Attaching Peg Board To Wall

Now cut the first pegboard piece to 58 48 using a skill saw or a table saw.

Attaching peg board to wall.

Attach the furring strips to the back of the panel using 1 drywall screws and panel adhesive. If you want to put a frame around the front of your pegboard use picture frame molding or 1 x 2 in. Place it on the left side and attach it to a 1 3 frame using 1 1 2 wood screws. 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. Hanging the support boards gives you a solid surface to attach the pegboard and also allows for some dead space behind it. Ask a friend to help you install the furring strips. Then cut another pegboard piece to 27 48 and attach it on the right side of the wall.

Drive the screws through countersunk pilot holes in the panel face. Do not attach the wood screws using the pre drilled holes of the pegboard. When used to attach another surface to a wall these are called. Paint or finish the frame to match the pegboard as needed.

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 areas of the wall where you want to hold heavy tools and yard equipment use a rail system. You could also use flat head nails. But because it is only 3 16 thick it can t carry a lot of weight in one spot.

For a small pegboard two horizontal furring strips should be adequate. Drive one 21 2 screw partway through the top frame at the center of the pegboard. Pegboard is great for carrying weight over a large surface. 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. I used two screws in each corner.