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Posted by Pete C. on March 12, 2008, 8:00 pm
aemeijers wrote:
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> Pete C. wrote:
> > Chris Miller wrote:
> >> anyone have experience securing shelving, etc. to steel studs. i've gotta
> >> put up some adjustable height shelves at work and we have steel studs behind
> >> drywall. should i just be using molly/toggle bolts or is there a product
> >> designed to attach heavy items to steel studs? the whole metal stud thing is
> >> foreign to me.
> >> thanks in advance.
> >> -c
> >
> > Mollys will work well. Requires a smaller hole than toggles, look neater
> > and easier to install. Can also remove screws and reinstall without
> > having toggle drop forever into the wall cavity. Use a good sharp drill
> > bit so you don't have to push hard and deform the steel stud when
> > drilling.
> If this is just for light stuff, and needs to look pretty, Mollys will
> work fine. If this is for the back room, and shelves will be heavily
> loaded, I'd screw a decent grade of 3/4 plywood to the wall with lots of
> screws, and hang the shelf standards off that. (Go look how Ma Bell hung
> the hardware in your telephone room.) The plywood will stiffen the hell
> out of the wall and spread the load. You can always try Mollys first,
> and if they tear out, cover it all with plywood and start over.
>
> aem sends...
Perhaps I wasn't clear with the part about a sharp drill - The mollys
are to be installed through the steel studs, not just into the
sheetrock, so they are anchored to the metal. I installed a bunch of
commercial adjustable display racks this way with no issues.
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