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How to Use Leveling Wedges

Between uneven floors and self-assembled furniture the reasons for items to rock or wobble in your home or business are unlimited. Leaning bookshelves, wobbling tabletops, and rocking appliances can compromise aesthetic, comfort, and safety. To quickly and professionally resolve issues with wobbling furniture or appliances use handy plastic leveling wedges like Wobble Wedge. For more than 30 years Wobble Wedge® has been the proprietor of the world’s best leveling shims, available in flexible plastic and rigid plastic, and in a variety of sizes and colors.

What is a Leveling Wedge?

The concept of the leveling wedge is a simple, but powerful one. A small triangular sliver of strong plastic material that can fill the gap between your furniture or appliances and the flooring material to create lasting stability. A level shim gradually increases in thickness to provide a universally convenient solution for gaps and wobbling. Additionally, Wobble Wedge shims possess patented interlocking ridges that allow users to stack and combine wedges to fill any gap. Flexible plastic Wobble Wedge leveling shims can be trimmed with a utility knife once placed in their location so the excess wedge material is not visible to the naked eye.

How to Use a Leveling Wedge

Using level wedges is an incredibly easy process. To determine if your furniture or appliances need a level wedge simply place both hands firmly on top of the object in question. Gently shift your pressure from one hand to the other to see if the item rocks or leans. If the item in question shifts under your pressure it is resting unevenly on the ground. Place a level on top of your furniture or appliance and rock it very gently to find the level point. Once you have identified how to make the item sit level, use Wobble Wedge plastic leveling wedges to fill the gap between the bottom of the item and the flooring material. Stack and combine wedges until the gap is completely full. When you remove your hands from the top of the furniture item or appliance it should sit stable on top of the plastic level shims.

Flexible Plastic vs. Rigid Plastic Wedges

Depending on the flooring material and the item you are trying to level stipulates whether you should use a flexible plastic leveling wedge or a rigid plastic leveling wedge. Furniture items placed on hard flooring material are best served with a flexible plastic leveling shim. Flexible plastic shims will grip hard flooring material surfaces and won’t slip or slide under pressure. Appliances or furniture on soft flooring materials such as carpet or rugs are best benefited by a rigid plastic leveling wedge, which will support the item firmly on the soft flooring material. Rigid plastic shims can also help prevent compression marks on soft flooring materials.

When To Use a BigGap™ Wedge

Standard Wobble Wedge leveling shims can be stacked and combined using the patented interlocking ridges to fill any gap between furniture and appliances and your flooring material. However, there are some gaps that require a more industrial solution. In these instances, use a BigGap™ Wobble Wedge, which is twice as thick as the standard wedges. BigGap™ leveling wedges can also be stacked and combined to increase height. BigGap™ shims are ideal for large furniture or appliances such as workbenches, storage shelves, hot water heaters, washing machines, and more.

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10 Ways to Use Furniture Leveling Shims

Whether you’ve recently relocated, or are wanting to spruce up your home with a remodel, a frustrating challenge many encounter is unstable furniture. Flooring materials and surfaces can be uneven and foundations can shift over time. Uneven flooring can end up causing items to rock, lean, or wobble

The world’s original plastic stackable furniture shim, Wobble Wedge®, was invented for this very reason. The founders lived in an older home with sloping floors where furniture wobbled, tilted, rattled, rocked, and leaned. Everything they tried either didn’t hold up over time or didn’t stay in place, which inspired the creation of the Wobble Wedge plastic furniture shim. Since 1985 the Wobble Wedge has been the best furniture shim on the market. Here are ten of the most common uses for Wobble Wedge furniture shims.

