Tool Wall

Do you waste all your DIY time looking for your tools? If so, this easy-to-make tool wall could be the answer. It's well organised and even looks good. Actually, almost too good for the basement or the hobby room...

Level of difficulty Original & quick

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We need:

4 poplar plywood panels: 20 x 86 x 1.2 cm, 71 x 31 x 1.2 cm, 28 x 52 x 1.2 cm and 40 x 52 x 1.2 cm

a tool holder

hammer

nails

scissors

pencil

varnish in different shades of turquoise

paint roller

undercoat paint

alcohol- or silicone-free glass cleaner

tesa® Powerbond ULTRA STRONG

How we do it:

01

4 poplar plywood panels: 20 x 86 x 1.2 cm, 71 x 31 x 1.2 cm, 28 x 52 x 1.2 cm and 40 x 52 x 1.2 cm, a tool holder, hammer, nails, scissors, pencil, varnish in different shades of turquoise, paint roller, undercoat paint, alcohol- or silicone-free glass cleaner, tesa Powerbond® ULTRA STRONG 5 m x 19 mm

02

Paint the wood panels on both sides, using an undercoat as a base layer.

03

Evenly distribute the tools and holders on the panels and slightly mark their positions with a pencil.

04

Place nails where you want to hang tools.

05

Clean the tool holder with alcohol- or silicone-free glass cleaner then apply tesa Powerbond® ULTRA STRONG on the reverse.

06

Press firmly for five seconds.

07

Remove protective films.

08

Press firmly for five seconds.

09

Place the boards against the wall and mark their desired position with a pencil. The panels should fixed 3 cm apart from one another.

10

Once the boards are complete, remove any dust from the wall where you're planning to mount them.

11

Alternately attach five tesa Powerbond® ULTRA STRONG strips – in full length and in approx. 20 cm strips – vertically on the wall and press firmly for five seconds.

12

Remove protective films.

13

Press the boards on the wall holding for five seconds.