Attaching Peg Board To Wall

Then cut another pegboard piece to 27 48 and attach it on the right side of the wall.

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. For a small pegboard two horizontal furring strips should be adequate. Ask a friend to help you install the furring strips. Hanging the support boards gives you a solid surface to attach the pegboard and also allows for some dead space behind it.

Cut several 1 by 3 inch wood strips to the same length as the width of the pegboard using a circular saw. For areas of the wall where you want to hold heavy tools and yard equipment use a rail system. 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.

Pegboard is great for carrying weight over a large surface. I used two screws in each corner. When used to attach another surface to a wall these are called. Using shorter wood screws this time i used 1 1 4 attach the pegboard to the 1 3 s.

Hold them horizontally across the wall and place a level on top. Tack the pegboard and frame to the wall in the desired location. Look for a rail system that has mounting holes every inch so it lines up with the pegboard image 1. Place a long level on the top.

You want the board to stick out of the wall to leave space for hooks. Do not attach the wood screws using the pre drilled holes of the pegboard. You could also use flat head nails. Paint or finish the frame to match the pegboard as needed.

Drive one 21 2 screw partway through the top frame at the center of the pegboard. If you want to put a frame around the front of your pegboard use picture frame molding or 1 x 2 in. But because it is only 3 16 thick it can t carry a lot of weight in one spot.