Most Popular Uses of Wobble Wedge® Furniture Shim

  1. Bookcases: Whether in your living room, bedrooms, or office, ensure your bookcases are stable and stay in place with a Wobble Wedge plastic furniture shim. Load your bookcases with valuables, knowing they will remain safely and securely in place with Wobble Wedges.  
  1. End Tables: Don’t let unstable end tables turn into a problem, like spilling beverages, knocking over a treasured vase, or a magazine avalanche. Simply slide in a plastic Wobble Wedge furniture shim under the table or leg, and rest assured you are protected.  
  1. Coffee Tables: A wobbly coffee table can result in spilled beverages, sliding supper plates, or pose a danger to kids or pets playing in their proximity. On soft flooring, such as carpets or rugs, use a rigid plastic Wobble Wedge to shim uneven coffee tables. On hard flooring surfaces, like hardwood, stone, or laminate, use flexible Wobble Wedges.
  1. Dining Room Tables: Nothing is worse than a dining room table that isn’t stable during a meal. Ensure your family and guests have an unforgettable dining experience each time they gather around the table by compensating for any gaps under table legs with a plastic Wobble Wedge furniture shim.
  1. Heavy Furniture: Whether you’re a renter, living in a temporary space, or want to move your furniture around, you need the right furniture wedge to protect your flooring from heavy items. You’ll be protected from costly damage, unsightly imprints, and flooring damage with BigGap™ Wobble Wedges. These large rigid plastic shims can hold more than 2,000 lbs.
  1. Couches: Protect your carpet and flooring while keeping your couch from moving by relying on a Wobble Wedge furniture shim to hold it in place. Combine multiple BigGap™ wedges side by side under couch legs and supports. Prevent your couch from rocking or leaning when the family jumps on for movie night.
  1. Hutches: Stabilizing a hutch containing antiques, china, fragile items, or heirlooms is essential for ensuring the protection of the items inside. While your hutch is empty check for any leaning or rocking. Compensate for any gaps below the hutch with rigid plastic Wobble Wedge furniture shims. Shim and stabilize delicate items within the hutch with Mini Wobble Wedges.
  1. Vanities: Are you upgrading or replacing your vanity? Or maybe your existing vanity has a visible gap or perceptible wobble. Stabilize a bathroom vanity with a flexible plastic Wobble Wedge bathroom furniture shim. Flexible plastic Wobble Wedges will grip onto hard flooring material, and won’t slip, or expand if exposed to moisture.
  1. Dressers: A tall or heavy dresser, if placed on uneven flooring, can rock or wobble, or even have issues with its drawers sliding smoothly along their tracks. If you’re having issues with a dresser on uneven flooring, a Wobble Wedge furniture shim can provide a quick solution with longevity. For dressers placed on soft flooring, such as carpets or rugs, use a rigid plastic Wobble Wedge. For dressers on hard flooring materials, such as hardwood or laminate, use a flexible plastic Wobble Wedge for better grip and floor protection.
  2. Workbenches: Another popular use for Wobble Wedge furniture shims is in the garage. Stabilize large, heavy workbenches with BigGap™ Wobble Wedges. These industrial shims can hold more than 2,000 lbs and won’t slip or slide under the weight and pressure of big projects.
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Shim Wire Racks & Shelves

When it comes to organizing your space, it’s easy to turn to wire racks and shelves because they are an inexpensive and appealing storage solution. Whether for organizing tools in a garage, craft supplies in a closet, your kitchen pantry, children’s playroom, making your shop more efficient or creating storage space in a laundry room, we see these types of shelves and racks used throughout most houses and businesses. However, the very nature of an adjustable rack can make it inherently unstable, unlevel, and unsafe.

To prevent wire racks and furniture shelves from leaning, tipping, or wobbling, as well protecting your valuables, you can rely on the durable and versatile Wobble WedgeⓇ plastic shims. Our one-of-a-kind product will help you level, tilt, tighten, align, separate, pry, secure, straighten, tighten, clamp, cushion or support your belongings and surfaces with no tools required. The Wobble Wedge is here to save you time, money and secure your valuables in no time flat with our handy plastic shims. 

Stabilize Multi-Shelf Wire Racks

Whether it’s your small business, restaurant, home, or any other workspace, our plastic shims are easy to use and sure to make your space more efficient, as well furniture and belongings more stable. Simply slide a Wobble Wedge under the feet of a multi-shelf wire rack to prevent leaning, tipping, or wobbling. The flexible or rigid Wobble Wedge can be customized to any height as the easy solution for any job. The Wobble Wedge is available in a variety of colors and will seamlessly blend into any environment. Our flexible plastic shims can even be trimmed to be completely out of sight for a clean and polished look.  

