At a certain point, past solutions can create new problems. After riddling your walls with holes and anchors to support a changing array of decor, you'll eventually find an old anchor sitting ...

Drywall—composed of compressed gypsum (a soft sulfite mineral)—creates wonderfully smooth walls. Yet insert a nail or screw into it, and it’s likely to crumble, often resulting in the fastener working ...

One common DIY pitfall is the dreaded loose-fitting anchor. Those little plastic inserts, often included with self-assembly furniture, are essential for keeping items like shelves and armoires ...

INDIANAPOLIS — One of the most common do-it-yourself tasks is hanging items on a wall, whether it be pictures, artwork, a bookshelf or mounting a television. Most walls are built using vertical wood ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A couple of weeks after a product promising to secure loose drywall anchors was a DIY fail, it’s time for a DIY fix. A decorative fix, at that. See what we’re talking about in the ...