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Step 10Mount a hook on a wall or door
The size and type hook depend on the characteristics of the book. For a heavy and large book a bigger hook is needed.
In this example a smaller hook is used but a hole is drilled in the drywall right up to the stud to get the point of support closer to the drywall and to be sure all of the threads on the screw can go into the stud.
Small hooks will usually work since a large portion of the weight of the book will be carried by the friction of the surface of the wall.
If you plan to do more than one book a neat trick is to mount a 1" strip of hardwood wood inlaid across the studs level with the drywall or mount a wider piece on top of the drywall as a backing for the hooks. This really looks super cool, but I need more time to do more than one or two books.
In this example a smaller hook is used but a hole is drilled in the drywall right up to the stud to get the point of support closer to the drywall and to be sure all of the threads on the screw can go into the stud.
Small hooks will usually work since a large portion of the weight of the book will be carried by the friction of the surface of the wall.
If you plan to do more than one book a neat trick is to mount a 1" strip of hardwood wood inlaid across the studs level with the drywall or mount a wider piece on top of the drywall as a backing for the hooks. This really looks super cool, but I need more time to do more than one or two books.
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