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Old Drywall: Regular anchors or snap toggles?
I need to mount a 15-pound medicine cabinet on some old 1970's drywall. (At least the product page says it's 15 pounds, but I have a 14-pound dog and it feels considerably heavier - maybe 20/25 pounds)...
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At what point does hanging items on the interior side of an exterior wall become a concern regarding damage to the insulation?
Take a large toggle bolt. That can break the vapor barrier and compress the insulation. Or at least that's what I'm thinking. Small anchors should be okay, no?
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What is this metal loop keeping me from removing screw from drywall?
I took a mirror off the bathroom wall that had been held up by the bracket pictured below. Most of the brackets were easy to remove from the wall, but for 2 of the 6 brackets the screw is just ...
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Determining shear on drywall anchors / toggle bolts
I need to mount a fairly lightweight non-working chandelier at the corner of a room in sheetrock. I would like to thread a chain through the top loop of the chandelier and fasten the chain to anchors ...
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Hanging drywall on 2x2 ceiling joints 16 on center
I want to replace the fiber tiles with drywall. The ceiling is made up of 2x2 16 on center, I plan to use 12' long pieces less seams. What thickness of drywall is safe to use.
Thank you for any ...
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How can I hang heavy things from this drywall and metal ceiling, without cutting drywall? [closed]
My condo is in an 8-story concrete and steel building, built mid-80’s in Massachusetts. My ceiling is 1/2” drywall screwed into 2-3/4” x 7/8” steel studs (Joists? Furring strips?). Those are hung with ...
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How should I deal with shelf anchors which are deeper than the framing slats?
In my lounge I have purchased a solid oak shelf to go above my wood burning stove. The shelf has come with this type of fitting.
The issue I have is that I don't know how to fasten these due to the ...
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What mounting solution should be used to mount this wine rack?
My mother wants to hang this wine rack on the wall, but the product was not originally designed to be mounted.
How can she securely mount the wine rack so that it sits as illustrated in the photo? It'...
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Wall Feels Solid-- Can't Hang Art
So, I've been trying to hang some canvas art for a bit, but my border wall (bordering another apartment) feels solid and I can't get more than a little over 1cm deep with a Monkey Hook. Initially I ...
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How should I secure new sheetrock to a sloped ceiling to make the new ceiling flat?
I am in the process of covering over a textured ceiling with new 1/2" sheetrock and then installing a coffered ceiling/crown molding detail throughout the room.
The ceiling has prefab trusses ...
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One out of four holes in this bracket miss the stud - what would you do?
I want to mount some mesh on the wall in my kitchen to increase pan/utensil storage space. The mesh I have acquired isn't too heavy but when laden it will.
It's designed to slot and hang on grooves ...
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Correct wooden batten size to support heavy item on drywall
I'm going to install the Ikea Boaxel wardrobe storage system and because I have plasterboard walls I going to screw horizontal battens into the wall studs and then attach the 2m Boaxel vertical rails ...
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Mount TV to drywall with very little clearance
I'm attempting to mount a TV (a monitor actually) to a wall in our old house. This particular room was originally plaster walls and at some point, someone decided to redo the whole thing with drywall,...
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What type of fasteners for server rack in plywood?
Got a rack with weird/large holes.
I have put a piece of plywood agains the wall to hold a server rack. This guy: https://www.tripplite.com/smartrack-10u-low-profile-switch-depth-wall-mount-rack-...
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Hanging on metal studs
I want to add shelves and storage to my closet. The idea was to install battens along the wall and then lay the shelves on top. I only have thin metal studs to work with. On the left wall I only have ...
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Trying to hang a heavy mirror and dry wall anchors won’t go all the way in
I’m trying to hang a heavy mirror (about 17 pounds) and it came with a few drywall anchors. The problem is we just drilled the first hole, and the anchor won’t go all the way in because there is what ...
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Which nut and bolt to attach wood to metal?
I need to attach a "plank of wood" to a metal bar, shown as the two bolts C in the figure below.
This problem arises while designing a proper way for hanging a chin-up bar. Notice in ...
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Hanging curtain rods - metal stud above window?
I live in a new construction and want to install curtain rods above my full height balcony door and windows. I’d like to hang them half an inch above the window but my stud finder has a metal mode ...
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Safe mounting of decorative hook with small holes
I have a few of these hooks I'd like to mount, but I'm having trouble figuring out the right way to secure them. I determined the holes are a bit wider than 7/64 inches by passing that size drill bit ...
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Displaying heavy antique wood doors
I'm trying to display 3 antique wooden doors that I've acquired but not sure the best way to display them. I definitely do not want to drill into the doors.
Optimally I'd just rest them on the floor ...
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Installing Hammock Chair from Ceiling with Metal Joists
I’m mounting a hammock chair to my ceiling using 2 eye-bolt plates rated for 160 lbs max load. The plates came with 4 screws meant for wooden joists, but after drilling a pilot hole, I realized the ...
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What hardware would I use to attached this tight to a wall?
This plaque has two screw holes in the back. I would like to mount it tight to my wall, but I don't know how to attach it to the wall.
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hanging multiple picture frames of different sizes in line and with equal spacing
Im putting up a picture wall of multiple picture frames of varying sizes.
The first picture below gives a very rough idea of what im trying to achieve, all in line at top where two are inline.
I didnt ...
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How to repair holes in wall and properly mount a clothes pole?
We just moved into our house and tried hanging up my wife's winter clothes. Once we had both sides of the racks filled up the whole thing fell down. We had a handy man come out, and we figured out ...
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Finding ceiling joists overhead
I am trying to find some ceiling joists to hang a punching bag from. I have hit one joist, I got it because the track from my garage on the same parallel. I drilled a hole, hit wood, and verified with ...
