Pegboard holding power, 3/16 vs 1/4 thickness

[Gene Davis]

My old shop in the place we sold had 1/4-inch pegboard upper-half walls most of its 100-foot perimeter. I have hooks for everything, a whole lot of hooks.

The new shop in the place we just bought will have the same. I'm used to what I had and don't want to go to all the expense of an alternate like piles of Systainers, drawers, cabinets, etc.

Prefinished white is available 3/16 only. 1/4 is available brown tempered hardboard, what I had. Not even sure if the Chinese 3/16 available everywhere is tempered. But I like the white finish.

Am I going to experience bad results if 3/16 is used, versus the 1/4 I had before?

[Bill White]

My 20' x 20' shop is completely paneled with 3/16 wood grain finish peg board (ceiling is sheet rock). Like you, I have stuff hung on all the walls. Never had a problem.
Bill

[Mike Gresham]

If you haven't already, you might want to check and see if your old pegs will fit the new pegboard. I had a similar situation and they didn't want to fit without a lot of force. They also tip down a little relative to the way they sat in the 1/4" board.

[Wade Lippman]

3/16" is pretty flimsy and hooks don't sit right in it. It is worth the extra effort to get 1/4".

[Andrew DiLorenzo]

My old shop in the place we sold had 1/4-inch pegboard upper-half walls most of its 100-foot perimeter. I have hooks for everything, a whole lot of hooks.

The new shop in the place we just bought will have the same. I'm used to what I had and don't want to go to all the expense of an alternate like piles of Systainers, drawers, cabinets, etc.

Prefinished white is available 3/16 only. 1/4 is available brown tempered hardboard, what I had. Not even sure if the Chinese 3/16 available everywhere is tempered. But I like the white finish.

Am I going to experience bad results if 3/16 is used, versus the 1/4 I had before?

Yes, you are going to be disappointed. Get the 1/4 and paint it the best you can.

[george newbury]

The problem with painting is that the hole size fills up. I use HF cheapy hooks with the white 3/16 with no problem. They brighten up the shop. 30 years ago I used the brown 1/4" and they hold up well, but are dark.
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[Richard Wolf]

George. I'm pretty sure you are not using that peg board to it's full potenial.