Question about interior walls

stro1965 wrote:
I was thinking I could use toggle bolts. How does one locate aluminum studs?

Well... some say you can use a stud finder but I find that "hit and miss". The way I do it is to use a drywall type screw, if it will not go in, I've found the metal stud. Just do it where the cabinet will cover the holes.

As for toggles, they require a big hole and if there's Styrofoam in the wall, they may not "flip" open at all. Also you can't take the cabinet back down without them falling down in the wall.

My advice is to use the ones I posted a picture of for the above reasons and limit the amount of them. Remember,,, every time you put in a screw or wall anchor, you risk hitting a wire. Use just enough to hold it up and no more.

I was thinking I could use toggle bolts. How does one locate aluminum studs?

Attach to paneling with these

Screw into aluminum with these:


PS: Cool tool for paneling fastener:
Anchor Tool

Probably aluminum frame and interior wood stud wall will have little framing. If installing a cabinet that is wall hung, make sure it has a ledger across the top that spans 16" so that you can get a few screws into the frame.
The good news is that new LCD screens weigh very little and can be mounted on conventional articulating mount when bracket is secured into frame or into ledger attached to frame.
IIRC, my 32" screen weighs 10 lbs.