5 Best Of How To Hang A Shelf On Metal Studs New Update 2021. Adjust the level until the bubble is centered and mark the keyhole locations on the wall. Steel studs come in different gauges.
Even if the fasteners dont strip out of the steel studs the studs can still flex causing your shelf to sag. Because of the properties a metal steel steel stud the only way to secure something heavy is using toggle. Use a stud finder to locate the wall studs.
Then install anchors or drive the screws into the studs and hang the shelf.
Adjust the level until the bubble is centered and mark the keyhole locations on the wall. This will prevent it from sliding or toppling over. You will need to drill all your holes first in the 2x4 then hold that to the wall and drill into the drywall just enough to locate the centre of all the larger holes on the wall. In conventional construction hanging shelves on a wall requires finding the studs in the wall and mounting the shelf brackets to the studs with screws.