Adding shelves, organizers

[Vicki_in_MN]

I would love some advice on how to add shelves, mirrors, pictures to the walls. These walls seem super thin and so I am wondering what you use to hang things with? I want to have them secure so I can leave them up while we are on the road. We've only had our Wildwood for a year now, so we're still newbies!

Vicki

[Bobandshawn]

Most molly bolts are made for thicker surfaces than the thin walls in an RV. I mounted a number of items in my Keystone and struggled with many failed attempts at securing something to those 1/8"-1/4" walls. I about ruined a section of wall in the bathroom trying to mount a towel rack. I finally hit up YouTube which can answer all questions. The EZ Ancor hollow core door anchors proved to be the answer. Unlike other twist in sheetrock type anchors these have a special set of threads to them so they lock into really thin stuff. For heavy items you need to find studs, just like in your home. But for light stuff like picture frames and even towel racks these work well. The towel rack in my bathroom has 4 of the anchors securing a 3-4 lb towel rack with 2-3 heavy beach towels on it. No problem. In the kitchen I have a much larger 5-6 lb rack mounted with 4 EZ Ancors on a negative angle wall. It carries less weight, but still no problem. And again, the trick is to drill a pilot hole and get them started good then put some good glue on them. I use the silicon glue you find in small tubes at hardware stores. It takes a while to dry but it sure does the job.

[Vicki_in_MN]

dewey02 wrote:
Vicki -
We've used the toggle or molly bolts (same thing) for many things that aren't real heavy. As others have said, gluing them first before tightening will help, because if you don't, they'll tend to spin and not tighten snugly against the wall.

When hanging things that are heavier, (such as a clothes rack) we use a finished board that is wide enough to span two studs and we anchor them to the studs. A stud finder will help you find stud locations, or just thump on the wall and you can tell the difference between the hollow sound and solid sound.

Once you have the hooks up and the shelves up, then you'll have a place to store and display all of those beautiful quilts and crafts whilst on the road! 🙂 Your work is very impressive!

Thanks for the tip! But you sure got me curious as to do we know each other...how did you know I do crafts/quilting? Tried to send you a private message but it says you don't allow.
Vicki

[Sango]

Vicki I sent you a PM

Vicki in MN wrote:

Sango wrote:

My husband made shelves for the wardrobe that is removable without any damage to wardrobe. He made two false walls that he router out slots for those metal bracket that the shelves slide into.

Sango do you have any pictures of the shelves in the wardrobe-would love to see!

[dewey02]

Vicki -
We've used the toggle or molly bolts (same thing) for many things that aren't real heavy. As others have said, gluing them first before tightening will help, because if you don't, they'll tend to spin and not tighten snugly against the wall.

When hanging things that are heavier, (such as a clothes rack) we use a finished board that is wide enough to span two studs and we anchor them to the studs. A stud finder will help you find stud locations, or just thump on the wall and you can tell the difference between the hollow sound and solid sound.

Once you have the hooks up and the shelves up, then you'll have a place to store and display all of those beautiful quilts and crafts whilst on the road! 🙂 Your work is very impressive!

[Vicki_in_MN]

Sango wrote:

My husband made shelves for the wardrobe that is removable without any damage to wardrobe. He made two false walls that he router out slots for those metal bracket that the shelves slide into.

Sango do you have any pictures of the shelves in the wardrobe-would love to see!

[Vicki_in_MN]

Thanks for the suggestions,much appreciated. I'll be shopping for some of these items soon! Went to visit the camper today, can't wait to get using her again!

[ROBERTSUNRUS]

🙂 Hi, I use 3-M automotive two sided tape; It can be removed later without damage and will never fall off. Do not use the white household type two sided tape.

[cyberiankhatru]

I have an older camper and used 3M command strips. It tore the wallpaper off...I didn't remove it, it just tore the paper and the item fell. Won't be using them anymore.

[Bobandshawn]

If you got to Lowes, Home Depot or similar look for hollow core door anchors. The brand I use is EZ Ancor. These work very well in those thin walls. Just make sure and drill a pilot hole. I use a little bit of silicon glue (not sealant) on the ancor threads and let them set up for a couple hours before tightening a screw in them. I have successfully mounted a number of items with these. I have a towel hanger in the kitchen which is a 1"X6" board about 3' long with 4 horse shoe towel hangers screwed to it. It's still there so they work as this is heavy.

http://images.lowes.com/product/converted/092097/092097251250lg.jpg

[Sango]

I used velcro to hang pictures and such. I bought two three shelve cloth closet organizers through amazon. They are a very nice quality

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JGTPOCA/ref=s9_simh_gw_g201_i1_r?ie=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pf_rd_m=ATVPD...

My husband made shelves for the wardrobe that is removable without any damage to wardrobe. He made two false walls that he router out slots for those metal bracket that the shelves slide into.

[Oasisbob]

Yes as previously suggested. Also anchor screws in adition to previous suggestion. Make sure you know the exact depth of your wall and tape off the drill bit so you avoid going through the exterior wall. I added shelves in my HTT and works well.

[GrandpaKip]

Togglers in walls with no stud.
Attach a decorative piece of wood spanning studs, then put on whatever you want.
For lightweight stuff, just use screws.