Drywall is probably one of the most popular materials that are used for interior decoration. After installing drywall, the owner receives a perfectly flat surface on which the finish is applied. It can be a wallpaper or something else. But, together with the wall, the homeowner also gets a problem such as installing different wall objects, such as shelves or decorations.
Features of drywall wall
Drywall is a rather delicate material and quite often, a shelf suspended from a drywall wall results in being on the floor, and the sheet is hopelessly damaged. It is really quite difficult to repair.
The reasons that lead to the fact that there are several shelves on the walls do not stick. These include:
- The fragility of a material, determined by its composition, 93% of this material consists of gypsum. And as you know, this material is no different.
- The homeowner used fasteners unsuitable for use on drywall.
- Wall objects have a high weight, which limits the possibility of their installation on the wall. That is, the installation of such a load on the wall can lead to the formation of cracks or to the destruction of the wall as a whole.
The maximum load capacity of drywall depends on:
- The quality of the materials used in the manufacture of sheets.
- Reliability of fastening drywall sheets to the wall.
- Dimensions and weights of attachments.
According to the manufacturers of these products, some sheets are able to carry up to 55 kg, an additional load. But you should not count on such an opportunity. In some cases, the maximum load capacity can be both 15 and 5 kg.
Is it possible to hang a shelf on a drywall
Is it permissible at all to arrange shelves on walls made of drywall? The answer to this question is very simple - yes. To do this, you can use special fasteners or try to strengthen the sheet of this material.
What tools are needed to secure the shelf to drywall
In order to securely fasten objects to the wall from plasterboard, you will need:
- tool for making holes;
- dowels with screws;
- anchors may be required;
- when performing individual work, a cementing mixture may be required.
What fasteners to choose
For fastening in a drywall wall, different types of fasteners are used. Among the large number of fasteners, the following can be distinguished:
- Butterfly. This mounting kit consists of a plastic self-expanding dowel and a long screw. As it is screwed into the body of the dowel, the “wings” open, which abut against the back of the wall. The maximum load on such fasteners is from 6 to 12 kg.
- Dowel made of metal or plastic. It is installed in drywall by screwing a diameter of 5-6 mm into a pre-prepared starting hole. In the process of twisting, the spiral blades open, which burst inside the hole. The maximum load on this is 20-30 kg.
- Fischer pd. This fastener consists of a screw and a massive dowel, which expands and bursts into drywall. The maximum load is up to 16 kg.
How to hang a light shelf on a drywall
To fix a wall object with small dimensions and weight, it is permissible to use dowels specially designed for plasterboard work. It can be a dowel - a butterfly or an umbrella.
The work of fasteners of this type is based on one principle: as the screw is screwed in, the head opens, thus, an emphasis will be formed that will help reduce the load.
On a note! If the design does not have a large mass, then it is perfectly acceptable to use various adhesive compositions that can be purchased at any building goods store.
How to hang a heavy shelf on a drywall
It is quite difficult to secure a heavy load on a drywall sheet. The weight of the product can simply crumble drywall. Therefore, for such purposes, the method of fastening is used - through the wall, directly to the crate. That is, the self-tapping screw is screwed directly into the beam or metal profile from which it is built. And after that it will be possible to hang a heavy shelf.
Another fastening method is anchor bolts. To install them in the drywall plate, holes are made. Through which they will make holes for mounting anchors in the wall of the house.
Such fasteners of a hinged object can be called the most serious.
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