You know what, they don't make like they used to anymore more doors
back in the day, doors used to be made from solid mahogany pine maple.
Each one weight 100lbs and grrrr.
When you close that door, you knew you were closing it.
Everybody knew you were closing.
The whole house shook.
Unfortunately, times have changed,
and now basically every modern home is equipped with hollow core doors.
These are made for what is essentially corrugated cardboard,
sandwiched between two very thin layers of MDF.
They weigh like 10lbs each.
Are cheap, cheapest chips to make.
And now we're all stuck with them.
And I hate it.
OK, so obviously I'm being overly dramatic and overly hard on the hollow corridors.
But there is one thing that I genuinely don't like about them
because their outer
Skin is so thin you can't mount anything to them, which is a real shame
because the backside of a door is prime storage real estate.
If it's your bathroom door, you can use it to hang a robe or a towel.
On the backs are your kitchen pantry door.
You might want to hang a spice rack, or if it's somewhere like my office,
you can use it to hang a sealed blanket for when you record voice overs.
OK, maybe that last example is a little bit niche,
but you know what I mean?
That's a lot of storage space to lose out on, so you can imagine how excited I was
when I found a little trick for effectively managing things
to hollow corridors.
And in today's video, I'm going to share that trick with you.
These are drywall anchors, or I guess, depending on where you're located,
they might be called something different because drywall is often called
different things in different areas.
So maybe gypsum anchors or plasterboard anchors, et cetera, et cetera.
I think you get these particular anchors are the metal ones, which are my favorite
because they're so big.
They offer a lot of pull and strength and a lot of shear strength.
They're also hiding a little secret
that they don't tell you about anywhere on the box.
These were great in hollow core doors.
Now, before you run out and start
installing a bunch of drywall plugs in your hollow core door.
Let me walk you through the installation because it is actually
a slightly different application going into a door than it is into
conventional drywall or plasterboard or gypsum or whatever you was.
The first thing you're going to want to do
is mark out the locations of your screws.
Now, personally, before
I even get started with the marketing, I like to cover my work surface
in painter's tape so that I can kind of sketch on it
to move things around as necessary.
And if I'm doing multiple screws and a laser level
is a great way to make sure they all go in at the same height
The next thing you're going to want to do is grab a drill
and a decently sharp set of drill bits.
I tell you a specific size, but honestly, the size of these drywall anchors varies
in terms of length and width, so it's always best to check beforehand
and make sure you're selecting a drill bit specifically for the ones you have.
Select a drill bit that is slightly smaller
than the widest part of your drywall anchor,
excluding this little flange here at the top.
Usually, what
I like to do is to just hold my drill bit in front of the drywall anchor
and then if I can see a little bit of metal
poking out on both sides, I know I'm good to go.
Next, drill your hole, or holes, in the hollow core door.
Don't be afraid to leave the tape on
as it actually may prevent some taro around the holes that grab a screwdriver
and carefully tighten down your drywall anchors into the freshly drill holes.
Carefully twist your anchor until it is flush
with the surface of the door, and then you're ready to start mount it.
Personally, I would avoid using a drill or driver for the step
because it would be really easy to override it in your acres.
In my case, I'm going to throw some hooks on the backside of my office door
and on my bathroom door to.
And just like that,
I have transformed the dead space on the back of my door into some useful
storage space just in time for the fall weather and my fall wardrobe.
Now word to the wise.
one thing you might want to keep in mind when you're doing something like
this is to make sure that whatever you're mounting to the door is big enough
to cover the flanges of these drywall anchors as they are quite large.
That being said,
even these relatively small hook bases were more than enough to cover themselves.
I think it should be OK. All right, everybody.
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