Attach Pegboard To Wall

Tighten the screws snug but don t over drive and break the pegboard.

Attach pegboard to wall.

Using shorter wood screws this time i used 1 1 4 attach the pegboard to the 1 3 s. I used two screws in each corner. Fasten the furring strips at 16 inch stud intervals along the wall. I used 2 sheets of 2 x 4 pegboards that i bought at home depot.

Create pegboard walls by running 1x3 strips horizontally at the top and bottom of the panel and every 16 in. Make sure they are secure and flush to the surface. Mount the pegboard to the wall studs or furring strips using lathe screws image 1. Pegboard and attach it to the strips with washer head screws.

Hanging the support boards gives you a solid surface to attach the pegboard and also allows for some dead space behind it. Step 3 pegboard typically comes in 4 x 8 sheets so you might very well. After the pegboard is secured to the wall gently pull at the corners to test the connections. Attach the 1 3 board to the wall using 2 1 2 wood screws.

Set the pegboard aside and insert drywall anchors in the holes. When used to attach another surface to a wall these are called. Take 1 3 boards and cut to fit around the perimeter of the areas that you designated for the pegboard. You could technically use any 1x board or plywood it doesn t need to be 1 3.

Step 2 cut and attach 1 3 around the perimeter of diy pegboard wall. Drywall screws through the pegboard and into the anchors starting with the top corners. Cut several 1 by 3 inch wood strips to the same length as the width of the pegboard using a circular saw. Staple gun or nail your pegboards to the 1 x 2 boards.

The strips will also allow you to mount screw on hooks to the wall for heavy items like bikes and wheelbarrows. I used leftover 3 4 plywood pieces from the garage cabinets project. Pegboard is usually sold in two by four four by four and four by eight foot pieces. Nail or staple a 1 x 2 board across the top to give the pegboard a framed finished look.

If you want an exact size buy the larger size of pegboard and ask the large home improvement store to cut it to size 1 x research source most box stores will do this free of charge or for a nominal fee. Drive one 21 2 screw partway through the top frame at the center of the pegboard. You should know the length and width of the area before you go to the home improvement store step 2 buy a piece of pegboard. We used two 2 1 2 wood screws to attach each 1 x 2 boards to 5 floor joists.

Tack the pegboard and frame to the wall in the desired location. Place a long level on the top of the pegboard and adjust it to level using the screw as a pivot point.