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UPDATE: I finished the wall. It is wavy, but looks good otherwise. Most of the hooks work fine. I tested out a shelf on it and it did not mate well with the wavy lines of the wall...still working on a solution for this. I added a pic of the mostly finished wall. Will add more once I'm able...

Thanks. It doesn't bother me that much visually, I was more worried about functionality being impacted. As long it will hold the gladiator shelving I want, then it's fine.

Thank you! I'm already half-way through the install. I stopped to possibly re-do the 8 foot span that is on a wavy wall. If I had to do it over again, I'd probably use some type of spacers/shims to address the uneven walls. However, I think I'll just try to finish it out with the wavy walls...

No problem. Four feet will probably be a lot easier than the 16 foot span I'm dealing with. I mean my install was good for 8 feet and got wavy for the other 8 feet. lol :D

For me it's 100% the wall... and it seems to be a common thing for non-custom built homes in Texas. (the majority). You can test it by gently sliding the 8' panel on the wall and watch for gaps.

which part? the bowing? or shear wall?

Thank you! What about the 8 foot span that is bowing in and out like a snake? Do I need to try to shim or space them some how? (no idea if that's a thing)

Guess what? I finally got around to starting the garage install 6 months later. :lol_hitti Things I learned: I have shear walls in the garage that have an extra 1/2" of plywood before the studs. This made locating the studs a real bear and I still think I'm missing studs half the time I...

All good. Thanks for the reassurance. I need it. :)

Yes, this sounds like my exact situation. Very helpful, thank you!

Thanks, that helps reassure me!

Thanks! It's a finished wall with drywall and everything already textured and painted unfortunately. If not for that, I would definitely just add more studs.

Thank you. I want to avoid cutting if possible. Based on the info provided here, I think overhang will be just fine. I had not thought about starting in the middle and working out. That just clicked for me! Thank you everyone!

Thanks! On this wall I don't think I'll be using cabinets, just hooks mostly. That could change down the road I suppose.

This helps! Good to know there can be some decent overhang. Thank you!