How To Hang A Wooden Box On The Wall

Like i mentioned before these windows are relatively lightweight and i usually hang them flush against a wall so i use the hooks and eyes with picture hanging wire to hang them.

How to hang a wooden box on the wall.

You ll also need a phillips head screwdriver. The box is over 16 inches wide so i could screw into 2 wood studs in the wall. Then spray paint the heads of 2 1 2 in. Screws and drive them into the stud at the pilot holes there s no alternative to leaving the heads exposed.

For thinner walls such as plywood paneling use robust fasteners like toggle or molly bolts or plastic anchors that spread out behind the wall. Start by holding your object up against the wall where you want to hang it. Hang a heavy display box on a wall. If there s not a stud available use self drilling anchors such as ez ancors.

Attach small macrame to a key chain for an easy hook. If your macrame is too small for a wooden dowel it can be hard to hang. Have a helper hold the shadow box up to the wall in your preferred location. And a spirit level if you have one.

To create the first hole for your special bracket use a 0 25 inches 0 64 cm drill bit to get started. Step 3 take the shadow box down turn it over and measure the distance from the top to the center point of the hanging hooks. Set your object down. If you give a hook a small tap with a hammer then it bites into the wood enough that you can usually screw it in by hand without drilling a guide hole first.

I made a light box for this slot machine glass i got as a gift. 1 x sawtooth bracket. Once you ve created a small hole switch to a 0 5 inches 1 3 cm bit and drill a hole for the bracket making sure not to drill too deep. Fasteners attached to solid wood and plywood have great holding power if the material is thick enough.

Lightly draw a line along the top of the shadow box from one end to the other. You can purchase key chains at most home goods stores. To hang a box where there s a stud drill two 1 8 in. Most wall framings set studs every 16 inches so you should be okay to measure from.

This is my solution for a c. Use a drill to drill into the stud where you d like to hang your shelf. The whole thing weighs about 10 pounds and i wanted to hang it on the wall. Make a pencil mark at the top of your object.

Loop a small key chain through the top of your macrame and attach the key chain to a nail or push pin to hang it up on your wall. Take off the switch plate and you can see which side of the stud the box is mounted on by spotting the screws.