How can I trim my pegboard?

Jigsaw or circular saw: Using a jigsaw or circular saw is the best way to cut pegboard. For cutting pegboards, you need to use the proper size blade for the saw. You have to select the blade with fine sharp teeth for ensuring a clean cut through the pegboard.

Can pegboard be cut to size?

Best tool to cut Pegboard



The best tool and blade to cut Pegboard is not with a hand tool like a utility knife, but the best tool for cutting pegboard is by using a circular saw.

Can you cut plastic pegboard?

How do I cut it? Use a power tool such as circular saw, jig saw, or band saw and a cutting blade designed to cut sheet metal (a fine tooth blade). Use one of the pegboard holes as a starting point for your cut.

How do I make my pegboard look nice?

Frame it!



Building a frame is a great way to give a finished look to the edges so your pegboard looks more polished. If you aren’t into building your own, you can also have a custom frame built for it at a framing shop or buy as large a frame as you can find and then cut your pegboard to that size.

How do you customize pegboard?

Youtube quote:Many standard pegboard hooks like those that hold these scissors up here a few thrift store finds like these mason jars that are meant to be candle holders.

Can you cut pegboard with a hand saw?

Cutting with a utility knife or handsaw will result in a jagged edge. A circular saw blade with approximately 100 teeth works well for pegboard. A crosscut table saw blade has 60 or 80 teeth and will make a smooth cut. A jigsaw blade with 10 or 12 teeth per inch is suitable for cutting pegboard.

How do you paint pegboard?

When painting pegboard, we would recommend using a paint gun (or spray paint) over rollers. When using rollers, it will be much easier to get the pegboard holes clogged up, which makes it harder to fill your board with all your pegboard accessories once it’s painted.

How do you attach pegboard to furring strips?

Use a power drill or screwdriver to attach the furring strips to the back of the pegboard. Attach 3/4 -in. wood screws at the top and bottom of each strip and in the center. Do not attach the wood screws using the pre-drilled holes of the pegboard.

How do you make a pegboard frame?

Youtube quote:Start off by measuring all four sides of the pegboard. These dimensions will determine the outside corners of each piece of case molding. Set your miter saw at a 45 degrees.

How do you hang pegboard without furring strips?

Insert a screw with a washer into each marked hole on the pegboard, then fit a spacer onto each screw, on the back side of the pegboard. Position the pegboard against the wall and drive each screw into its corresponding anchor or into a wall stud. If you’re not using a spacer kit, use 2-inch washer head wood screws.

What do you put behind pegboard?

Youtube quote:And i mount them to the surface of the wall that gives me the space that i need behind the pegboard. To get the hook in but you want to make sure that you mount them where there's structure.

How do you attach pegboard to drywall?

Youtube quote:Once level drive three-inch wood or drywall screws through the pegboard at all four corners and ideally into the furring strips install drywall anchors if necessary.

How much weight can pegboard hold?

Pegboard manufacturers state the standard 3/16″ pegboard can safely hold 100 lbs of weight. The pegboard I tested showed a single peg can hold over 150 lbs without tearing or pulling away from the wall.

How far off the wall does pegboard need to be?

Pegboard needs about 1/2 in. of ‘standoff’ space behind it so the hooks can be inserted. Plastic and metal pegboard panels have this space built in, created by the L-shape flanges at the edges.

Can pegboard hold shovels?

Pegboard permits straightforward attachment of peg hooks, brackets and baskets that sold-out singly. Wall-Mounted Racks can hold wheelbarrows, ladders, leaf blowers, and long-handled tools, including rakes, shovels, and brooms.

Are pegboards strong?

Metal pegboards are usually made of aluminum or stainless steel. Because of how heavy these panels are, they’re strong enough to hold large tools.

How many holes are in a 4×8 pegboard?

DPI Hardboard Pegboard 4 Ft. X 8 Ft. X 3/16 In., White

How do you hang a hammer on pegboard?

Youtube quote:As you see and I've kind of bent them out just a little bit. So that when you go to put it in the pegboard. Like so this little fit just a little easier.