Attaching Peg Board To Wall

Hanging the support boards gives you a solid surface to attach the pegboard and also allows for some dead space behind it.

Attaching peg board to wall.

Drive the screws through countersunk pilot holes in the panel face. For areas of the wall where you want to hold heavy tools and yard equipment use a rail system. Boards cut to match the height and width of the pegboard and attach with screws. Place a long level on the top.

I used two screws in each corner. Look for a rail system that has mounting holes every inch so it lines up with the pegboard image 1. Cut several 1 by 3 inch wood strips to the same length as the width of the pegboard using a circular saw. Then cut another pegboard piece to 27 48 and attach it on the right side of the wall.

You could also use flat head nails. Now cut the first pegboard piece to 58 48 using a skill saw or a table saw. Ask a friend to help you install the furring strips. You want the board to stick out of the wall to leave space for hooks.

Tack the pegboard and frame to the wall in the desired location. Place it on the left side and attach it to a 1 3 frame using 1 1 2 wood screws. Attach the furring strips to the back of the panel using 1 drywall screws and panel adhesive. Using shorter wood screws this time i used 1 1 4 attach the pegboard to the 1 3 s.

For a small pegboard two horizontal furring strips should be adequate. Hold them horizontally across the wall and place a level on top. If you want to put a frame around the front of your pegboard use picture frame molding or 1 x 2 in. 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.

Drive one 21 2 screw partway through the top frame at the center of the pegboard. Paint or finish the frame to match the pegboard as needed. When used to attach another surface to a wall these are called.