At a certain point, past solutions can create new problems. After riddling your walls with holes and anchors to support a changing array of decor, you'll eventually find an old anchor sitting ...

A screw sticking out of drywall anchor in wall with light wallpaper - chatjen976/Shutterstock Installing drywall anchors of any kind is an effortless task, but removing them can be a whole other story ...

One common DIY pitfall is the dreaded loose-fitting anchor. Those little plastic inserts, often included with self-assembly furniture, are essential for keeping items like shelves and armoires ...

If you want to hang something heavy from drywall, you'll need anchors to prevent the drywall from ripping and crumbling under the weight. Drywall anchors are plastic, pre-screw installments that grip ...

Drywall is a relatively soft home construction material, so anyone looking to hang heavy objects for display should start their projects by preparing holes for drywall anchors using an appropriately ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A couple of weeks after a product promising to secure loose drywall anchors was a DIY fail, it’s time for a DIY fix. A decorative fix, at that. See what we’re talking about in the ...

Dear James: I need to install some shelving to get stuff off the garage and utility room floors. Some of it is pretty heavy. What types of wall anchors are strong and easy to install? -- Alex C. Dear ...

Even if you’re not handy, there are certain universal projects that just about everyone tackles at some point in their lives, like hanging a towel rack or a shelf on the wall. And trying to hang stuff ...

INDIANAPOLIS — One of the most common do-it-yourself tasks is hanging items on a wall, whether it be pictures, artwork, a bookshelf or mounting a television. Most walls are built using vertical wood ...

After her 2-year-old son, Shane, died from a furniture tip-over in 2011, Lisa Siefert started attending health fairs and other events to hand out furniture wall anchor kits—delicate-looking hardware ...

Drywall is relatively durable and cheap, and looks quite nice if installed and maintained correctly. But it’s also easy to damage while you’re just living your life—and it can even damage itself, most ...