To put up a shelf with angle braces, first find the wall studs.
So I finally brought the whole thing to a halt by shattering my hand against (what turned out to be) a wall stud.
A rack should be attached to at least one wall stud to support the weight of the tools.
Use screws to attach it to wall studs, whether or not these are exposed.
I obtained a large roll of brown paper and stapled it to the wall studs.
In the closet, find the center of each wall stud and also the ceiling joists.
The supporting platform is being supported by the wall studs of the even lower walls below.
Rules were changed from the 2006 series onwards requiring at least 30% of the original wall stud to be kept.
When finished, remove the wall studs by cutting them in two with a power or hand saw.
The backer board is a length of 2 by 8 that's attached to the wall studs.