Attaching Peg Board To Wall

You could also use flat head nails.

Attaching peg board to wall.

Adjust until it is level and then ask a friend to hold the strip while you drill long wood screws through the furring strips and into the studs or wall anchors. Ask a friend to help you install the furring strips. Place it on the left side and attach it to a 1 3 frame using 1 1 2 wood screws. Hold them horizontally across the wall and place a level on top.

Do not attach the wood screws using the pre drilled holes of the pegboard. Pegboard is great for carrying weight over a large surface. Then cut another pegboard piece to 27 48 and attach it on the right side of the wall. Tack the pegboard and frame to the wall in the desired location.

But because it is only 3 16 thick it can t carry a lot of weight in one spot. I used two screws in each corner. For a small pegboard two horizontal furring strips should be adequate. You want the board to stick out of the wall to leave space for hooks.

Drive the screws through countersunk pilot holes in the panel face. Boards cut to match the height and width of the pegboard and attach with screws. Now cut the first pegboard piece to 58 48 using a skill saw or a table saw. Cut several 1 by 3 inch wood strips to the same length as the width of the pegboard using a circular saw.

If you want to put a frame around the front of your pegboard use picture frame molding or 1 x 2 in. Hanging the support boards gives you a solid surface to attach the pegboard and also allows for some dead space behind it. When used to attach another surface to a wall these are called. Attach the furring strips to the back of the panel using 1 drywall screws and panel adhesive.

For areas of the wall where you want to hold heavy tools and yard equipment use a rail system. Look for a rail system that has mounting holes every inch so it lines up with the pegboard image 1. Paint or finish the frame to match the pegboard as needed.