How To Hang A Pegboard On The Wall

Hanging the support boards gives you a solid surface to attach the pegboard and also allows for some dead space behind it.

How to hang a pegboard on the wall.

Pegboards on garage walls provide an excellent way to store and organize your tools in plain sight. But because it is only 3 16 thick it can t carry a lot of weight in one spot. Pegboard is great for carrying weight over a large surface. When mounted to the wall and outfitted with metal hooks pegboard provides a convenient way to keep items from getting lost in the back of a drawer or the bottom of a tool chest.

For areas of the wall where you want to hold heavy tools and yard equipment use a rail system. Before trying to install pegboard measure the area on the wall where you plan to install it. If you are hanging a larger piece of pegboard you will want to add some vertical support as well. Pegboard is a tempered hardboard with pre drilled holes designed to be strong enough to support most household hand tools.

Pegboard also called perforated hardboard or perfboard is one of the simplest and least expensive storage solutions for hanging tools and other lightweight objects. Look for a rail system that has mounting holes every inch so it lines up with the pegboard image 1. You want the board to stick out of the wall to leave space for hooks. If you want the pegboard to fit the area exactly buy a larger size and ask the hardware store to cut it to your measurements.