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Can I screw only the bottom screw into a stud?
No.
First off, the top screws take up most of the load. The weight of the shelf + stuff will try to pull the top screws out of the wall, the bottom screws comparatively hold very little actual load.
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How do I reinforce wall anchors used to hang kitchen cabinets?
You can just float backing blocks at the screw locations. This can be anything you have on hand, such as plywood or 1x4 scraps. There's no need to anchor the new backing to the existing framing.
One ...
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Can I screw only the bottom screw into a stud?
It sounds like you've found some horizontal blocking (nogging) typically designed to slow down the spread of fire.
At minimum attach the top of the bracket to the blocking since those will experience ...
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Can I screw only the bottom screw into a stud?
The bottom screws are there more to keep things aligned. The top screws carry the load, where the weight on the shelf gets amplified because of the short distance from the top screw down to the very ...
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How do I reinforce wall anchors used to hang kitchen cabinets?
Yes, blocking secured to the studs is definitely the best approach for screwing the cabinets to. especially since you have access to the studs without doing any more demolition.
Use jack posts or ...
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Mounting table to the wall--HELP!
There is ONLY one way to safely do this: Screws into studs.
I would not trust any kind of "anchors". The problem is that while the basic weight of the furniture itself might be just 44 lbs., ...
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Can I mount a large projector screen to metal studs with just screws?
Mount to the studs; plasterboard isn't really intended to take that much weight, toggle bolts or not. Screws directly into the studs will do fine. Predrill with a bit no larger than the base of the ...
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Drywall anchors fell out - any suggestions?
I suspect the EZ Anchors hit the cinderblock behind the drywall and spun in place, tearing up the drywall and causing failure.
The only solution that I can think of is to use a masonry drill to drill ...
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I messed up installing a large curtain rod and made these holes in the drywall too large for my self-drilling anchors. How should I resolve this?
Toggle bolts are the only option to reuse those holes.
Heavy drapes plus the possibility of being pulled on, mounting to close by studs would be recommended.
Since you already have the holes, stick an ...
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Are these screws / anchors good enough for mounting this decorative shelf on drywall?
The anchors that you show can be used to mount the shelf.
However I prefer nylon ribbed anchors as they have a better holding capacity. They come in various sizes to hold various weights.
Pop Toggles ...
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What mounting solution should be used to mount this wine rack?
You want to find studs. Do not use drywall anchors or else you will find a thousand dollar bottle of wine staining the carpet.
I would use a nice backing board(stained wood) and mount it as a shelf, ...
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Options to anchor a printer stand or metal shelf to the wall?
One stud may suffice. Or you can do something like attaching a piece that spans the back of the cabinet and is wide enough to span two studs and screwing that to the wall
Or you can just not worry ...
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Hanging Hooks on a Pocket Door Wall
A typical modern pocket door has strips of 3/4” thick struts running horizontally. You’ll be able to see these through the gap when the pocket door is all the way in. Hit these strips with a 1-1/8” ...
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What are the best anchors I can use to wall mount an X95K (32.1kg, 70lb) television to a solid limestone fireplace?
I would use lead anchors due to the stone and with the load the anchors will be under. I have used lead anchors for this type of application several times with no issues, they tend to conform to the ...
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What are the best anchors I can use to wall mount an X95K (32.1kg, 70lb) television to a solid limestone fireplace?
the anchors you are using are not suited for limestone, as you can see they did not even open as they should. the limestone is probably 1/2 or 3/4 inch thick, and the anchor has not grip
you will have ...
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How do I reinforce wall anchors used to hang kitchen cabinets?
Thinking:
The load of the cabinets is all transmitted through the screw thread surface area and passed on to whatever materials are in contact with that small surface area. The ability to resist the ...
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How do I reinforce wall anchors used to hang kitchen cabinets?
Given my restrictions of keeping the cabinets in-place. I used https://diy.stackexchange.com/a/291864/162528 and https://diy.stackexchange.com/a/291809/162528 proposals for the following:
The idea ...
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How do I reinforce wall anchors used to hang kitchen cabinets?
Epoxy putty
Available from many manufacturers, epoxy putty is thicker consistency than normal epoxy glue. Typically it comes as a bar that you knead to mix the components.
Mix it up, and press tightly ...
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Can I mount a large projector screen to metal studs with just screws?
With just the two small brackets provided I would not hang 66 pounds on drywall.
You could hang a big 66 pound screen on drywall. Since it's not a TV and people won't be touching it all the time, it ...
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Hanging Hooks on a Pocket Door Wall
1/8" isn't going to hold much, neither is just drywall alone. Some pocket doors are lined with a hardboard, which would help.
Suggestions
Screw/nail in a length of timber from one stud to ...
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Drywall anchor above or below previous anchor
If the old hole is a few inches away, then it makes no difference structurally if you put the new hole above or below or to the side. The only way that the old hole could cause problems is if you put ...
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Are these screws / anchors good enough for mounting this decorative shelf on drywall?
For a light shelf like that where nobody dies if it gets yanked off the wall, your anchors will work.
Those anchors are pretty easy to patch up if you ever get rid of the shelf. That's one criterion ...
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Can I screw only the bottom screw into a stud?
Another option would be to find two verticals, and cut the shelf width so that the brackets aligned with them. Or at least use one upright for one top fixing, and an expanding plasterboard fixing for ...
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Options to anchor a printer stand or metal shelf to the wall?
Same as mounting a TV or towel bar:
Wood screwed into two studs
Printer stand screwed into wood
Wood can be dimensional lumber or plywood.
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