How To Install Wall Mount Anchors

To find out how to install a threaded anchor or molly bolt keep reading.

How to install wall mount anchors.

Locate the two studs in your wall that will support your tv. Installing a wall anchor requires creating an appropriately sized hole in the wall surface. To install a pilot hole is drilled in the wall the anchor is fitted into the hole and then a hammer is used to lightly tap the anchor head flush with the wall. Once again make sure you first put the screw through the hole of the thing you re attaching to the wall.

To install the anchor drill a hole in the wall that s deeper than the anchor is long then slide the expansion anchor into the hole. How you create the hole will depend on the material of the wall. Attach your rack or shelf to the wall by screwing into the drywall anchor. Use a drill bit that s the same size as the dry wall anchor.

To use dry wall anchors start by drilling a hole into the wall you re installing the anchors in at a 90 degree angle. However moen yeah the faucet company developed a great wall anchor system for attaching bathroom grab bars. You must screw into studs when mounting a tv on the wall. Concrete brick and masonry fasteners like those for drywall come in a variety of types and sizes rated by weight and use you can choose from concrete screws sleeve anchors or toggle bolts for hollow bricks all weighted for heavy duty loads to support the mount that holds the flat screen tv.

Once you ve picked an ideal location for hanging a tv on the wall run a stud finder along the top of the paper. Unfortunately studs are not always where we need them to be and for this job traditional anchors and toggle bolts tv mount are just not up to the task. You can find all of our masonry concrete anchors here. Do not use hollow wall anchors as they cannot support the weight of tv wall mount brackets and the television.

Now it offers a 150 lb rated securemount version for mounting flat screen tvs. So if you have a concrete wall that you want to mount something on you can use these to get the job done.