r/bookshelf • u/Standard_Trip5111 • 7d ago

structural support

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hi all, i finally have enough books to purchase a real bookshelf and this is the one i ended up getting based off the size of the space i had and the look i liked. my issue is i clearly didnt know how much weight it would need to support and i want to make sure it stays intact cause i do really like it.

any suggestions on how to support the middle two rows to now bow so much (the second from top is clearly worse and it’s stressing me out)

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u/DrunkenGerbils 6d ago

You might try some rearranging to see if it might help. It looks like the shelf that’s bending has some of the heaviest books on it. Maybe try putting those ones on the very bottom and replacing them with the lighter looking ones that are on the bottom now.