Level Wall Mounted Wire Shelves

Wall-mounted wire shelves can start to droop under weight and pull down away from the wall, which not only creates an eye sore, but doesn’t provide the level storage you need for safety. Simply place Wobble Wedge plastic shims between the back of the shelf and the wall to help stabilize the shelf and prevent sagging. Insert shims from the bottom of the shelf with the flat side of the shim against the wall. Use our BigGap™ Wobble Wedges for shelves with an extra wide gap between the shelf and the wall to help create stability. The possibilities for furniture shim solutions are endless and promise to fix the problem for good.

Prevent Marks from Thin Wire Feet

Whether you rent or own your space, one of the most annoying things about using a wire storage shelf or metal legged furniture on carpeted areas, rugs, or soft flooring are the deep marks the tiny feet leave behind when it’s moved. Prevent carpet marks and damage with Wobble Wedge plastic shims. Simply place a flexible or hard plastic Wobble Wedge under each foot, then adjust to ensure its level. Now you can fill your shelf with any weighted objects without worrying about leaving permanent marks in your carpet. Our tough and durable Wobble Wedge can hold up to 2,000 lbs and will stay in place, securing your belongings as time passes and not allowing carpet marks. 

Storage solutions don’t need to be expensive, but you need floor and surface protection, so take advantage of the convenience the Wobble Wedge brings to your life. Our patented invention is proudly made in the USA and our outstanding customer service will ensure complete satisfaction. Wobble Wedge is your go-to when it comes to solving your storage issues, will absorb vibration, and is the perfect furniture shim to stabilize any leveling issue that might come up. So, protect your investment and don’t let your furniture leave compression marks. 

The Wobble Wedge is precision engineered to make your life easier and give you peace of mind. We promise our product will never shrink or swell, no matter what the temperature or moisture in the space they are used in. Our durable, flexible, stackable, adjustable and trimmable shims come in a variety of soft and hard shim materials that will make it the perfect secure solution for any project. Get the stability you need in seconds flat and cross one more thing off your to-do list. So, be the hero in your home or workspace and let the Wobble Wedge save the day.

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Shim & Stabilize A Hot Water Heater

Whether you’re a professional plumber or capable DIYer, installing a hot water heater takes patience and craftsmanship. Most hot water heaters are installed in basements, garages, kitchens, and restaurants with intentionally unlevel flooring. Concrete floors are designed to slope toward a drain to prevent flooding in your building. However, leaning hot water heaters can be a safety concern and do long-term damage to your property. 

For your hot water heater to work correctly, you don’t want it rocking, leaning, or wobbling. This could stress the plumbing joints and ultimately cause a leak. With just one gallon of water weighing eight pounds, it’s easy to see why these appliances need to be stabilized. First, use a carpenter’s level to check the sides of the hot water heater and ensure it’s straight. When it’s not, Wobble Wedge® plastic shims can ensure your hot water heater works properly and help you avoid costly repairs long term.  

Accommodate for Unlevel Flooring

No matter what type of building, floors are rarely perfectly level. Use Wobble Wedges® to solve unlevel flooring below your hot water heater tank and ease needless stress on plumbing and joints. You can stack and combine Wobble Wedges to get the perfect height. Use as many as necessary. In addition, Wobble Wedge interlocking ridges won’t slip apart once underweight. Wobble Wedge plastic shims are a highly versatile tool with superior functionality that helps you get the job done faster.

Plastic Shims Not Susceptible to Water Damage

Materials like wood or composite are easily penetrated by water and not only warp over time but can affect the stability of your structure. In addition, plumbing issues with hot water heaters can lead to mold and mildew, which can become costly problems. Durable Wobble Wedge plastic shims are not susceptible to water damage. They will not swell or rot, like wooden shims, when placed under a hot water heater tank and exposed to excess moisture or flooding.

Wobble Wedge Holds Up to 2,000 Pounds

Whether you own an under-the-sink, tank, or tankless, also known as on demand hot water heater, we have you covered. Be assured the reliable Wobble Wedges can hold up to 2,000 pounds of weight. That is enough to stabilize and support any hot water heater tank at total capacity. So depending on the type of hot water heater you have, from a 6-gallon tank that weighs 76 pounds up to a 115-gallon tank that weighs 1,183 pounds, there is no job the Wobble Wedge can’t support. 

