How To Hang Tools On A Drywall Garage Wall

Use a pencil to leave visible alignment marks above where the pegboard will be.

How to hang tools on a drywall garage wall.

Place drywall tape over the compound. Drill holes and hang the pegboard use a stud finder or other means to locate the studs behind the drywall. Running the knife on the tape will help press the tape into compound. Plywood and screw them to a wall stud at a slight upward angle.

We drove hooks into studs to hang an extension ladder. If your garage is 10 x 20 you re going to have to make some cuts no matter how you hang the drywall. Then slide in your tools. One of the key ways to keep your garage floor clutter free is to utilize an area of your garage that s mostly underutilized its walls.

Begin the bottom row with a shorter piece so that the seam in the top row will not be directly above the seam in the bottom row. The object is to make as few cuts as possible and make them in inconspicuous places. After you have removed the wall covering and located the studs you ll need to install screws to hang the drywall. As in step 3 start screwing into a stud close to the middle of the panel and work outward.

Use the 6 inch taping knife to apply a light covering of joint compound to the joints. Press the drywall tape onto the compound and make it as smooth as possible making sure to remove any air bubbles. With your tape in place take your 6 drywall knife and add a layer of joint compound over the tape and surrounding area. Contractors will have all the equipment necessary to do the job and they will just need to get drywall sheets and the actual materials to hang the drywall in your garage.

When the small piece is in place install the longer piece. Big ladder brackets for example can hold several long handled tools. Following the stud marks on the ceiling drive a line of five screws through the drywall and into each stud. Some homeowners may use a few hooks for hanging yard tools and some diy shelving on their garage s walls.

Ceiling hooks for bikes also work on walls. Cut two 16 x 16 in. Maximize your garage wall storage space. The excess will be trimmed later.

Position the piece lift it with a drywall lift and screw it in place. If you have lots of rakes shovels brooms and garden tools cluttering your garage but not a lot of wall to hang them on try this. In my case i opted to hang the sheets horizontally which meant i d have narrower sheets along the top and one side that would need to be cut. Don t write off the wall area below the plywood it s prime space for items that don t protrude far from the wall.

Continue hanging panels along the top of the wall right over any window and door openings.