David Fegen
09-27-2021, 3:54 PM
I'm looking to put up a heavy duty, wooden tool-rack, attached to wood studs.
I found the below pics of a tool-rack attached to studs with 3" wood screws. The grain of the board runs horizontally (left-right), and for strength and stability, it looks like the screws are doubled up vertically. But as the seasons/humidity change, won't this board expand/contract more in the vertical (up-down) direction and with the screws in this position, lead to cracking & splitting?
So is the only way to hang a heavy-duty tool-rack to have multiple wood screws horizontally (left-right) in the studs, aligned with the grain, where wood movement will be minimal?
I found the below pics of a tool-rack attached to studs with 3" wood screws. The grain of the board runs horizontally (left-right), and for strength and stability, it looks like the screws are doubled up vertically. But as the seasons/humidity change, won't this board expand/contract more in the vertical (up-down) direction and with the screws in this position, lead to cracking & splitting?
So is the only way to hang a heavy-duty tool-rack to have multiple wood screws horizontally (left-right) in the studs, aligned with the grain, where wood movement will be minimal?