Tough And Durable For Any Job

Made proudly in the United States, the patented Wobble Wedge comes in all shapes, sizes, materials, colors, and numerous customizable options that make it perfect for any job. Going strong since 1985, we’ve been helping professionals and business owners ensure their projects are done right and on time. Our superior quality and outstanding customer service guarantee we stand by our product every step of the way. So don’t let your hot water heater issues get the best of you, save time and money by selecting the Wobble Wedge today.

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Plastic Shim Variety Pack Solves All Wobbles

Industry professionals and homeowners can all agree there are never enough hours in the day when it comes to their never-ending to-do list. Thankfully the invention of the Wobble Wedge® offers both versatility and functionality for numerous fields and common expertise problems. It’s both household and professional imperative for multiple fixes and is sure to help you get the job done.

These amazingly tough, one-of-a-kind shims are not only durable enough for a variety of situations but can be customized in a variety of settings. In addition, the incredibly adaptable modular system of interlocking leveling wedges are available in numerous material options and variety packs, which makes all sorts of tough jobs easier and faster. Wobble Wedges® have been the go-to leveling and stabilizing solution for industry professionals for well over 30 years. 

Solutions To Everyday Challenges

Toilets: Whether it’s a sloped floor, bad toilet installation, loose bolts, flange issues, or corrosion, our toilet shim can be a great solution. Wobble Wedges are easy to customize, trim, and adjust to adapt to any situation. Unlike other products, our shims will hold up in any damp environment, not rust, and are tough against almost all chemical products.

Plumbing: It’s fair to say most homeowners and tenants don’t appreciate rattling pipes. Our soft-plastic Wobble Wedges can bend around a pipe to cushion it, pad around areas that are vibrating, and tighten pipes with loose fittings. They are also great for water lines and when it comes to completing shower, bathtub, or vanity installations. 

Contractors: Keep Wobble Wedges handy, no matter your industry, to help you tackle any job. You can stabilize workbenches, shelving, tools, or storage containers. Efficiently fix gaps and shim up any material. Best of all, it will hold up in any weather and, unlike other materials, never crumble.

Furniture Stability: Have it be a business owner whose customers complain about uneven dining accommodations or stabilizing furniture at home, having a Wobble Wedge furniture wedge is a quick and easy fix. Whether it’s on wood flooring, vinyl, tile, patio, or an area rug, our variety pack of plastic shims will ensure your space feels as good as it looks. 

Appliances: Every homeowner has had that loud washing machine, a refrigerator that vibrates, an air conditioner that rattles, an uneven stove, or another appliance that won’t stay put on a slick surface. One of our well-placed plastic shims can easily remove the noise and extend an appliance’s lifetime. Plus, the Wobble Wedge helps ensure your floors and surfaces are protected. 

Travel: Before you hit the road to your next vacation or client job, make sure your vehicle’s accessories are secure. Wobble Wedges can keep your toolbox, luggage rack, roof rack, bike rack, ski rack, storage box, or any other vehicle attachment not only quiet but secure for your ride. Our shims not only make travel safer but protect against wear and provide more peace of mind. 

Be Prepared For Any Job

If you’re a professional or DIY, you know it’s good to be prepared for any situation. The Wobble Wedge ShopShim plastic shim assortment variety pack features both rigid and flexible wedges in various sizes. Used alone or in any combination, this plastic shim assortment will come in handy for any installation, repair, and assembly applications. Kit includes five Standard Rigid in translucent, Standard Flexible in clear, Standard Rigid in black; eight Mini Rigid in translucent, Mini Flexible in clear; four single GigGap Rigid in translucent; and two single BigGap Flexible in clear. 

In a class by themselves, Wobble Wedges will prove to be the plastic shim of choice for every shimming task. The Wobble Wedge is guaranteed to support up to 2,000 pounds of weight, comes in numerous variety packs, colors, materials, is easily concealed, customizable, and proudly made in the U.S.A. You’ll save time, money, and most of all, provide a long-term solution that will leave everyone satisfied.

