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My attempt to build a floating shelf ended with a hole in the wall
I saw a video online about making a simple floating shelf with just a 2x4 and some brackets. I measured everything twice, or so I thought. After I drilled the pilot holes and went to mount the bracket, the whole thing just ripped out of the drywall. Turns out I missed the stud by about an inch and a half. Now there's a fist-sized hole where my shelf was supposed to go, and my cat keeps trying to climb into it. Has anyone else had a stud finder lie to them like this?
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jennifer3585mo ago
My cat would totally live in that hole.
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the_christopher6mo ago
Ugh, stud finders are the worst sometimes. I just ended up knocking on the wall and listening for the solid sound after mine failed me. The old school method actually worked better for finding the real stud.
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