How can i put my shelves on the wall without it falling front wards and taking the nails out the wall?
Question:I have some very expensive shelves that are real heavey and every time I try to nail or screw it in my wall it takes the nails or the screws right out of the wall, I really need another method so if you know the best way to hang up some heavy shelves please inform me.
Answers:
If its screwed into the studs,it shouldn't pull out. Make sure the screws are long enough to reach into the stud.
the first step needed is to be sure you have located studs, in order to mount something "heavy" on the wall. A stud finder is relatively inexpensive and will show you the location. (They are 16" inches apart, behind your finished wall.)
Mark the wall with a pencil, to indicate the location of the studs. It will be difficult to drive the screws into the studs, but they will support more weight and will not shift when you place objects on the mounted shelves.
Home Depot or Lowe's can assist you with proper mounting hardware, or plastic "anchors". Anchors will require you to drill or bore holes through the wallboard, insert screws and tighten. The anchor expands and holds to the wall material.
Good luck, the shelves sound nice.
You really need to get anchors. You can find 'em at Lowe's or Home Depot, or most other hardware stores. If it's drywall you're fastening the shelf brackets to, then you'll need "hollow-wall anchors," but you can always ask someone in the store. If you really want to do it right, you should drill into the actual wall studs and fasten to those, though you would have to buy an electronic stud finder. If the shelves don't span two studs, you can use an anchor for one hole, and go right into the stud for the other, and so on. Good luck!
Try to find the studs and use screws to screw the shelves to the studs you can get a stud finder at a hardware store for around 20 bucks or if you know someone who has one see if you can barrow it. You can also use the old fashioned way of finding studs by using your knuckle and bang on the wall the space between studs will make a lower sound and when you hit a stud the pitch will change once you find one stud the studs are usually placed 16inches from each other.
If the shelves anchor points don't allign with a stud you can use wall anchors depending on how hevy the shelves are and what kind of wall you have (plaster or drywall) will determine exactly which wall anchors you need(don't forget to include the weight of items you plan to put on the shelves too) . Some for drywall anchors simply screw in while many will have a set of wings that will expand on the back of the wall.
There are wooden vertical 2x4's in most every wall. You can use a stud finder to locate the line of nails holding the drywall or if it's paneling, you can see them usually. Just try to place your screws where they won't hit a nail that's already there, and make sure they are big enough to support the heavy shelving. They have to be long enough to go into the 2x4 far enough to hold well, and then they should be solid anchors for your shelves. You may have to move the hangers on the back to line up with the screws.
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