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A contractor told me my shelves would sag with 3/4 inch plywood... he was right after 8 months
A contractor who was working on my neighbor's house walked by and saw me building some heavy storage shelves in my garage. He told me I needed to use 1 inch plywood or they would sag under the weight of paint cans and tools. I figured he was just trying to upsell me on something fancier, so I ignored him and used the 3/4 inch I already had. Well, 8 months later the middle of those shelves are bowing about a half inch down and my five gallon buckets of joint compound are starting to slide off. Has anyone else had a contractor give you advice on a DIY project that turned out to be spot on?
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palmer.jana1mo ago
How long between when he warned you and when you built them?
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luna_craig581mo ago
Ngl he warned me and I built them roughly 2 plates of nachos later.
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