Double drywall all the way across the sky
Hi! I'm looking for some help mounting a coat rack thingy to drywall (picture 1). I live in an apartment building and this wall is shared with the internal staircase connecting all the other apartments (picture 2: left side is the staircase, right side is my apartment) The entryway coat rack is going to be around 30lbs. I couldn't find any studs, neither with a stud finder or by knuckle rapping. I've tried drilling pilot holes where I think studs I see, but it seems empty as can be. So I decided to install some 1/4" toggle bolts which should handle ~60lbs each in 1/2" drywall. I went to drill a 5/8" hole, and then suddenly I found this second wall (picture 3)! The second wall feels much harder to drill through than the first. What material do you think it is made out of? I am guessing that blueish stuff is coming off of my drill bit (picture 4). I'm not sure if I should keep drilling to the other side so I can install my toggle bolt, or if I should just drill a lag bolt right through this inner wall as if it was a stud. It doesn't look like wood to me. Or maybe I should stop altogether lest I accidentally blow up my building and ruin all of mine and my neighbor's livelihoods. Can anyone lend some wisdom? submitted by /u/Affectionate_Tip_515 [link] [comments]
| | Hi! I'm looking for some help mounting a coat rack thingy to drywall (picture 1). I live in an apartment building and this wall is shared with the internal staircase connecting all the other apartments (picture 2: left side is the staircase, right side is my apartment) The entryway coat rack is going to be around 30lbs. I couldn't find any studs, neither with a stud finder or by knuckle rapping. I've tried drilling pilot holes where I think studs I see, but it seems empty as can be. So I decided to install some 1/4" toggle bolts which should handle ~60lbs each in 1/2" drywall. I went to drill a 5/8" hole, and then suddenly I found this second wall (picture 3)! The second wall feels much harder to drill through than the first. What material do you think it is made out of? I am guessing that blueish stuff is coming off of my drill bit (picture 4). I'm not sure if I should keep drilling to the other side so I can install my toggle bolt, or if I should just drill a lag bolt right through this inner wall as if it was a stud. It doesn't look like wood to me. Or maybe I should stop altogether lest I accidentally blow up my building and ruin all of mine and my neighbor's livelihoods. Can anyone lend some wisdom? [link] [comments] |
