More Picture Of How To Mount Shelves On Metal Studs Free Download. Place a pencil mark on the wall for the first stud location. In terms of metal studs as I have never mounted anything using metal studs.
You want something mounted on the wall thats heavy and going to need proper stud support but the stud isnt in the exact spot you need it. This is the cabinet I am trying to mount I have a single like this one and also a double which is two of these attached to each other and are all mounted using a suspension rail. Slide the stud finder along the wall until it signals a metal stud.
Even if the fasteners dont strip out of the steel studs the studs can still flex causing your shelf to sag.
If a stud is unavailable or the studs are too far apart for the length of your shelves use toggle bolt anchors or another type of drywall anchor for fastening brackets directly to the drywall. Thats how i hang plasma tvs on steel studs. In terms of metal studs as I have never mounted anything using metal studs. It comes with One 12 hex shank.