Put a built-in bookshelf in my living room and the whole thing tilted forward 3 inches

I was installing this floor-to-ceiling bookshelf in my Denver apartment last Saturday, thought I had the brackets in studs but turns out I missed one by about an inch. When I put my vinyl collection on the bottom shelf, the whole unit leaned forward and almost took out my coffee table. Anyone else trust their stud finder too much and end up with a leaning disaster?

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the_jesse5d agoOG Member

Trust your stud finder about as far as you can throw it, lol.

richardk263d agoMost Upvoted

Ha! @the_jesse probably got that stud finder from a dollar store (or mine did, anyway).