Rant: Tried to hang my clippers on the wall and now I have a huge hole

I was SICK of my clippers always falling off the shelf, so I decided to mount them on the wall. I grabbed some screws and just went for it, but the drywall gave way and now there's a GAPING hole. Turns out, you need those plastic anchors for anything heavier than a picture frame. Had to patch it up with spackle and start over, which was a total pain. Now my setup is solid, but I wish I'd asked for advice first. How do you all keep your tools organized without wrecking your walls? Any tips for a clean look?

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matthewnelson1d ago

Learned that lesson the hard way myself. I once tried to mount a small shelf without anchors and the whole thing came down like a bad magic trick. My patch job looks like a toddler smoothed it over with a popsicle stick, so at least yours is probably neater.

stella1111d ago

My paint can exploded once.

tessap971d ago

Feel like I still have paint in my hair from mine. My wall ended up looking like some weird abstract art disaster.