Hippy, they’re 15.5 inches long, end to end, and supported on either end. They’re 7¾ wide, so I have a little over 3 of them in per shelf, running from the back to the front.
Yeah, I’ve been looking and I’ve been thinking and now I’m all bummed out. In my mind I can see them start to bow just from gravity alone.
But it’s not the end of the world. I do need to put another layer on, as @Seek suggests, running the opposite direction. I just don’t think I have enough left over flooring to do it. One of the things I was proudest of is that I was able to do almost all of it without spending any money. Every thing I used, except for paint and mud, was made from stuff we had stashed. I know @Seek appreciates that!
And I’m getting impatient. This started out, like 3 or 4 months ago with the thought that “I’ll just throw some shelves in that closet!” Then, when I pulled everything out I realized my husband had not finished it out when he built it 8 years ago. There were sections where I had to piece in drywall AND had to fashion something to attache it to. None of it was mudded, and only partially painted. The exterior corners hadn’t been reinforced so I had to learn how to work with corner beading.
So all in all, it’s been a good learning experience but I keep collecting things to put on it, thinking I’ll be done soon, and they’re scattered all over my kitchen. I haven’t seen my kitchen since it began, and that disarray is like a virus, hitting all the rooms in the house.
Well, deep breath. Go back to square 6. Better do do it right.
Thank you guys, so much. And hey….if the shelves do start to fail either:
A) We will have moved or
B) I’ll just go buy some proper shelving shit and replace them.