Have you ever wondered why a nail works so well in wood? It’s not the nail that’s doing all the work–it’s the wood. Because wood is resilient, it grips the nail, not the other way around. The trouble ...

You’re ready to fix that loose towel bar, coat hook or other loose wall-mount apparatus. Unfortunately, there is no stud behind the wallboard and you aren’t sure which type of hollow wall anchor to ...

Bob emailed us about a rack in his closet that is falling off the wall. It was attached using drywall anchors but it was pulling out of the wall so we brought over some toggle bolts and made it almost ...

Have you ever struggled attaching some heavy object to a wall or a ceiling? You may use a stud finder, hunting and hoping wall studs are exactly where you need them to be. Some just throw in the towel ...

Q: My daughter is 21 months old. We need to install fasteners in plaster walls to secure the furniture. Is there an easy way to accomplish this? The house was built in 1910, so we assume it has wood ...