come up with some kind of stops to fix the device.

One of the options is for brackets

When choosing a microwave bracket, pay attention to what weight they are designed for. It is also worth thinking about the bearing capacity of the wall on which you are going to hang the microwave. For its even distribution, it is necessary to choose models in which the part of the bracket that is screwed to the wall is long. And along the entire length, holes for fasteners are distributed.

Another good option is a horizontal jumper. It is mounted on the wall, and to it there are already L-shaped supports for the microwave oven.In this way, the load is also distributed over a larger surface.

Microwave bracket on the wall. Its "carrying capacity" must cover the weight of the furnace

What else can you say about microwave oven brackets? They can be telescopic with the possibility of adjusting the length to which the stops are extended. There may be plastic pads on the stops. Thanks to them, the device slips less. Brackets can be selected by color. This is usually painted metal. More often they are taken either in color with a microwave oven, or in color with kitchen furniture.

Types of shelves for the microwave

The easiest way to fix the microwave on the wall is by placing it on a shelf. If at designing kitchen furniture an open special shelf was not provided; it will be necessary to find a place for installing an additional one. There are the most common shelves - two or three brackets on which the shelf itself is fixed. It's easy to do such things yourself. There are more complex multi-tiered models.

To prevent the device from overheating, you need to leave gaps of 5-7 cm on the sides

They make microwave shelves from different materials:

• Metal - stainless steel, nickel-plated steel, galvanized, painted.
• Made of wood. Under varnish or paint.
• Made of laminated furniture chipboard.

A wall shelf for a microwave oven can be single-tier, two-tier and multi-tier. You can choose depending on the need. Single-tier are good if you are going to install the device in the space between the tabletop and wall cabinets. The space under the shelf can also be used.

The microwave shelf can be corner

The microwave oven is often placed in the corner. In this case, you can make or buy a corner shelf. This option fits especially well under a wardrobe with a corner door.

An interesting option: a shelf for a microwave and an electric kettle with outlets

There are also shelves for a microwave oven with a base. This is when not just brackets and a shelf, but also the back wall. Such options are good, but you need to look to make the shelf deep. Not all microwave oven models can be built in. In ordinary ones, an air gap should remain up to the wall. By the way, you need to pay attention to this in ordinary shelves. But there are usually sidewalls not covered, which improves ventilation.

Metal

If the kitchen has a metal finish, a metal microwave shelf on the wall will look good. They also have one-tier or several levels. The design can be found in different ways - with rounded or rectangular sides, with handrails of higher or lower height, with shelves on the lower level for small utensils.

Metal wall shelf options

The most common color is metallic. If desired, you can find dyed in a variety of colors. The color is usually matched to the microwave, but it can be painted to match the furniture or the wall.