How to Make Desk Wall Brackets

Metal Strap Brackets

• 1

  Locate the studs in the wall using the stud finder. Mark the location of each side of the studs using a pencil. Measure the distance between the center of each stud to the center of the next stud. Note this distance on paper, and use the measurement to determine the distances between the brackets.

• 2

  Position the pliers near the center of the metal bracket. Lay one end of the bracket flat on the working surface, and bend the other end back up and over so it is at a 90-degree angle with the working surface. Repeat for as many brackets as necessary. Position the brackets on the underside of the desktop, keeping them the same distance apart as the previously measured distance between the studs. Predrill a hole with a drill bit slightly smaller in diameter than the wood screws into the bottom of the desktop at each bracket location, being careful not to go through the top surface. Attach the brackets in the holes with wood screws.

• 3

  Position the brackets over the studs. Mark the holes in the metal strap on the wall. Predrill the marked holes in the wall and into the stud, making sure the drill comes in contact with the stud. Attach the brackets to the wall using 3 1/2-inch wood screws, threading the screws with a washer if necessary for the metal brackets.

Chain & Eyehook Brackets

• 4

  Locate the studs in the wall using the stud finder. Mark the locations of each side of the studs using a pencil. Measure the distance between the center of each stud to the center of the next stud. Note this distance on paper, and use the measurement to determine the distances between the brackets.

• 5

  Mark bracket positions on the underside of the desk the same distance apart as the studs. Predrill holes at each bracket position using a drill bit slightly smaller than the eyehook threads. Screw an eyehook into the desk for each bracket position. Open a caribiner, and attach it to the eyehook. Thread the link on the end of the chain into the open caribiner, and close the caribiner tightly.

• 6

  Position the desk over the studs. Mark the places where the chains can easily contact the wall. Predrill the marked holes in the wall and into the studs, making sure the drill comes in contact with the studs. Twist the eyehook into the predrilled hole, attach a caribiner to the eyehook and attach the other chain end to the caribiner.

Wooden Block Brackets

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  Locate the studs in the wall using the stud finder. Mark the location of each side of the studs using a pencil. Measure the distance between the center of each stud to the center of the next stud. Note this distance on paper, and use it to determine the distances between the brackets.

• 8

  Position the 2-by-4 blocks on the surface of the wall with their largest flat surfaces toward the wall, running parallel with the desktop surface. Predrill two holes through each block and into the studs in the wall. Attach the blocks to the wall with 3 1/2 inch wood screws.

• 9

  Position the desk over the blocks, and predrill two holes down through the desktop into each block, using a drill bit with a diameter slightly smaller than the wood screws. Attach the desk to the blocks with wood screws.