Pegboard

We always look for simple ways to organize things around us in order to keep our house clean and tidy. But despite all our efforts quite often we see ourselves surrounded with items that we don't know where to keep or store. In fact, some of these items might not be used in our daily activities but considering that we might need them for some unexpected work in future we avoid keeping them out of our sight or either bury them in drawers. However, seeing such items around us or finding them unwantedly in the middle of some other work can be a bit annoying. Hence, to solve this problem, a pegboard can be very helpful. But what exactly is a pegboard, we will know in the following section.

Pegboard

Pegboard is a perforated hardboard containing evenly spaced drilled holes to keep items like workshop or garage tools, kitchen utensils, etc. The board is made from hardboard, wood or metal, and its pre-drilled holes are used to hold pegs and hooks in order to support various tools. A typical pegboard is prepared of wood fibers and some amount of resin. The board is fortified with a thin coat of linseed oil and is then heated at high temperatures to polymerize the oil. This increases its durability, impact resistance, hardness and tensile strength.

Considered to be the best storage device, the pegboard is primarily used to hang different types of accessories which help in creating more storage space, especially in those areas where space is a major concern. But if you are thinking that hanging a wooden or metal pegboard in your room can affect your home decor, then let me tell you that there are several pegboard ideas that can be used to install a pegboard in a creative way which will not hamper your room decor rather will help in keeping your room space more organized. Hence, it can be used anywhere in your house, i.e., kitchen, bathroom, closets or any other room where you need an easy storage solution. Hence, if you are planning to install a pegboard in your house, check out the below given pegboard installation technique.

Installation

Installing a pegboard is not as difficult as it seems to be. Therefore, take a look at the below given step by step instructions on the installation.

Step 1: First and foremost decide where you want to mount your pegboard. Once you have decided that, while mounting, make sure you leave enough space behind the surface of the board. This is because the hooks or pegs which are to be inserted through the holes in the board would be hooked from behind.

Step 2: The next step in installing the pegboard is to mark the locations of the wall studs. This is done in order to mount the board support strips on the wall. Once located, with the help of a level draw a horizontal line on the wall for further guidance.

Step 3: Herein we will form a framework for the board, so following the mark on the wall, mount a horizontal strip of wood to the wall using wood screws. Force the screws into the studs to provide support and likewise try to install other strips including vertical strips across the center region to create the framework supporting the pegboard.

Step 4: Calculate the measurements of the pegboard and accordingly cut the board material with a jigsaw. After cutting, mount the pegboard to the prepared framework using wood screws and a cordless drill with screw driver.

Step 5: Finally, once the pegboard is mounted properly, put the hooks in the holes and then hang your tools or other accessories. In case you forget which tool goes where, you can draw an outline around your hanging tools or can number them according to their hanging places.

A pegboard is a simple way to place and reach those frequently and even less frequently used items, which otherwise used to be scattered in our room and gave it a messy look. I hope the information given in this article proves to be useful and informative to you all.