How To Hang Things On Wall Without Studs

You ll need to pull gently on the bolt as you re screwing it in to prevent the toggle from spinning around with the bolt.

How to hang things on wall without studs. Removing wall anchors is a pain and patching the wall after removal never looks perfect. Drive a small nail into the wall where you believe you have found a stud. If the nail doesn t hit wood under the plaster or drywall pull it out and insert a wire hanger into the hole. Determine the weight of the item you ll be hanging onto the wall.

Then step onto the scale without the item and record the weight. From there begin screwing down the bolt. Subtract the second number from the first and you ll have the weight of the item. Studs are pieces of wood beneath the drywall that act as the wall s frame.

Most structures have vertical studs spaced 16 inches apart. Hollow wall anchors come in a wide range of sizes and styles for. The most secure way to hang a coat hook wine rack picture or any piece of wall art is to attach a screw to a stud. Whether you re hanging a kitchen cabinet or a coat hook your best option is to attach things to a stud.

From there fold down the toggle and feed it through the hole you drilled in the wall as pictured above. Typically when you want to hang a heavy item on the wall where there is no stud you have to get out your drill drill a hole hammer in a wall anchor and then screw in a large screw. Once inside the wall the toggle will spring back open.