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Plastic Shims vs. Wood Shims

Wood shims are a timeless carpentry solution, but modern plastic shims can offer a more reliable solution in certain circumstances. You might have both types of shims in your toolbox. What are the primary distinctions between wood shims and plastic shims? Which projects are better suited for plastic shims? In this blog post we will explore the pros and cons of each to make sure you have the right type of shim on hand for your next project.

Patented Interlocking Ridges

The primary distinction between a Wobble Wedge® plastic shim and a standard wooden shim is the presence of the patented interlocking ridges. These ridges make all Wobble Wedge plastic shims stackable in any unique combination (imagine how Legos securely stack and lock together). Wooden shims are liable to slide when stacked under pressure. Wobble Wedges can hold up to 2,000 pounds and will not slip or slide apart once stacked under the weight of an object. Make furniture and shelving perfectly level, keep decorative objects stable, and more with Wobble Wedges®.

Not Susceptible to Exposure to the Elements

Unlike their wooden counterparts, Wobble Wedge plastic shims are not susceptible to exposure to the elements. Wooden shims will expand and warp when exposed to water and changing environmental conditions. Wobble Wedge plastic shims are waterproof and weatherproof. Use Wobble Wedge plastic shims to stabilize appliances in your basement that might get exposed to leaking water or in your bathroom near showers, toilets, and sinks. Wobble Wedges are also ideal for use outside shimming concrete blocks or steps, fountains and sculptures, and large planter boxes and containers. 

Available in Multiple Colors

When using shims in areas where they will be visible, Wobble Wedge offers plastic shims in a variety of colors; black, white, and clear plastic. Choose a wedge that will blend seamlessly into your environment. Wood shims are typically unpainted and their natural brown color. When a more professional solution is required, use Wobble Wedge plastic shims. Black plastic shims disappear perfectly under kitchen appliances like a refrigerator, stove, or dishwasher. White plastic shims work perfectly near white tile, laminate, or porcelain in bathrooms. For everything else, clear plastic Wobble Wedges disappear into any environment for stabilizing decorative items, furniture on soft flooring, indoor plants, and more.

Wooden or plastic? Which type of shim is right for your project? Click here to shop Wobble Wedges plastic shims available in a variety of sizes and colors.

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Solve Wobbly Tables with Wobble Wedge®

Wobbly restaurant or cafe tables can ruin your customer’s experience. An uneven table can lead to spilled drinks and a spoiled time at a restaurant, coffee shop, or brewery. Say goodbye to sugar packets, matchbooks, and stacked napkins. Wobble Wedges® offer a professional solution to your wobbly table problem. Available in a variety of colors, Wobble Wedge can blend right into your restaurant atmosphere and provide a permanent and professional fix.

Quick Fix for Wobbly Tables

You’re an amazing server, restaurant owner, or cafe manager and you just noticed a table in your establishment is rocking. Don’t let the lattes spill or your in-house brew froth onto the table top! No more matchbooks or napkin stacks that eventually abandon their post and leave a mess on the floor. Keep a jar of Wobble Wedges behind the counter to quickly, permanently, and professionally fix your wobbly tables. Simply slip one of our patented plastic shims under the leg of your table to fill any gap caused by uneven flooring or uneven table legs. Our interlocking ridge system will hold the Wobble Wedge in place.

Flexible Wedges on Hard Flooring for No-Slip Grip

Wobble Wedges are available in rigid and flexible plastic. Use Soft Plastic Wobble Wedges on hard flooring material for the ultimate no-slip grip. If your restaurant or cafe has hard flooring, such as hardwood, concrete floors, tile, or laminate soft plastic wedges are the solution that you’re looking for. Stack up multiple wedges for your extreme table wobbles. The interlocking ridges prevent Wobble Wedges from slipping apart under pressure. Wobble Wedges can hold up to 2,000 pounds so your customer’s meals and drinks will be safe and sound no matter what.

