- [Narrator] Dan and Jackie are looking to add this shelf
to this empty wall.
- When we saw it in the store, we were like, it's perfect.
It's wood, it fits the space, it's just; it's perfect.
- [Narrator] But it's been two months
since Dan said he'd put the shelf up.
- Yeah, I'll get to it.
- [Narrator] He says he'll do it eventually.
She's ready for the shelf to be up.
Let's see if we can help them get it done.
- I'm Jackie, I'm a registered nurse,
and I want the shelf put up.
- I'm Dan, I'm a physical educational professional,
and I also want the shelf put up.
Just haven't gotten around to it yet.
- No he has not.
In over two months.
- [Narrator] Dan and Jackie list the pros and cons
of finally putting the shelf up.
- Putting up the shelf,
it could really help things around here.
We could put things on it, and it would clear up space
instead of taking up space on the floor.
- I think the toughest part is gonna be
the actual installation.
There's gonna be screws, screwdrivers,
probably some drilling, those little anchor things.
So, just a lot of moving parts.
- There are no cons to putting up the shelf. No.
- I think at some point we were just both like,
maybe the shelf doesn't have to go up.
- I want that shelf on the wall.
- [Narrator] Entering the picture right on time
is our shelf installation expert, Jeff.
Jeff is Dan and Jackie's neighbor;
he's installed three different shelves in his own home.
- I'm super excited to jump into the project
I know firsthand what it can be like to put up a shelf.
I remember my first shelf very well,
and at times it's overwhelming.
But you push through, and I know that I can give Dan
the push he needs to get it done.
Alright Dan, I see we're looking at a wide open wall here,
tell me what we're thinking.
- Yeah, the idea is that the shelf was gonna go there.
- Yup. Yup. Got it.
Alright, we got a wall, we got a shelf, we got some tools.
I think we have everything we need to get it done.
- Oh, the thing is I was just watching the game,
so, probably gonna go back to doing that.
- I like sports too, but if Dan thinks this shelf
is gonna put itself up, he's dreaming.
It might be a shelf, but the window of opportunity is now.
- I just had a conversation with Jackie,
and I should do it now.
- Okay, great, let's get to work.
First things first, we'll locate the studs in the wall.
And, I'm actually not finding any studs in here.
- That's because they're both out here.
(laughter)
- So what we'll do instead is we'll use plastic wall anchors
and we'll go in that way.
- Mhmm. - Right. Let's go.
- [Jeff] Okay so, what we're doing; we're looking
for the perfect height for our shelf, and just mark that.
So now we're just going to pre-drill for the anchors.
Take those anchors now and hammer them in.
Great, so we got our first bracket in,
now we're gonna take our level on top of the bracket
and extend it over to our next anchor point
so we can make sure that our shelf is nice and straight.
Alright Dan, here's where it gets a little tricky.
- Oh, I knew it.
- You're going to take this shelf,
you're gonna put it on top,
and you're gonna screw it in through the brackets.
- I don't know about this.
Is it done? - It's done.
Jackie, you wanted the shelf put up on the wall
because its a shelf and that's where it belongs.
Dan, you weren't entirely sold on things.
Guys, open your eyes and take a look at this wall now.
- Oh my god.
I cannot believe this. - Yeah, you know.
- Dan, how long would you say it took us to put that up?
- Six, seven hours?
- What if I told you six or seven minutes?
- Dan, you got it done!
I'm just so grateful to Dan and Jeff for getting it done.
- Yeah, it only took a few short hours and then we were--
- Minutes. - Yeah.
- We got it done.
- [Both] We got it done.