If the drywall or plaster is damaged cut a larger hole and install a box that attaches directly to a stud or joist.
How to hang wall boxes.
Loosen the top threads and temporarily tape them to the box as this will make it easier to keep them loose as well as tie the threads strongly.
Certain objects and certain weights require certain supports and fasteners for a secure mount.
Hang a metal window box on the vinyl siding hooks.
The box holding its wiring needs.
Make sure you distance the hooks so that they are on each end of the box.
The box is over 16 inches wide so i could screw into 2 wood studs in the wall.
The whole thing weighs about 10 pounds and i wanted to hang it on the wall.
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Metal window boxes work best with vinyl siding hooks because they typically have holes that will slide right onto the hooks.
Hang a heavy display box on a wall.
An old work electrical box may be metal or plastic and is specially designed to be installed in an existing wall where it has no support other than the wall itself.
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Hanging something on a wall isn t a one nail and done affair.
Now hang your box on the wall and enjoy new wall shelves.
Unlike electrical boxes you use for new construction which attach to a wall stud old work boxes rely on a pretty cool clamping system that pinches the box between the front and.
When you ve tied the ends of the thread securely.