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Originally Posted by coffeebean
One of the fasteners to my master closet wire closet system has come loose from the dry wall and it is located at the end of the run of wire shelving. It is the type of fastener that does not have a head that a screw driver would go into. It is a smooth head so I'm not even sure how those fasteners work.
I would like to do a simple repair by using a long screw with a large head to hold up the wire shelving. I did this type of repair on a shelf in our NJ home and it was still going strong when we sold the house. I want to screw the screw into the stud but I'm not sure how to do that if the stud is metal. I could make this repair easily enough if it were a wood stud behind the wall.
Anyone know what type of studs our homes have in the interior walls? Our home is in Mallory Square and was build in 2007.
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Little trick I learned with those metal studs...I like to use the self-tappers, so you need to drill a pilot hole into the stud first...you may have to use a couple of drill bits, starting with the smallest you have and then move up a one or two until you have a hole in the stud that will accommodate the screw...we did our own custom closet and I'm confident I could hang on the shelving and it would hold me