How to hang a shelf on a drywall?

Drywall has become one of the most popular and sought after materials. It is used as an independent material for walls, as well as for the construction of partitions, suspended ceilings, etc. But with all its obvious advantages, there are also disadvantages. So, for example, hanging a shelf on it is quite difficult, because if you do not calculate the weight and installation of the shelves, there is a big chance to get a damaged GKL partition. Large cracks may appear and structural integrity may be impaired. To avoid this, you need to competently approach the matter, use the necessary and high-quality materials. How to attach a shelf to a drywall yourself?

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Installation diagrams

The options for placing shelves are very different. Consider the most popular:

Linear method

This method is appropriate if there is a large area. Shelves are placed in one line.

Multilevel method

You can mount shelves at different levels. The number of levels may be variable. Everything is limited by free space.

Abstract method

Shelves are placed in a chaotic manner. This method fits perfectly into the Hi-tech style or other modern direction.

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Proper layout

Any construction requires clear planning. This helps speed up the process and eliminates major errors. Therefore, if you decide on the location of the shelves in advance, then in these places you can put mortgage bars. In this case, the problem of how to fix the shelves to drywall will be solved very simply.

Important! Mortgages are best screwed on dowels to the wall with screws. And then you can screw the shelves with screws to the boards through the gypsum board.

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We hang light shelves

If you pick up small shelves from lightweight materials, you can well use these ideas.

Dowel butterfly or dowel umbrella

Small light shelves can be hung with special dowels. They are called an expansion bolt shield an umbrella or the expansion bolt shield butterfly, and are created especially in order to fix various objects on drywall. The principle of operation of these dowels is simple: when twisting into the wall, its hat opens, forming a pattern, and takes most of the burden on itself.

Important! When buying, please note that the screw should be about 1-1.2 cm longer than the dowel.

If you yourself are in doubt, then in any store a competent sales consultant will help you choose the appropriate fasteners, based on the approximate weight of the item attached to the FCL.

What does the installation process look like:

1. Holes of the corresponding diameter are drilled in the wall at the right level.
2. Dowels are inserted into these holes.
3. Brackets or hooks are attached to the screw, on which a shelf is then hung.

Dowel Driva

To hang a picture or other light object, you can use the Driva wall plug. Only here it is necessary to drill not only GKL, but also the wall that is located behind it. If the wall is fairly even, then the sheets of drywall are glued to it:

• Attach the shelf to the wall and mark with a pencil the fixation points on the wall.
• Drill holes at these points with a depth of 85 mm.
• Design them well so that the dowel can easily enter them.

Important! The dowel must enter the entire depth of the hole.

• Insert into the dowel holes and hammer them with a hammer until they stop.
• Tighten the first screw, level the shelf.
• When it is level, tighten the second screw.

Important! A screw and a dowel should enter the wall, and not remain in the glue layer. If the Driva plug does not reach the wall, the installation will be unreliable.

For easy shelves, these simple manipulations will be enough. The main thing is to be attentive and accurate.

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We hang heavy shelves

How to hang a heavy shelf on drywall? Here you have to resort to mounting the wall frame on a metal profile. To determine the place for drilling holes and not to spoil the wall, experts recommend using a powerful magnet:

1. Having decided on the location of the fasteners, drill the required number of holes immediately in the gypsum board and in the metal profile.
2. Insert butterfly dowels or Driva dowels into the holes.
3. Insert the screws with the fasteners for the shelves into the dowels.
4. Clamp the structure so that the drywall can withstand the pressure, and the mount can withstand the weight of the shelf.

Fastening with anchor bolts

Anchor bolts can support much more weight, in this way even very massive structures can be fixed.

Important! Dismantling a shelf fixed in this way will not be possible.

Working process:

1. Drill working holes in the places where the shelf will be mounted.
2. Make deep holes in the load-bearing wall.
3. Install the anchor bolts in the holes made, tighten.

Important! Anchor bolts can themselves be used as fixing parts or additional brackets can be hung on them.

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Stock footage

When working with drywall, the main thing is to carefully measure and correctly select consumables. Otherwise, you risk spoiling the appearance of the wall.