Featured
Hanging Mantel On Drywall
Hanging Mantel On Drywall. Holding your drill at a 45 degree angle downward, drill a pilot hole through the shelf and drywall and into the stud. (12 lags give about 6 in the mantel, though you'd lose a little in the drywall and the removal of the lag's head.) there's two hard things to this plan:
Install a finishing nail into each of the pilot holes with a nail gun or hammer; Install a finishing nail into each of the pilot holes with a nail gun or hammer; The original install was a 1×1 tonailed into the drywall and occasionally a stud.
5.5′ Wide And 10″ Deep And Weighs Maybe 50 Or 60 Lbs.
How do you hang a heavy mantel on drywall? How do you hang a heavy mantle on drywall? The mantel is 5' long and is a frame with a hollow space that appears to accommodate a 2x3 ( 2 high, 3 deep).
The Picture Below Is What It Looks Like Behind The Drywall.
Holding your drill at a 45 degree angle downward, drill a pilot hole through the shelf and drywall and into the stud. The original install was a 1×1 tonailed into the drywall and occasionally a stud. (12 lags give about 6 in the mantel, though you'd lose a little in the drywall and the removal of the lag's head.) there's two hard things to this plan:
This Will Serve As A Guide When You Attach The Mantel To The Wall.
I'd cut drywall away to make sure i'm centered. The first is making sure you hit the absolute center of the studs. Install a finishing nail into each of the pilot holes with a nail gun or hammer;
(It'll Be Behind The Wood, So Any Patching Can Be Pretty Basic.)
Rustic beam fireplaces will never go out of style. For items 5 pounds or less, use adhesive hooks. Fireplace mantel installation was a little above my skillset.
First, The Finished Mounting Height Of The Bracket And Second, Each Stud That Will Run Behind Your Mantel.
In order to use that i would have to drill through the long side of. Make a pilot hole on the wall where the anchor will go. It will look like the mantel is floating.
Comments
Post a Comment