My bathroom shelf brackets were too short so I tried those plastic anchor alternatives and it backfired

I was putting up a floating shelf in my half bath last weekend and the brackets I bought were about an inch shorter than what the instructions called for. Instead of driving back to Lowe's I figured I'd try those heavy duty plastic toggle anchors I saw on a YouTube video. Big mistake. The shelf went up fine at first but after I loaded it with like 8 pounds of toiletries and a candle the whole thing sagged on one side and pulled the anchor right out of the drywall. Left a hole the size of a quarter in my freshly painted wall. Turns out those toggles are great for light stuff but not for anything with any real weight on a narrow shelf. I ended up patching the hole with some spackle and ordering the right brackets online. Has anyone else had those plastic anchors let them down on a simple project like that?

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henry_moore553d ago

My buddy Bob did the same thing last month and his shelf ended up on the floor with his cologne bottles shattered everywhere.

beth_hart683d ago

Drywall anchors saved my shelf from the same fate.