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Step 4 of 6 · Floating Shelf Install

Toggles if you must

Toggles if you must — step 4 of 6 in Floating Shelf Install. Snaptoggle-style, hole size exactly as packed. Cheap plastic expansion anchors are not for books. Mix stud + toggle if you have to.

Toggles if you must — step 4 photo from Floating Shelf Install

Free home & diy tip: Toggles if you must (step 4 of 6 from "Floating Shelf Install").

Snaptoggle-style, hole size exactly as packed. Cheap plastic expansion anchors are not for books.

Mix stud + toggle if you have to. Keep the weight modest. The wall will tell you later if you lied.

Pro tip: If you hit a pipe or a wire, stop. That is not a 'keep drilling' moment.

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