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PSA: Don't buy those cheap plastic wall panels from Amazon for your garage
I spent $150 on those interlocking plastic wall panels that were supposed to hold up my tools and they cracked within two weeks when I hung a medium weight shovel on them. Has anyone found a budget-friendly wall panel that actually holds weight without breaking the bank?
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oliver_baker493mo ago
Did you try the pegboard from those big box stores? I went cheap and got some of those plastic panels from a different brand on Amazon and they bowed out like crazy when I hung a hammer on them. My neighbor had the same problem and he switched to this metal mesh panel from a home improvement store. It holds his heavy stuff fine but it rusted a bit after a wet summer because he didn't paint it. I think the plastic stuff is just not made for anything real, it's all for looks in a man cave or something.
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sanchez.ivan3mo ago
Take that metal mesh stuff and hit it with a coat of rustoleum before you hang anything on it. @oliver_baker49 already mentioned the rust problem and that's the fix nobody talks about. Also check if your wall has metal studs or wood ones. I mounted mine straight into drywall anchors once and the whole thing pulled out when I leaned a shovel against it. Had to patch the holes and start over with proper lag bolts into the studs. The material matters less than what's behind it.
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hernandez.gavin3mo ago
Maybe try heavy duty pegboard from a hardware store instead, works way better.
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