Asked on Jan 18, 2015
How much weight can drywall hold?
by Julie
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I hung up a 21lb mirror with just two screws and no anchors on drywall. Is this ok or should I get some anchors?
5 answers
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We hug a 100 lb mirror with two screws into drywall, no problem. They sell a thing called "monkey clips" which are angled, just so they don't rip out of drywall (that's the only catch), and they come up to 150 lbs, so its not the weight, its more the angle. I think your okay if its staying.
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Joanmarie
on Jan 18, 2015
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I think the answer depends on how important this mirror is to you, or how expensive it was. If the screws rip out of the drywall, the mirror will surely break when it falls. If you would be upset the mirror broke, well then it would be better to be err on the side of safe rather than sorry and add anchors.
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Shari
on Jan 18, 2015
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Regardless of the weight, I always use mollys and anchors for Anything I hang on the walls. Lesson learned many years ago, several irreplaceable antique pieces destroyed...
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Cathi
on Jan 18, 2015
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Hubby used to hand everything with small nails and I was never happy when the things fell to the ground. I lost some nice things so, YES get anchors!!
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Mcgypsy9
on Jan 19, 2015
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LOL actually my husband still tries to get away with ways to get around not having to hang with anchors. He bought some of those things that you just stuff in the wall, just a wire thing that says it holds like 500 lbs. or whatever. Maybe they work maybe they don't but the problem with them is that the pictures never hang straight and it drives me insane!!!! SOO I throw a fit every time he goes to use one. Well, actually unbeknownst to him, I have thrown most of them away : ). Sorry dear, but they don't work for me!
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Mcgypsy9
on Jan 19, 2015
Joanmarie
on Jan 18, 2015
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