Attaching Peg Board To Wall

Pegboard is great for carrying weight over a large surface.

Attaching peg board to wall.

Place it on the left side and attach it to a 1 3 frame using 1 1 2 wood screws. 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. Now cut the first pegboard piece to 58 48 using a skill saw or a table saw.

Hanging the support boards gives you a solid surface to attach the pegboard and also allows for some dead space behind it. I used two screws in each corner. Cut several 1 by 3 inch wood strips to the same length as the width of the pegboard using a circular saw. If you want to put a frame around the front of your pegboard use picture frame molding or 1 x 2 in.

You could also use flat head nails. Boards cut to match the height and width of the pegboard and attach with screws. But because it is only 3 16 thick it can t carry a lot of weight in one spot. Then cut another pegboard piece to 27 48 and attach it on the right side of the wall.

Look for a rail system that has mounting holes every inch so it lines up with the pegboard image 1. Attach the furring strips to the back of the panel using 1 drywall screws and panel adhesive. You want the board to stick out of the wall to leave space for hooks. Place a long level on the top.

Hold them horizontally across the wall and place a level on top. Do not attach the wood screws using the pre drilled holes of the pegboard. Drive one 21 2 screw partway through the top frame at the center of the pegboard. Using shorter wood screws this time i used 1 1 4 attach the pegboard to the 1 3 s.

Paint or finish the frame to match the pegboard as needed. For areas of the wall where you want to hold heavy tools and yard equipment use a rail system. When used to attach another surface to a wall these are called.