Timeline for Will my shelf be strong enough despite one of the brackets being in drywall anchors?
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| Jan 30, 2023 at 22:25 | comment | added | Makyen | Another time, you would have been much better off using a single piece of wood for that top shelf. By using two pieces of wood, you've effectively made it two separate shelves, rather than one. Each of those shelves is supported by two secure brackets on one side and one not-so-secure bracket on the side towards the center. Thus, each of those selves will be substantially stronger in the area over their two secure brackets. I'd definitely keep most of the weight on each of those selves in the area between the two secure brackets. | |
| Jan 7, 2023 at 14:08 | comment | added | Huesmann | If you have screws into studs on each end I think you'll be fine. Worst case, the center will sag a bit, rather than letting go all at once. | |
| Jan 3, 2023 at 19:01 | comment | added | Ivan | @FreeMan Maybe I should at least take my gold bullion out of my safe before putting it up there? Seriously though, I'm wary enough about it not to put anything crazy up there. I did put screws up through the brackets into the shelves, yes. 3/4" #8 wood screws. | |
| Jan 3, 2023 at 19:00 | comment | added | RMDman | @ivan, then you should be ok. | |
| Jan 3, 2023 at 18:58 | comment | added | Ivan | @RMDman They were #10 wood screws, and I'm pretty confident that they're about an inch into studs. I'm as confident as I can be that I hit the centres of the studs, based off of repeatedly checking where the edges of the studs are with a stud finder, and drilling into the middle. Those screws all feel super secure to me. What will be placed on those shelves depends on how strong I think they'll be. For example I'm probably not going to place my cast iron pans on the shelf over the brackets in anchors. I expect that I won't have much more than 75 pounds across the whole top part. | |
| Jan 3, 2023 at 13:53 | comment | added | FreeMan | If you've put screws up through the brackets and into the shelves, then if there is any sag in the brackets just in drywall, some of the force will be transferred through the shelf and into the brackets in the studs. | |
| Jan 3, 2023 at 13:49 | comment | added | FreeMan | I would guess that you'll be OK, even if you load it up with books like the shelves below. We tend to be an overly cautious lot here, because we don't want to give people a false sense of security. OTOH, reality is that a load of people install shelves less securely than you seem to have and they don't fall apart. It's possible that this will collapse if you store your gold bullion up there, but it'll most likely be OK. | |
| Jan 3, 2023 at 12:45 | comment | added | RMDman | Please clarify for us some unknowns. What size screws did you use in the studs? Are you confident that they hit the middle of the studs ? What will be placed on the shelf? How much weight? Your feather collection would be no problem. Your rock collection, maybe not so much. | |
| Jan 3, 2023 at 6:02 | comment | added | whatsisname | Your stud finder isn't a flawless oracle, there should be two studs on each side of the door, verifiable by banging the wall with your firt and listening. | |
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