Timeline for Determining shear on drywall anchors / toggle bolts
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| May 1 at 16:05 | comment | added | Naomi N | Michael -the chain will be at an angle, as in the illustration. You don't think this would reduce the force sufficiently? As for hanging the chandelier next to the window, this would interfere with the curtains and for other reasons would be inconvenient. It's either got to be in the corner or if I can't make that work, off-center along the other wall. I believe a normal stud should work as per comments here. | |
| May 1 at 15:39 | comment | added | Michael Karas♦ | Also be aware that where there is a window just a couple of feet from the corner that each side of the window opening normally has a double stud embedded in the wall framing. Unless there is three inch or wider trimwork around the window opening you may be able to attach the suggested plant bracket right next to the window opening. | |
| May 1 at 15:36 | comment | added | Michael Karas♦ | I would not use toggle bolts for this application where the attached chain would be essentially putting an almost straight pull out force on the toggle bolt. | |
| May 1 at 15:01 | comment | added | Naomi N | Both good suggestions, and both of which I am considering. Only problem with finding studs is that one side has a window about two feet from the corner and the other has a stud that I'm pretty sure is a different distance, so the midpoint of the chain would not be centered at the corner. Would a toggle bolt work in sheetrock for this? | |
| May 1 at 14:43 | comment | added | keshlam | In that case, I like the shelf bracket idea if you can find one with an arm longer than the fixture's radius... If you really insist on the diagonal chain I would make sure the ends are anchored into studs, not plaster; effectively you have a lever arm converting the downward pull into inward pull, and I'm not convinced plaster would carry it well even with a wider anchor. | |
| May 1 at 14:20 | comment | added | Naomi N | I originally posted that the ceiling is not an option. | |
| May 1 at 14:13 | history | answered | keshlam | CC BY-SA 4.0 |