Hi there, I came over from DIY telecom (where the fellow mounted his rack on drywall without using studs and bolts). I'm glad to see that you kept your word and made a video on how to do this. I already had a good idea of how but this video takes any questions away. Great video. Thanks.
How much weight would you estimate this installation would be rated to hold? And then how much would it be rated to hold if it were directly mounted onto studs behind the wall? Thanks for the great video!
Hey Frank, thanks for the video. I'm going to be mounting my rack in my basement to bare cinder block walls. I prefer to use a backer board, but I'm not entirely sure if it's necessary. Can you comment on this? Will concrete anchors be needed? Thanks!
I would just use concrete anchors. But is the good ones. Drill a hole in the concrete and slide in a molly. Then screw into that. Don’t use the blue masonry screws. Use a better anchor.
What would be your preferred mounting hardware for say a pretty heavy data cabinet in a commercial environment, in concrete, in drywall with metal studs and in brick...??
I want to make sure I fully understand. The Plywood is taller than the rack for what purpose? Was it to have a mounting point for wire organizers? I also want to make sure I understand the reasoning for the plywood. It attaches to the studs so that the Rack has a solid surface and you can ignore trying to find studs to mount the rack to because you're mounting to the plywood?
Correct sir. The plywood is firmly attached to the studs and the rack is securely attached to the 3/4 inch plywood. The client did not want me to shorten any of the cabling that the cable company ran for her. This way if the rack ever has to come down, she will not have to unplug anything from the rack. The cables are so long she will actually be able to pull the rack out into the hallway. I did not want to secure such large bundles of cable to just drywall. So I made sure the plywood was long enough for both the rack and the mess of cabling below it. I really wanted to shorten all those cables but the client said no. And the client is always right… lol
@@FrankGuest I need to place my rack on a concrete wall. currently it has two 2x4 pieces of wood attached to it, horizontally, 34-36" apart (not perfectly level). I was wondering your advice for mounting the plywood.
@@kenman345 as long as the plywood is securely attached to the wall, then you can attach your 3/4 inch plywood to the 2x4’s. But if your not sure about the 2x4’s the. You can attach the rack right to the cement wall with some masonry fasteners. You will need a hammer drill to drill into the cement.
Just the wood board. If I was able to hit 2 studs. The 3/4 inch plywood would not have been needed. The plywood is attached to the studs, and the rack to the plywood in this video. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the vid. I'm try to do something similar but haven't found a rack like that. Can you tell me where you got it or post a link to the model? Thanks!!!
Sorry, that specific rack was one I removed from a credenza earlier in the day. I had a nicer rack for this job but the client did not like it. She saw my used rack in my truck and said I want that one.
Hello, thank you for this video. I'd have a question, my wall consists of 1.25cm drywall which is directly mounted on plywood and then there's an empty space. Do you think I'd still need to add another plywood in order to mount a 12U 19inch NW rack? (will be full of devices) Thanks.
So you attached a plywood first to the wall - why? Why not attached the rack directly to the wall? Also looks like your large screws that you used to attach plywood to the wall are not in line with screws you used to attached the rack to plywood. Shouldn't they go to studs as well?
If the mounting holes on the rack were exactly 16 inches apart. I would have attached it straight to the wall. But they were not. So I had to use the plywood. That way when I use the larger screws, they securely attached my rack to the plywood which is already secured to the wall. Hope this answers your questions.
To be honest, I do not remember the size. Make sure your wood screws are long enough to go 1/2 or 3/4 into the stud. But not so long that they will pop out the other side of the wall.
Can you give the size of the Wood screws & length? Also with the Lag Bolts were you drilling them into the Studs too or just into the Plywood? They were short compared to the Wood screws
The lag screws went into the plywood only. The plywood was secured to the studs. When picking lag bolts, make sure the thread goes all the way to the head of the screw.
How about the size for the wood itself? I'm looking to put up a small 15u rack for nrweorking, says it's rated for 220lb. What's your recommendation for running the wires to it. In my case it's in a front hall closet, the rear wall has an hvac return on the opposite side so I don't know if it's OK to drill into it to run cables inside. Thinking a hole in the back corner of the ceiling ?!?
phoff...why didn't you put a bigger rack? those cables look very badly hung like that...there was enough space for future upgrades and cable management...
There is plenty of space for extra gear in that rack. The router could be put on its side. Besides, the client requested that rack and she did not want me to cut any of the cables. It’s a clean install, sorry you don’t approve. But thank you fir watching my video.
The Verizon techs did a horrible job with the install. Putting it up high out of the way was how they should have done it. I wish the client would have let me cut all her cables shorter. She said, leave them long and coil them neatly.
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Hi there, I came over from DIY telecom (where the fellow mounted his rack on drywall without using studs and bolts). I'm glad to see that you kept your word and made a video on how to do this. I already had a good idea of how but this video takes any questions away. Great video. Thanks.
“We don’t want marks on our clients walls”
**proceeds to drill through it in a completely random place**
LOL. The plywood covered those holes.
This was my immediate thought lmao
Yeah but it was just a tiny hole and not a mark + he covered it up with a huge sheet of plywood. (But your point is well placed and taken, LOL).
How much weight would you estimate this installation would be rated to hold? And then how much would it be rated to hold if it were directly mounted onto studs behind the wall? Thanks for the great video!