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What kind of wall do I have, and do I need anchors?
I have a 36"x60" 30 lbs frameless mirror that I want to hang up on my wall, but I can't seem to find the studs! I've tried using a magnetic stud finder with no luck. I've drilled multiple holes in my ...
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Simplest solution for hanging 50lb frame with welded hooks
I have a 50lb mirror I'd like to hang. It has an iron frame with two hangers welded onto the curved top edge on the back. Here's a close-up of one of them:
The hangers are about 17" apart on center, ...
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Using Different Screw in Drywall Anchors
I have custom mounting hardware for a floating shelf I'm looking to install. This hardware came with its own special screws, which are meant to be screwed into wooden studs and support the mounting ...
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Safely hang a mirror that does not have hooks
I would like to safely secure a mirror to the drywall. The mirror itself is pretty light (probably under 5kg), the weight is not an issue. However, its back surface does not have any hooks or anything ...
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Correct fixture for plasterboard that has another board behind it
I'm trying to put up a whiteboard on a plasterboard wall. I am screwing the holes from one end into a stud, but the other end does not line up with a stud. I therefore planned on using wallmates. ...
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I had hot glue holding something up on my wall as I had seen that it wouldn’t take off paint [closed]
I went to remove the object to clean it and it peeled off part of my paint
I have white dry wall showing now and I don’t know how to cover it or put the item back up because it is quite heavy and will ...
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What is my wall made of and how should I hang a 50lb mirror?
I plan to hang a mirror weighing 50lb on the wall. What type of anchors should I use?
I think my wall is plaster over drywall, but I'm not sure. The house was built in the US in 1952, and the surface ...
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What screws should I use for my floating Ikea bookshelf?
I recently purchased a floating bookshelf from Ikea. The following links are to the bookshelf and to the assembly directions of the bookshelf.
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40103751/
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What kind of joint compound over plywood
This question has been asked before: can you apply joint compound to plywood?
Article 1 Article 2 A good discussion
The general recommendation is not to do it because plywood cannot absorb it the way ...
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Anchor won’t penetrate wall?
I was going to hang a few floating shelves from target and they came with plastic anchors that they said to screw into the wall.
Since I don’t have a drill, so I tried that but the anchors stop ...
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Hanging Shelf With 79lb Drywall Anchor
I have a shelf I want to hang up for my son to put up his gaming console and other expensive items. The studs in my wall don't line up with the shelves mounts. I have some drywall anchors left over ...
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Hanging pictures on a sloping plasterboard wall...?
So I've just moved house and I have some fairly heavy pictures (one painting, one framed picture) that I want to hang on my wall. Problem is, the walls are sloped (I'm in an attic room) and they're ...
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How to mount handrail to drywall over concrete
Any help how to hang the railing back up on the stairway. It is townhouse wall with drywall and concrete behind it.
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How should I wall mount a TV with one metal stud and a gap between the drywall and exterior block?
I am mounting a TV on a wall (see photos). There is a 7/8 inch gap between the drywall and the exterior, and a single metal vertical stud (Florida) as indicated. I want to center the TV, which is ...
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Can I hang over-the-door organizers from exposed drywall?
One of the walls in my laundry closet is open into the adjacent closet between the ceiling and the raw edge of the top of the drywall (about a foot gap). Is it safe to use over-the-door hooks to hang ...
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How to hang curtains drywall with no gap
How can I hang curtains on an exterior wall that only has 1/2" between the interior(painted) drywall surface and the beginning of the exterior wall?
I tried to use a hollow wall anchor #6-32 x 1-1/4",...
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What size Screw/Nail should I use for a 6 lb painting in drywall?
I am sure you experts get tired of questions like these, but I'm a complete newbie when it comes to hanging things on drywall.
I ordered a piece of framed wall art, which is listed at 6 lbs. If I'm ...
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What's the strongest anchor for something heavy in double drywall?
I have a party-wall in my apartment-née-condo that seems to have two sheets of drywall installed against eachother. All attempts to find some sort of stud or resilient channel / furring strip have ...
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Why can't I drill deep enough into my wall for wall anchors?
I am living in a condo and have a problem to put anchor in the wall (drywall? I don't know th exact type of the wall). when I drill it doesn't go deep enough to put anchor completely in, so it can't ...
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How can I hang small weights from a drywall ceiling in a way that's minimally destructive?
I need to hang some plants (small, a few pounds max) from the ceiling but I don't want to go the usual toggle bolt or the drywall anchor route. These create holes that are too large for the kind of ...
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How do you hang something on sheetrock if you have metal wall studs? [duplicate]
How do you hang something on sheetrock if you have metal wall studs? The item is a very heavy shelf, so anchors aren't going to cut it.
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How do sound-dampening drywall clips affect the ability to hang objects on the wall?
I'm evaluating options for sound-proofing drywall, and am considering sound-dampening clips such as Genie Clips.
In this approach the drywall isn't directly mounted to the wall studs. How would I ...
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How to fix over-tightened metal drywall anchor?
I was installing a metal drywall anchor for the first time, and accidentally over tightened it. Now it isn't tight on the wall, and is unusable. I can not remove the screw from the wall, and am ...
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What's the best way to hang this large picture on insulated plasterboard?
I would like to hang this fairly large framed picture on my living room wall. The frame measures 167x75cm, and weighs roughly 8.5kg. Both top and bottom of the frame had snapped previously (while ...
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How much weight can I hang from a drywall ceiling?
I have a potted plant (approx 5kg/10lbs) that I wish to hang from a drywall ceiling of a window aisle.
Unfortunately, I have no idea about what specific kind of drywall plate it is or how it was ...
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