[LJ Genie] Hardware of the non-electronic kind

[maradydd]

Dear LJ Genie,

What's the best way to hang a pegboard on an exposed (indoor) brick wall?

Comments

[shingkhor.livejournal.com]

self tapping concrete screws? the holes they leave are pretty much unnoticeable on brick.

[jmkelly.livejournal.com]

What shingkor said. Though it depends a bit on how much weight the pegboard (and therefore the anchors) are going to carry. If it's going to be very light, you could probably get away with plastic anchor/screw sets. But the self-tapping concrete screws hold more and are less trouble.

[buruna-enu.livejournal.com]

I would say drilling in some nice metal studs.

That's what the theater set shop I worked in would do, but then, they just like the big masculine tools and grinding red dust, all dramatic like "we're getting shit done here."

But it does work. Not too hard either, and I fancy you have quite the ability for this sort of thing.

[patrickat.livejournal.com]

I would recommend standing the board off from the wall on wood furring strips at least 1/2" thick. Attach the wood strips to the wall top and bottom using the self-tapping anchors or drilled in expansion anchors, then attach the pegboard to the wood strips using regular wood screws.

The slight offset from the wall will allow you to use various pegboard hooks without interference from the wall behind, and a gap for air circulation is never a bad idea anyway when placing wood products against brick or concrete.

[dv-girl.livejournal.com]

Hire a dozen burly geckos.

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

If you don't want to drill holes, and the mortar is recessed, these hooks (http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=10437&cat=2,2260,33144) might be a good solution. I haven't tried them myself but Lee Valley doesn't sell crap; everything I've ever bought there has been as good as or better than advertised.

[jmkelly.livejournal.com]

Do pick up some safety glasses when you get the screws. Brick dust in your eyes can ruin your evening.