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Tool Wall !

My first project post is about our tool wall.  Organization makes life so much easier! After painting our laundry/storage room, my first need was to organize the tools.  Previously, we had all our tools thrown into a big tub.  Every time I needed something, I had to rummage through the tub and pull almost everything out in order to get the tool I needed. So, a pegboard tool wall was the solution.   I got 2, 2x4 foot pegboards.  I first walked out of Lowe's with a 4x4 pegboard, but it would not fit in my car.  So I walked right back in, returned, and got 2 smaller ones. I also got 6, 1x2x4 boards (pine, oak, poplar will work).  To hang the tools, I bought a 43 piece pegboard organizer and some extra pegboard hooks.  After using a stud finder to locate the studs in the wall, I drilled 2 inch drywall screws through the boards, into the walls. I had to build a frame first, otherwise the pegboard would be right up against the wall and...