How to Hang a Corkboard

If you have a small board and only plan to pin a few receipts and a grocery list to it, the peel-and-stick mounting option is ideal. For anything heavier, opt for a corkboard with pre-installed metal mounting hardware.

Peel-and-Stick

1. Clean the wall with mild dish-washing detergent and water, all-purpose household cleaner or a specific cleaner suited for the finish on your walls.



2. Measure the width and height of the corkboard. Divide the height in half and measure up the wall from the floor 55 inches plus half the height of the board. Measure down from this point to where the bottom of the corkboard will go, and mark this point with a pencil. This places the board at about eye level. If you’re installing the board above a desk or other work surface, measure up from the surface the height of the board plus 4 to 6 inches; mark this point with a pencil, and then make a mark for the bottom of the board.



3. Draw a level line on the wall the width of the corkboard, using the mark you made for the bottom of the board.



4. Flip the corkboard face down. Peel the backing off of one side of a square of wall-mounting tape. Press the square onto one corner of the back of the corkboard, backing side up. Repeat with the remaining three corners. If the corkboard is large, add additional squares along the perimeter and in the center.



5. Peel the backing off all of the squares. Line the corkboard up with the level line on the wall, and press it into place. Hold it there for five to 10 seconds. Wait two hours before using the board.

Heavy-Duty Hanging Choices

1. Flip the board face down. Measure the distance between the center of the left hanging hardware and the center of the right. Divide this in half and write it down.



2. Measure down from the top edge of the corkboard to the hanging hardware. On the wall, measure down from the center of the desired height of the top edge the same distance and mark the wall.



3. Measure out from the mark on the wall half the distance between the left and right hanging hardware. Mark the wall. Measure out from the center point in the opposite direction the same distance and mark the wall. Draw a level line between the points. The line on the wall should now be the same width as the distance between the left and right hanging hardware on the corkboard.



4. Hammer picture hangers into the left and right endpoints of the line on the wall. If you’re using screws, drill a pilot hole into each mark and insert wall anchors. Drive the screws most of the way through the anchors, leaving 1/4 inch sticking out. Hang the corkboard.