How To Mount Rack Switch To Concrete Wall

Today we look at mounting a backboard and securing this new damac data rack onto it.

How to mount rack switch to concrete wall.

Install the anchors do not over tighten. How to drill into concrete to hang a tv shelves racks etc. Look at where the mounting holes in the bracket line up. The hole in your fixture must be the same diameter of the anchor that you re bolting into the concrete.

Drill into the cinder blocks using concrete drill bit for the length and diameter appropriate for the fasteners that you bought. I am showing a cheap trick when you don t want to spend the money on expensive dowels or specialized mounting devices. Just a drill and a piece of wood will. If not place a small pencil mark at the spot the mounting hole meets the wall.

This is done by putting the maximum amount of space between the fulcrum topmost point where the switch touches the rails and the load the bottommost screw. My diy way to screw brackets into cement same as brick. Have someone hold the rack in place while you use a level to position it and mark where the lag screws will go top screws in top of the hole bottom screws in bottom. Line up the hole that you drilled into the concrete with the hole in the fixture.

If possible plan to mount the rack so the lag screws go through the plywood and into studs again at least an inch into the studs. Watch our hang a shelf on a brick wall. Place the fixture over the concrete and line up the holes. There are many ways to attach a board to a cinder block wall tapcons concrete anchors etc they all will work well.

The goal when mounting a switch in a rack is to reduce the load on the bottommost screw as much as possible.