Hey Frank, thanks for the video. I'm going to be mounting my rack in my basement to bare cinder block walls. I prefer to use a backer board, but I'm not entirely sure if it's necessary. Can you comment on this? Will concrete anchors be needed? Thanks!
I would just use concrete anchors. But is the good ones. Drill a hole in the concrete and slide in a molly. Then screw into that. Don’t use the blue masonry screws. Use a better anchor.
What would be your preferred mounting hardware for say a pretty heavy data cabinet in a commercial environment, in concrete, in drywall with metal studs and in brick...??
I want to make sure I fully understand. The Plywood is taller than the rack for what purpose? Was it to have a mounting point for wire organizers? I also want to make sure I understand the reasoning for the plywood. It attaches to the studs so that the Rack has a solid surface and you can ignore trying to find studs to mount the rack to because you're mounting to the plywood?
Correct sir. The plywood is firmly attached to the studs and the rack is securely attached to the 3/4 inch plywood. The client did not want me to shorten any of the cabling that the cable company ran for her. This way if the rack ever has to come down, she will not have to unplug anything from the rack. The cables are so long she will actually be able to pull the rack out into the hallway. I did not want to secure such large bundles of cable to just drywall. So I made sure the plywood was long enough for both the rack and the mess of cabling below it. I really wanted to shorten all those cables but the client said no. And the client is always right… lol
@@FrankGuest I need to place my rack on a concrete wall. currently it has two 2x4 pieces of wood attached to it, horizontally, 34-36" apart (not perfectly level). I was wondering your advice for mounting the plywood.
@@kenman345 as long as the plywood is securely attached to the wall, then you can attach your 3/4 inch plywood to the 2x4’s. But if your not sure about the 2x4’s the. You can attach the rack right to the cement wall with some masonry fasteners. You will need a hammer drill to drill into the cement.
Important question. When you mount the rack on the wall, are you drilling the lag bolt through the wood board and stud or just the wood board? Thanks!
Just the wood board. If I was able to hit 2 studs. The 3/4 inch plywood would not have been needed. The plywood is attached to the studs, and the rack to the plywood in this video. Thanks for watching.
Good point.
Thanks for the vid. I'm try to do something similar but haven't found a rack like that. Can you tell me where you got it or post a link to the model? Thanks!!!
Sorry, that specific rack was one I removed from a credenza earlier in the day. I had a nicer rack for this job but the client did not like it. She saw my used rack in my truck and said I want that one.
Hello, thank you for this video.
I'd have a question, my wall consists of 1.25cm drywall which is directly mounted on plywood and then there's an empty space.
Do you think I'd still need to add another plywood in order to mount a 12U 19inch NW rack? (will be full of devices)
Thanks.
As long g as the plywood behind your drywall is 3/4 inch thick, you should be good.
@@FrankGuest I just took a measure, It's 1/2 inch plywood as well
So you attached a plywood first to the wall - why? Why not attached the rack directly to the wall?
Also looks like your large screws that you used to attach plywood to the wall are not in line with screws you used to attached the rack to plywood.
Shouldn't they go to studs as well?
If the mounting holes on the rack were exactly 16 inches apart. I would have attached it straight to the wall. But they were not. So I had to use the plywood. That way when I use the larger screws, they securely attached my rack to the plywood which is already secured to the wall. Hope this answers your questions.
@@FrankGuest thank you very much for the explanation!
The Wood screws looked like #8 3inches & the Lag Bolts looked like 3/8 in x 2 - 1/2 in. Were those the sizes?
To be honest, I do not remember the size. Make sure your wood screws are long enough to go 1/2 or 3/4 into the stud. But not so long that they will pop out the other side of the wall.
What is the thickness of the plywood? 5/8?
3/4 inch plywood.
What kind of screws do you put on plywood threw the stud?
I used lag bolts with a washer. I did not look at the size. Sorry about that.
How thick is that board?
3/4 inch.
Can you give the size of the Wood screws & length? Also with the Lag Bolts were you drilling them into the Studs too or just into the Plywood? They were short compared to the Wood screws
The lag screws went into the plywood only. The plywood was secured to the studs. When picking lag bolts, make sure the thread goes all the way to the head of the screw.
How about the size for the wood itself? I'm looking to put up a small 15u rack for nrweorking, says it's rated for 220lb.
What's your recommendation for running the wires to it. In my case it's in a front hall closet, the rear wall has an hvac return on the opposite side so I don't know if it's OK to drill into it to run cables inside. Thinking a hole in the back corner of the ceiling ?!?
phoff...why didn't you put a bigger rack? those cables look very badly hung like that...there was enough space for future upgrades and cable management...
There is plenty of space for extra gear in that rack. The router could be put on its side. Besides, the client requested that rack and she did not want me to cut any of the cables. It’s a clean install, sorry you don’t approve. But thank you fir watching my video.
I see the customer has Verizon FiOS, FUCK Yea. Screw Comcast
The Verizon techs did a horrible job with the install. Putting it up high out of the way was how they should have done it. I wish the client would have let me cut all her cables shorter. She said, leave them long and coil them neatly.
Why the fuck is there so much extra cable. Jesus. Trim that shit. Neaten it up.
The client asked me to leave it long and to coil it neatly. Not sure why the Verizon team left it so long.
Dont make sense .......wattw of time