Attaching Peg Board To Brick Wall

Learn how to easily install a pegboard in your shed to neatly store and display your tools.

Attaching peg board to brick wall.

You ll learn how to attach a pegboard to the frame. We ll show you how to mark where each tool goes so you can easily see when tools are missing. All of the heavy stuff is on the shelf of my workbench. Cut several 1 by 3 inch wood strips to the same length as the width of the pegboard using a circular saw.

Take down the board and insert masonry wall anchors into the. We ll show you how to attach a solid timber frame to a brick wall. Hold them horizontally across the wall and place a level on top. For a small pegboard two horizontal furring strips should be adequate.

Drill holes through the board and into the cinder blocks at 1 foot intervals. Here s a close up of the 1 x 2 boards screwed into the floor joists above. For areas of the wall where you want to hold heavy tools and yard equipment use a rail system. Ask a friend to help you install the furring strips.

Place a 4 foot 1 by 2 inch board against the cinder block wall at the top edge of the location where you d like the peg board to be installed. Look for a rail system that has mounting holes every inch so it lines up with the pegboard image 1. Pegboard is great for carrying weight over a large surface. But because it is only 3 16 thick it can t carry a lot of weight in one spot.

Since i don t plan on hanging heavy tools on my pegboard i am confident that my pegboard will hold all of my small tools and diy supplies like paint brushes screw drivers etc. 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.