Be sure to drive the screw hooks until the threads are fully inserted into the joists allow for the thickness of the ceiling drywall.
How to hang pot rack on wall.
Test fit the pot rack on the wall where you want to install it.
Pass the tip of a pencil through the screw holes.
Attaching a pot rack to drywall will not hold even the lightest cooking implements without eventually failing.
How to hang a pot rack method 1 of 3.
I love pot racks.
Measure the area where you want to hang the pot rack.
They can offer beautiful and convenient pan storage.
Place the chain through the center link onto the screw hooks in the ceiling and the ends of the chain onto the screw hooks on the pot rack assembly.
Sometimes you may be unable to find ceiling.
Best way is to put a ledger board attached to the studs you can make it decorative and then attach the pot rack to the board.
That way the pot rack is attached to the studs only one level removed.
Now the bottom of the rack is 92 high.
Snap toggles would work until probably sometime in the middle of the night when you re all peacefully asleep so that you wake up to the sound of your dozen pots all crashing to the floor.
Installing a pot rack using ceiling joists.
You can read about some of those other pot racks i ve written about here.
In that case forget the hanging assembly altogether and just use chains.
Cut your 2 x 4 s to size and nail them to the existing ceiling joists.
Get toggle wall anchors.
I don t really recommend toggles for something as heavy as a pot rack.
Use a carpenter s level to make sure the.
Draw a small.
Making use of ceiling anchors.
You might want to raise the pot rack higher.
Hanging your pot rack first determine the height.
Ceiling joists are usually set about 16 inches to 24 inches apart from their centers.
In the last 3 houses we ve owned i designed a pot rack to fit each kitchen s space best both wall mounted pot racks and a free hanging pot rack.
Be careful though if you hang your rack too close to the ceiling you might not have enough room for some lids.
How to hang a wall mounted pot rack step 1.
Position the rack on the wall where you have decided to install it.