Shoutout to my attempt at a custom floating shelf that cost me a weekend and $90

I tried to build a floating shelf for my living room using a tutorial that said it was easy. I bought a nice piece of oak, brackets, and everything. After hours of measuring and drilling, I mounted it and it looked great for about ten minutes before the whole thing tilted and ripped out of the wall, taking a chunk of drywall with it. Turns out I hit a stud with only one screw and the weight was all wrong. Has anyone actually gotten these things to stay up without professional help?

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hill.barbara12d ago

That tutorial probably should have said you need at least two screws in a stud for a shelf that heavy. One just doesn't give it enough support to stay level.

holly25612d ago

A chunk of drywall? That's brutal.