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Can a 36" shelf be supported by two brackets spaced 32" apart?
If you want to put stuff on the shelves, go with a middle bracket.
I would also tie/mount the shelve to the bracket somehow. To keep it from tipping.
Zip-ties, wire, get fancy with small bolts to ...
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Shelves in concrete+drywall
You need not worry about the drywall assuming you anchor to the block. It can handle static compression which you get at the low end of the shelf bracket. (The high end is under tension, handled by ...
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Where are my studs!? TV Mounting Help
16 inch on centre is common, but not always.
One drill hole might have hit the stud at the edge and just miss the next one.
Studs that old might 1.75 or near full 2 inches face size. A small/tiny(1/16 ...
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Where are my studs!? TV Mounting Help
Assuming you are US based: I find the old-fashioned way of finding studs to be completely lacking. The stupid stud finder tools are no better, only usable for dad jokes. Old plaster walls are so tough,...
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