Step 6 of 6 · Floating Shelf Install
Unload and inspect
Unload and inspect — step 6 of 6 in Floating Shelf Install. If you see a new crack from a bracket, take the books off. The fastener pulled or missed wood. Redo into a stud.

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If you see a new crack from a bracket, take the books off. The fastener pulled or missed wood. Redo into a stud. A shelf that almost holds is a shelf that will fall at 2am.
You wanted a shelf. You got a shelf. Don't turn it into a chin-up bar.
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