How To Hang Wall Boxes

The box is over 16 inches wide so i could screw into 2 wood studs in the wall.

How to hang wall boxes.

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. The box holding its wiring needs. If the drywall or plaster is damaged cut a larger hole and install a box that attaches directly to a stud or joist. Now hang your box on the wall and enjoy new wall shelves.

Remodel boxes also called cut in or old work boxes clamp to the drywall or plaster rather than attach to a framing member making the work easier. Hope this helped. Hanging something on a wall isn t a one nail and done affair. The whole thing weighs about 10 pounds and i wanted to hang it on the wall.

Make sure you distance the hooks so that they are on each end of the box. I made a light box for this slot machine glass i got as a gift. Hang a metal window box on the vinyl siding hooks. However they are only as strong as the wall surface to which they are clamped.

Metal window boxes work best with vinyl siding hooks because they typically have holes that will slide right onto the hooks. This is my solution for a c. 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. 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.

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