Gladiator gear track exposed a drywall problem for me.

[joshs74nova]

While hanging my 3rd cabinet up today I found that I was having lots of problems getting it onto the track. Then I discovered this bulge in the wall. As you can tell from the pictures the track bows out with the wall.

I've never worked with Sheetrock before. Any ideas on how to replace that section? How would you go about fixing this problem?


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[plain garage]

Is that drywall or plaster?

 

[ez-duzit]

The drywall isn't the problem--the framing is.

 

[tcianci]

The drywall is not your problem, the framing is. Don't rip out the drywall, simply shim the rail as needed to keep it straight. You have already determined that the rail needs to be straight to hang the cabinets.

 

[Voi]

I ran into that in one area but I don't think it was as bad. I was able to loosen some of the screws, get the cabinet in the track and then tighten down the screws that weren't covered by the cabinet.

Are both ends of the track bridging this hump? I'd install some spacers at both ends and see if that helps.

 

[404]

Suggest plywood strip shims on top of drywall over studs. Other options are lots of work.

 

[Slowgsr]

The drywall is not your problem, the framing is. Don't rip out the drywall, simply shim the rail as needed to keep it straight. You have already determined that the rail needs to be straight to hang the cabinets.

I agree.

 

[Steevo]

I ran into that very same issue when hanging a big wall mirror. The hanger tracks would never have hooked into one another if I just screwed it to every stud without regard for how wavy the wall was. I ended up with several washers under some parts of the track to get it straight.

 

[Zeke]

Shimming cleats is common. Find the high spot with a straight edge, laser or string. Screw the track down with at that point and shim to perfection both ways from the high point.

 

[joshs74nova]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the input. I like steevo's idea of the washers as shims. I've always planned on doing your workbench build since the first time I saw it.

Thanks everyone for all your help. I'll post up pictures of the end product.

 

[NewShockerGuy]

SAME thing happened to me but it was the center of the cabinet out of the three I hung side by side...

It's not quite as bad as yours but there is a gap on the cabinets because of it...lol

It's funny that some of these things aren't even noticed until you go and hang things or try to have a perfect setup, then the problem just sticks out like a sore thumb sometimes.

-Nigel

 

[gungatim]

when I built my house, they taught a way to straighten bowed, non-structural studs before doing the drywall. method involved cutting kerfs in the wood. I didn't use it, and instructed the framer to toss any studs needing cutting to straighten them out. not worth the hassle.

but since you've got that problem, you can remove a section from the opposite studs and cut into the stud and straighten it...LOTS OF WORK, drywall is probably perimeter screwed and glued to the studs, which can also cause bowing but that's another issue. If you're not good at doing drywall, I would just shim instead, like you would hanging kitchen cabinets when the wall isn't straight...

 

[Falcon67]

Looks like the wall in our master bath. You could do like the builder did on our backsplash - shim it out and caulk the hell out of it.

 

[mrvm]

Good thing you used GearTrack because bolting that metal cabinet to the wall without proper shimming would have twisted the cabinet. Nearly all drywall defects will be covered by the cabinet. Shim the GearTrack as advised to reduce the unevenness of the wall. I only used GearTrack for the upper cabinet mount and placed a 1x4 parallel to it for the bottom. Short lags secured the cabinet and removing them allowed adjustments.

 

[Rm2728]

Definitely a framing problem as already established. Many many faults. Studs weren't crowned properly and the drywall installers didn't check to ensure everything was true and shim where necessary.

When I build my house, I'm strongly considering metal studs for this reason. Faster, easier, and a lot less hassle.