How To Hang Pegboard On Plaster Wall

Pegboard is a tempered hardboard with pre drilled holes designed to be strong enough to support most household hand tools.

How to hang pegboard on plaster wall.

Hanging things on plaster walls is easy if you have a drill and screws. For lighter items simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1 4 drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done. The general process for building a pegboard wall goes like this. Repeat with remaining furring strips to secure the pegboard to the wall.

Tighten the screws snug but don t over drive and break the pegboard. Hang furring strips on the wall to bump the pegboard out from the wall and allow room for pegs behind pegboard. Make sure the furring strips are screwed into studs. Using shorter wood screws this time i used 1 1 4 attach the pegboard to the 1 3 s.

Tack the pegboard and frame to the wall in the desired location. Screws and screws with masonry anchors for heavy items are your best choice for hanging things on plaster walls without picture rail. Pegboards on garage walls provide an excellent way to store and organize your tools in plain sight. This guide reviews the steps for how to hang a pegboard and make use of garage storage space that might otherwise go wasted.

Hang pegboard on furring strips. Drive one 21 2 screw partway through the top frame at the center of the pegboard. With your tape measure figure out where you want to position the pegboard on the wall. All you need to do is pre drill a hole slightly narrower than your screws then use the drill to drive a screw into the hole.

Use a pencil and level to mark the vertical long edges of the pegboard on the wall. Screw the pegboard into the furring strips using 3 4 inch screws with washers. You want the board to stick out of the wall to leave space for hooks. I used two screws in each corner.

Screw the pegboard in at regular intervals such as six inches apart in a horizontal line. Place a long level on the top of the pegboard and adjust it to level using the screw as a pivot point. Hanging the support boards gives you a solid surface to attach the pegboard and also allows for some dead space behind it. From the vertical marks on the wall measure 1 inch in and mark the spots for your drywall anchors.

Normal drywall or wood screws will work however the large washer head of lathe screws will help prevent tear through when mounting heavy items.