Do-It-Yourself, Repairs and Fixes

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I always end up in decision paralysis because I think of way too many possibilities. Is there a way I can avoid brackets? If I am able to drill into studs should I just use normal wood screws? I'll be using it as a tea/spice shelf.

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[–] Barbacamanitu 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you can only hit one stud, you should hit it in two places vertically if possible. Bottom shelf and top shelf if you can. You can still add some anchors if you need, but that works for most things. I hang cabinets into single studs all the time just by screwing it in two spots. It will work as long as the shelf or cabinet is built well enough.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Good point. I hadn’t thought about the physics enough. As long as the shelves are sturdy, there would be no need to anchor the corners.