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Thread: Toggle bolts vs hollow wall anchors

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    Toggle bolts vs hollow wall anchors

    Any feedback on which is better for 1/2" or 5/8" drywall? Does it really matter? I want to hang some pegboard and 8" wide shelves with those 6" x 8" wall brackets.

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    best fasteners to hang things on drywall...
    google this and you will find all your answers with weight answers.
    20 years ago when I first started using the Internet I asked a question and the answers were so stupid I never asked again and started using search engines to go to the answer.

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    Never tried these but ran across them some time ago.

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    I like toggle bolts. They seem to be more trouble; but I trust them more.
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    Google zip toggle anchors. You can get them at the big box stores, and they are far superior to regular toggles.
    Gerry

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    Neither, for peg board run furring horizontally and screw or nail furring to the studs. For shelving again I prefer fastening to studs, the thought of shelves levering against drywall leaves me a bit nervous.
    Last edited by Roger Nair; 08-02-2015 at 2:02 PM.

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