Wall Hangers on sheetrock

[levimorris85]

Morning folks, like a lot of new posters I have been lurking around watching builds and remodel jobs. Man there is some nice work going on. But on to my problem. My wife and I are in the process of moving back "home" and have signed a contract on our first home . It has a "workshop" if you will which is approximently 25x35 with only walk through doors and 8' ceilings. The room is split length ways and the right half will become my area (12 x 35). The problem comes when the area is finished with sheetrock and i am wondering how to go about attaching things to the wall. Items include HF bolt bins, hose reels, shelf for storrage, etc. Would you put up plywood strips to attach the bolt bins? I need some help with this and I know I will be posting other problems as I come to them. I will get some pics of the area once we get moved in and kinda settled but hopefully before it is packed with boxes and tools. If you have pics of some ideas please show them. Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[pattenp]

You can either buy wall hanging systems or place plywood on the wall or use solid boards attached horizontally to provide mounting support. I don't suggest mounting heavy items directly to the drywall.

 

[levimorris85]

Thanks pattenp, I like the track system but don't know about $ for them. At the same time i don't want it half A**ed either. I would like for it to be nice looking and friends to want to hang out there.

 

[Falcon67]

If there is a specific section of wall where this stuff may go, stand up OSB over the sheet rock and paint it. That's the cheapest solution. For a hose reel - depends on the size. My 50' HF hose reel is very heavy and is mounted with 5/16" lag bolts to a section of 2x8 and the 2x8 piece is lag bolted to a stud through OSB. Also, rather than the HF bolt bins look at Craftsman Versatrack - it comes in 4' lengths, not expensive. You can buy bundles of 6 Gladiator hanging bins there too for not much money. The Versatrack is long enough that you can find at least 2-3 studs to mount it on dry wall.

 

[Spudland_Dave]

You can either buy wall hanging systems or place plywood on the wall or use solid boards attached horizontally to provide mounting support. I don't suggest mounting heavy items directly to the drywall.

Do you have any info on that wood Slatwall? I was planning/thinking about installing Slatwall in my garage...my building supply carries white & Raw MDF, that wood one would look really nice!

 

[JimVonBaden]

You can also often attach plywood to the wall in the same size and shape as your item, or as close as you can get and still be able to screw the wood to the studs behind it.

Most of mine is attached directly to the studs.

Jim

 

[RCStocker]

You can put 2x8 inch lumber on end at a height where you will hang things.
You can put blocking around the top and part way down. That way you can hang cabinets without looking for the studs. Or you can take beveled lumber and mate them to the back of your cabinets and hang them that way. You can find out how to to that on YouTube or other places. I for one don't like hanging anything other than cabinets on my walls. I hate pegboards. One great big pain the the bum they are. LOL

You are lucky you have open walls. If you really want to do it right insulate the wall for sound or cold then sheet them with half inch ply. Screw the ply on Old lumber gets hard and is very hard to nail depending on the age. You can use a nail gun but if you are oging to hang use screws. You can use ring nails that will not pull out. They dry wall it. You can hang your heart out if you do that.

Some times in a small space it is nice to have a folding table that swings up form the wall to work on. You have table space or floor space depending on what you are doing.

Just don't hang yourself.

 

[levimorris85]

Thanks guys, I like the idea of the craftsman tract and that just might be the ticket. I thank yall for the ideas. A very deep part of me wishes the room wasn't finished and i know what I would do but I can't grip about it, just work around it. Also thanks for the folding table idea, that will be a great move in terms of space saving. I will post some pics of the place next week if possible once we get up there. Thanks again for the ideas and keep them coming, who knows might find something else we all like.

 

[Jackson]

If you check at Lowes they have slat wall as pictured above for about $40 per sheet for a 4x8 unfinished. White is about $65. 4 sheets would do a nice strip right down the middle 4' high and 32' long. You said 8' ceiling? rip the drywall lengthwise and do 2' at the bottom, 4' slatwall, then 2' up top. Or 6 sheets would allow you to do the top 6' and leave drywall for the bottom 2'. $240 to do an entire wall in slat would be pretty cheap, and would get you exactly what you want. It's 3/4" thick and looks excellent painted.

 

[Kevin54]

You can also put up some French Cleats to hang what you need to. Do a search on here and it should turn up quite a few pics, or Google "French Cleats" and you'll have a lot of hits. Probably one of the most simple way to hang things.