Wall mounting question
Running into a bit of a problem and was curious if you guys had any solutions. Trying to mount an interior shelf along an exterior wall of my house. The shelf weighs about 30 lbs. There is maybe 0.5-0.75” of free space between the back edge of the drywall and the exterior cinderblock. No furring strips where I need the shelf centered. Most toggle bolts are too large to work as there isn’t much room behind the drywall for them to actually engage the toggle. Would a tapcon straight through into the block work even though there is no furring strip? Or will small drywall anchors work? The shelf itself will hang from two screws (one along the right edge, one along the left - roughly 20” apart from each other). I’ve attached a quick diagram submitted by /u/skadeush [link] [comments]
| | Running into a bit of a problem and was curious if you guys had any solutions. Trying to mount an interior shelf along an exterior wall of my house. The shelf weighs about 30 lbs. There is maybe 0.5-0.75” of free space between the back edge of the drywall and the exterior cinderblock. No furring strips where I need the shelf centered. Most toggle bolts are too large to work as there isn’t much room behind the drywall for them to actually engage the toggle. Would a tapcon straight through into the block work even though there is no furring strip? Or will small drywall anchors work? The shelf itself will hang from two screws (one along the right edge, one along the left - roughly 20” apart from each other). I’ve attached a quick diagram [link] [comments] |
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