How to Install Toggle Bolt

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When you are installing anything on drywall, you need to find studs to screw into. The drywall by itself is too soft and crumbly to hold a screw. Learn more

What if you don’t have a stud in the spot you need? That is where drywall anchors come in, and toggle bolts are the strongest anchors there are. They are the best choice for hanging heavy items on hollow walls.

How to Install Toggle Bolts

What Are Toggle Bolts?

– The bolt – the length and diameter of these decide their strength – The toggle – The butterfly-shaped nut whose size also determines the strength. 1 Learn more

Make the Holes

Once you have identified the toggle bolt’s location, use the ⅛” drill bit to make a starter hole at that location. 2 Learn more

Thread the Toggle Bolts

Insert the bolt into the item you would like to attach. 3 Learn more

Insert Into the Wall

Pinch the butterfly wings together. 4 Learn more

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