How To Anchor A Wall Mount To Dry Wall

Push the anchors in on the rest of your bolts so they re flush with the wall.

How to anchor a wall mount to dry wall.

Once the anchor is secure in the wall bend the long plastic pieces sticking out from the wall to break them off. Start by drilling a hole about the size of the tip of the threaded anchor. As with the expansion anchor drive it in until it sits flush with the drywall. Slide the anchor into the hole.

Insert the anchor into the hole. Attach the grab bar to the wall. Tap and screw hollow wall anchors into place. The anchor expands as the screw twists in locking itself into the surrounding drywall.

Once again make sure you first put the screw through the hole of the thing you re attaching to the wall. Then take your power drill and drive the threaded anchor into the drywall just like you would with a normal screw. Tap lightly with the hammer so the flanged head of the anchor is flush with the wall. In case you need to you can always tap the anchor with a rubber mallet to get it to sit flush on the wall.

Attach your rack or shelf to the wall by screwing into the drywall anchor. Pound the anchor into the drywall using a hammer making sure the head is flush with the wall. With the mounting flanges placed over the marks you made screw the included screws into the flanges through the drywall and into the wooden studs. Insert the screw or nail into the anchor opening.

Make sure the holes are not too small because this may cause the anchor to collapse onto itself. Slide the anchor into the hole so it s flush with your drywall. Then use a manual or electric screwdriver to drive the screw into the anchor. As you do the collars on the backside will spread out to clamp the wall tight.

Drill a hole in the wall with a drill bit that is approximately the same diameter as the anchor. The anchor is the small circular plastic piece on the front of your toggle bolt.