How To Hang Heavy Items On Metal Stud Walls

How to hang an object on a plaster wall.

How to hang heavy items on metal stud walls.

If you want to hang the piece on a plaster wall in a spot that isn t directly over a stud you can use a toggle bolt. Simply putting in a screw or hook makes it likely that at some point th. However this isn t always possible especially if there s an exact location you want something hung and there s not a stud behind it. We often say that heavy objects that need to be hung on the wall must be attached directly into a stud.

Metal studs for interior non load bearing walls are usually 1 5 8 inches wide so try to put your marks in the center of the stud. The weight of the piece you would like to hang and the thickness of the wall will dictate the size of the toggle bolt you will need to use. If you love my content and would like to send me a couple. Step 2 measure up the wall with the tape measure to the height where the object will be mounted.

In today s video i run through the best options for hanging a heavy picture on a plasterboard wall. When you have steel studs this can require special blocking before the wall is built or special attachment tactics if you want to go directly into the steel stud without wood blocking.