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Pete C. Pete C. is offline
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Default securing shelves to steel studs


Chris Miller wrote:

anyone have experience securing shelving, etc. to steel studs. i've gotta
put up some adjustable height shelves at work and we have steel studs behind
drywall. should i just be using molly/toggle bolts or is there a product
designed to attach heavy items to steel studs? the whole metal stud thing is
foreign to me.
thanks in advance.
-c


Mollys will work well. Requires a smaller hole than toggles, look neater
and easier to install. Can also remove screws and reinstall without
having toggle drop forever into the wall cavity. Use a good sharp drill
bit so you don't have to push hard and deform the steel stud when
drilling.