Promote a Professional Atmosphere with Blend-In Colors

Your establishment is nicer than a dirty stack of napkins stuffed under a table leg. How embarrassing when a customer sees your makeshift solution. Promote a professional atmosphere with a professional solution that blends in seamlessly with your restaurant ambiance. Wobble Wedges are available in a variety of colors; white, clear, and black. Choose the color that will blend in with your flooring and tables. No migrating sugar packets or rogue matchbook stacks that will end up in your customer’s Yelp review.

Make sure your restaurant gets every star it deserves! Don’t lose ratings because of wobbly, uneven tables and sloshy, spilled drinks. Use Wobble Wedges to professionally solve your wobbly tables. Keep a jar of Wobble Wedges at your server station to keep your staff on point and provide an easy solution to such a common problem. Click here to shop Wobble Wedges for restaurants, cafes, breweries, bars, and other dining establishments.

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Tapered Shims for All Your Household Needs

When objects around the house are wobbling, unstable, or unlevel the solution you’re looking for is a tapered shim. Wobble Wedge has been the ultimate household tapered plastic shim for more than thirty years, offering an easy fix for wobbly tables, uneven surfaces, unlevel bookshelves, and anything that rocks, tips, or leans. Tapered shims slide into any gap to provide an easy and enduring fix. For whatever your household needs, try Wobble Wedge!

What is a Tapered Shim?

The wedge was one of the first tools created by mankind and they are still just as handy today! A tapered shim is a triangular piece of material that slides into any gap, filling the space and preventing any further movement from the item. Wobble Wedge offers plastic tapered shims in a variety of sizes and with several distinguishing features that make them the ultimate household handy tool. Wobble Wedge tapered shims feature patented ridge technology that allows the wedges to interlock, never to slide apart when under the weight of an object. Wobble Wedges are also available in hard and soft plastic so you can pick the perfect fix for your project. Hard plastic Wobble Wedges are best used on soft flooring, while soft plastic Wobble Wedges are perfect for hard flooring or surfaces, decorative objects, and plumbing.

What Problems Can I Solve With a Tapered Shim?

If it wobbles, a tapered shim can fix it! Just about any household project pertaining to uneven floors or surfaces can be addressed with a tapered shim. Wobble Wedges have been used for hundreds of different household and commercial purposes ranging from plumbing and counter installations, to antique furniture and collectable objects. Here are just a few of the many ways you can use a tapered shim to solve your household wobbles.

Getting Started with Wobble Wedges

Once you have a pack of Wobble Wedges in the house, you won’t believe how many different ways you will find to use them. Suddenly, tapered shims will become your favorite tool in the tool box. The Wobble Wedge Variety Pack is a great place to get started. This convenient kit contains a variety of tapered shims for all of your household needs. Here is what you’ll find included:

10 Rigid Standard Shims: These are your go-to household wedges for fixing bookcases, coffee tables, and more. These rigid plastic shims are perfect for soft flooring and can be used to prevent furniture imprints on carpet.

5 Flexible Standard Shims: The perfect plastic shim for furniture on soft flooring, kitchen appliances, fixing rattling plumbing pipes, wobbly toilets, and more. Flexible Wobble Wedges are pliable and can easily be trimmed to any size.

2 Flexible BigGap Shims: These are the largest Wobble Wedge shims and are perfect for construction projects, and large appliances like washing machines, dryers, storage freezers, and more.

4 Rigid BigGap Shims: The largest hard plastic Wobble Wedge is ready to go to work in your garage or tool shed. Use these mighty shims for stabilizing your workbench, power tools, drafting tables, and concrete blocks or stairs.

8 Flexible Mini-Shims: For all of your micro-wobbles, these soft plastic Wobble Wedges are perfect for securing decorative items, house plants, framed artwork, and more.

8 Rigid Mini-Shims: These itty-bitty, hard plastic tapered shims are ready to shim thin antique or modern table legs. Mini wedges are also handy for woodworking projects, stabilizing delicate joints, and fixing antique wobbles.

