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If the twin-slot uprights are definitely resting on the floor, and you can maybe somehow support them from above (by attaching something... into the bottom of the worktop - it'll be pretty strong) then the rear 'decor' panel of the unit shouldn't be taking too much strain, more just making sure the uprights don't fall forwards.
Edit: thought about it some more. Maybe you're already planning to do this, but if you mount the twin slot uprights on the two sides, not the back, and have the horizontals pointing towards each other, it should be stronger than just mounting on the back and having the front unsupported.
I think.
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Thanks for that!
I've bought four uprights and was going to have two on the sides with 220mm brackets and two on the back with 120mm brackets for each shelf.
Because the bottom shelf is going to be sitting on wood, I might rest the uprights on the bottom shelf and attach the top of it to the worktop with angle brackets.
tbc
This is the back of our kitchen island. We deliberately got the middle unit narrower than the others to put in some shelves for cookbooks in between.
We are going to use some worktop offcuts for the shelves themselves, but I didn't want to use battens attached to the kitchen panels because I get the impression they won't be strong enough - they're just decor panels.
I have bought some twin slot shelving so that can hopefully spread the weight a bit.
Is there a way to attach the uprights from the twin slot shelving to the floor or to a piece of wood on the floor, so there's even less weight on the cabinets? Or will making sure they're standing on the floor do that for me?
It's this kind of shelving:
https://www.tradesystems.co.uk/DU430B-Sapphire-Twin-Slot-Wall-Mounted-Shelving-Upright-430mm-Black-DU430BL.html#SID=151
I hope that makes sense.