Wall mounting templates — pictures, TVs, shelves and curtains
Printable true-size templates for hanging things on a wall: picture nails, gallery walls, floating shelf brackets, curtain rod brackets, bathroom hardware, TV mounts, French cleats and house numbers, plus how much weight a drywall anchor holds.
- Picture hanging template
Where the nail goes for a sawtooth, two D-rings, or wire — printed at true size so the spacing is exact, not eyeballed.
- Wall anchor weight calculator
How much a plastic anchor, self-drilling anchor, toggle bolt or heavy-duty strap toggle holds in drywall, and how many it takes.
- Floating shelf bracket template
Even bracket spacing inset from the shelf's own ends, printed at true size so the wall marks are exact.
- Curtain rod bracket template
Rod length from the window width and overhang, and bracket spacing printed at true size.
- Bathroom hardware mounting template
Screw spacing and mounting height for a towel bar, robe hook or grab bar, with the blocking a grab bar needs.
- TV mount hole spacing template
VESA hole spacing by pattern and mounting height, printed at true size for the column spread.
- House numbers spacing template
Center an address on a post, fascia board or wall space, with each character's left edge printed at true size.
- Gallery wall layout template
Every frame's position from one shared reference, with a true-size spacer for the gap between them.
- French cleat mounting template
Wall cleat height and screw spacing for a heavy mirror or cabinet, printed at true size.
- Chicken coop size calculator
Coop floor, run, roost, nest boxes and ventilation from the number of birds, on university extension figures you can change, and a coop of whole feet that holds them.
- Firewood cord calculator
How much of a 128 cubic foot cord a stack is, what a face cord of that log length comes to, and how long a stack holds one cord.
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