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Perfectly Level DIY Floating Shelves

Level DIY floating shelves

Homemade Floating Shelves Use Wobble Wedges ® to Achieve Perfection

Floating shelves are a sophisticated way to add storage capacity in your home without the clutter of metal shelf brackets. There are a variety of floating shelf styles and kits that are available for purchase online. The truly industrious home improvement junkies will opt to build their own floating shelves using basic carpentry skills and tools. However, even the most perfectly built floating shelf may not rest flat against the drywall. Any gaps between the bottom of the shelf and the wall will cause the floating shelf to be out of level. Luckily, Wobble Wedge ® plastic shims provide an easy fix! Our sturdy plastic shims will help you install perfectly level DIY floating shelves.

How to Build a DIY Floating Shelf

DIY floating shelves are constructed with an internal support that gets attached to the wall and an exterior “box” that slips over the support. This style of design creates an incredibly strong shelf without any visible support. If mounted to drywall, use drywall anchors to increase the weight capacity of the shelf. Otherwise, mount the floating shelf into studs for a seemingly indestructible shelf ready to hold your heaviest house plants, books, and decorative items.

Installing a Floating Shelf

Use a level while installing the internal support for your floating shelf. This ensures that the shelf is level from side to side. Once you have mounted the internal support, slip the box that comprises the exterior of the shelf over the support. Use finishing nails to hold the exterior box to the internal support bracket.

Level DIY floating shelves
Trim the plastic shims and they’ll disappear from view!

Level DIY Floating Shelves with Plastic Shims

At this point you may notice that your shelf is level from side to side, but does not sit flush against the wall and is therefore not level from front to back. This could cause items to slide off the shelf and could even pull the shelf off the wall. Place a level on the shelf to see if it dips tilts downward. If your floating shelf is not level, use clear/translucent Wobble Wedges ® plastic shims under the bottom, against the wall, to make your shelf level from front to back. Once you have confirmed with your level that the shelf is now even you can trim the Wobble Wedges ® so they are not visible to the naked eye. Using a marker draw a line on each plastic shim, and then remove it. Trim the Wobble Wedge ® plastic shims to size with scissors or an exacto blade. Replace each plastic shim and recheck the shelf for level.

Congratulations! You built a beautiful floating shelf that is unique and customized to your space. Now it’s perfectly level thanks to Wobble Wedge ® plastic shims!

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Wobble Wedges ® Fresh New Look

Wobble Wedges fresh new look

New packaging, Same Great Product

Wobble Wedges ® have been the go-to leveling and stabilizing solution for industry professionals for over 30 years. Developed and designed by a family-owned Boulder based company dedicated to serving our customers quality solutions. We felt that a new decade warranted a fresh new look for our brand, with a new focus on the everyday consumers’ needs too. To this end we’ve revamped our packaging for our plastic shims, redone our logo, and overhauled our website. We hope this new look reminds our customers that Wobble Wedges ® offer an intuitive solution from an easy-to-use tool with limitless possibilities. 

Why? We Want to be the Hero of All Household Projects!

Simple and straightforward in its design, Wobble Wedges ® are engineered to be user-friendly and intuitive to implement. Perfect for at-home uses, our plastic shims are multi-purpose tools that empower users to tackle all types of home, office, and outdoor improvement challenges. Patented interlocking technology allows you to securely stack all sizes of plastic shims in combination; customizing the product to fit each fix-it need. Multiple color options and trimmable features ensure adaptability, from shimming a table leg to laying concrete slabs. Our plastic shims offer a quick fix that’s durable enough to be used, and then reused, time and time again.

New Packaging, Same Great Product

Our fresh new packaging and smaller consumer sized containers will practically jump into your hand at the hardware store! For our 30 count and 75 count packages we have replaced the old PVC jars with paperboard packaging that is more eco-friendly. In the near future you can also expect smaller packages to be available at your local hardware store and on our website. These smaller package options will give our customers the option to buy only a few plastic shims at a time. Making Wobble Wedges ® even more accessible to the average consumer. 

The Go-To Plastic Shim for Industry Tradesmen

Wobble Wedges ® are still the go-to for industry tradesmen (plumbers, contractors, maintenance, etc) and restaurants! The ultimate solution for wobbly toilets and tables, our plastic shims can be reused over and over again! We are proud to offer the only sustainable wedge of its kind; designed to weather the elements and burden of time. Making our tapered shims the perfect choice for all kinds of jobs.


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