My $15 shelving project turned into a $200 wall repair

I thought I could put up some floating shelves in my living room last weekend without checking for studs. After the third shelf ripped out of the drywall and smashed my coffee table, I finally bought a stud finder from Home Depot. The before was a mess of spackle patches and the after is shelves that actually stay up. Now I'm out $215 and three bruised toes. Has anyone else learned this lesson the expensive way?

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sarahsullivan9d ago

Used to roll my eyes at people who acted like you needed a PhD to hang a picture, but after a similar drywall disaster I completely changed my tune. Holly_gonzalez61 put it perfectly with that towel rack story, a few minutes of checking for studs saves you hours of patching holes. Now I'm the one telling everyone to stop being stubborn and just buy the damn stud finder.

holly_gonzalez619d ago

Oh man, I did the exact same thing with a towel rack and totally destroyed my bathroom wall.