@bigkid posted:Just as an fyi, I bought these wall anchors to hang up a wall sculpture (of a train station!) that is pretty heavy, they claim they hold up to 90 pounds and they are pretty sturdy (got them at Lowes, can't miss them, they are flourescant green). Still much better to sink them into studs, but if you need to use anchors in some spots these are really sturdy.
thank you for the info. I did get a pretty good stud finder and found the studs are on 16" centers. Much to my surprise I need 58 brackets. 40 will be an "L" mounting above the shelf and 18 will be a traditional shelf bracket that will be seen from the floor. Some may say I don't need a bracket every 16".. I would rather go over kill than wanting after the fact. Thanks again..
