Attaching Pegboard To Wall

Boards cut to match the height and width of the pegboard and attach with screws.

Attaching pegboard to wall.

Attaching pegboard to a stone wall. Since i don t plan on hanging heavy tools on my pegboard i am confident that my pegboard will hold all of my small tools and diy supplies like paint brushes screw drivers etc. Hold them horizontally across the wall and place a level on top. Stone walls are attractive to homeowners because of their strength and durability.

You want the board to stick out of the wall to leave space for hooks. Drill holes through the board and into the cinder blocks at 1 foot intervals. For a small pegboard two horizontal furring strips should be adequate. But because it is only 3 16 thick it can t carry a lot of weight in one spot.

First figure out where to place the pegboard and how large you want it to be. 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. Ask a friend to help you install the furring strips.

Drive the screws through countersunk pilot holes in the panel face. Do not attach the wood screws using the pre drilled holes of the pegboard. Drive one 21 2 screw partway through the top frame at the center of the pegboard. Look for a rail system that has mounting holes every inch so it lines up with the pegboard image 1.

All of the heavy stuff is on the shelf of my workbench. Take down the board and insert masonry wall anchors into the. Place a 4 foot 1 by 2 inch board against the cinder block wall at the top edge of the location where you d like the peg board to be installed. Using shorter wood screws this time i used 1 1 4 attach the pegboard to the 1 3 s.

If you want to put a frame around the front of your pegboard use picture frame molding or 1 x 2 in. Tack the pegboard and frame to the wall in the desired location. Then identify the stud location in the wall using a stud finder. Hanging the support boards gives you a solid surface to attach the pegboard and also allows for some dead space behind it.

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. I used two screws in each corner. In my case i m placing the pegboard between the lower and upper cabinets that i ve built earlier this month. Step 1 locate wall studs to attach pegboard.

Pegboard is great for carrying weight over a large surface. Paint or finish the frame to match the pegboard as needed. Place a long level on the top. Here s a close up of the 1 x 2 boards screwed into the floor joists above.