Installing E-Track, Racks, Etc On Finished Walls

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Installing E-Track, Racks, Etc On Finished Walls

Postby cg_ops » Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:46 am

How are you guys finding, drilling, and securing your interior fixtures when your CT comes with finished walls? Is there a stud finder type tool for metal posts/frame?
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Re: Installing E-Track, Racks, Etc On Finished Walls

Postby Ottsville » Thu Oct 11, 2018 12:57 pm

An old school magnetic stud finder should work fine.
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Re: Installing E-Track, Racks, Etc On Finished Walls

Postby Iconfabul8 » Thu Oct 11, 2018 2:39 pm

I mocked up this little demo on the table to show how my stud finder penetrated all the junk.
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Re: Installing E-Track, Racks, Etc On Finished Walls

Postby dirtsailor2003 » Fri Oct 12, 2018 8:54 am

I attached mine with self tapping metal screws. I used the screws that the manufacturer used to attach the plywood to determine where to attach the e track. In the photo see the screws on either side of the e track? That's where the studs are.

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Re: Installing E-Track, Racks, Etc On Finished Walls

Postby cg_ops » Thu Feb 07, 2019 11:12 am

What about the floor? What size screws are you using?

I got 1/4 x 1.5" self tapping screws for the ones going into the frame under the 3/4" flooring. Then I'm going to do 1/4 x 1.25 bolts with 1" washers and nylon nuts every 4" between the frame points.

I'm surprised that the etrack bolting points don't line-up well with the 16" on-center frame beams.
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