"willshak" wrote in message
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on 7/22/2007 4:28 PM Eigenvector said the following:
I'm planning on mounting an oak DVD rack on my wall, 3 studs wide - about
36" assuming 18" centers.

Where do you live? Here in the US, studs are usually 16" on center (or
24") which would be 48" for three studs (48" for 2 studs 24" OC).

Well like I said the numbers aren't important, besides the stud spacing in
my house isn't consistent enough to rely on. It'll all get measured out
when I build the rack.

This is just guesswork for now so the numbers aren't that important.
Anyway, so I'm going to hang a single shelf 36" oak DVD rack, assume it
will be filled with DVD's. The plan is to mount it directly to the
studs, but that's not something I can necessarily count on in case I move
the rack in the future. So I'm wondering whether or not drywall will be
able to hold that much weight if I use drywall anchors. I actually don't
know how much it will weigh I'm guessing less than 50 lbs.




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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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