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Heavy
Cleat 24 HWR-177 BULK
PRICING (PER SET): $16.10 for 10-19 sets •
$15.25 for 20-29 sets • $14.40 for 30 or more
sets
Heavy
Cleat 36 HWR-176 BULK
PRICING (PER SET): $21.80 for 10-19 sets •
$20.65 for 20-29 sets • $19.50 for 30 or more
sets
Heavy
Cleat 48 HWR-175 BULK
PRICING (PER SET): $28.45 for 10-19 sets •
$26.95 for 20-29 sets • $25.45 for 30 or more
sets
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1/2 HD Cleat HWR-164 BULK
PRICING (EACH): $1.55 for 25-49 • $1.45 for 30
or more
Fasteners for Attaching Heavy-Duty Cleat to Wall BULK
PRICING (PER PKG 2): $.90 for 12-24 pkgs •
$.86 for 25 or more pkgs BULK
PRICING (PER PKG 2): $.90 for 12-24 pkgs •
$.86 for 25 or more pkgs BULK
PRICING (PER PKG 2): $.90 for 12-24 pkgs •
$.86 for 25 or more pkgs BULK
PRICING (PER PKG 4): $.38 for 12-24 pkgs •
$.36 for 25 or more pkgs BULK
PRICING (PER PKG 2): $.48 for 12-24 pkgs •
$.45 for 25 or more pkgs
Screws for Attaching Heavy-Duty Cleat to Frame #8
x 5/8" Pan-Head Tapping Screw BULK
PRICING (PER PKG 4): $.24 for 12-24 pkgs •
$.23 for 25 or more pkgs #8
x 3/4" Pan-Head Tapping Screw BULK
PRICING (PER PKG 4): $.24 for 12-24 pkgs •
$.23 for 25 or more pkgs #8
x 1" Pan-Head Tapping Screw BULK
PRICING (PER PKG 4): $.24 for 12-24 pkgs •
$.23 for 25 or more pkgs #8
x 1 1/2" Pan-Head Tapping Screw BULK
PRICING (PER PKG 4): $.28 for 12-24 pkgs •
$.26 for 25 or more pkgs
Other Heavy-Duty Cleat Installation Items BULK
PRICING (EACH): $4.50 for 6 or more BULK
PRICING (PER PKG 4): $.45 for 12 or more
pkgs
ORDERING INFORMATION
A Heavy-Duty Cleat Hanger set consists of one long extruded aluminum cleat (24"/36"/48") that is mounted on the wall and short 2 1/2" cleats with a matching profile (shape) that are mounted just down from the top edge of the back side of the object being hung.
Based on the old woodworking "french cleat" principle, this mounting system creates simple, strong and reliable installations for large or heavy panels, signage, framed mirrors and artwork. All Heavy-Duty Cleat Hangers are 1 3/4" wide and 1/4" thick. When joined together, gravity and friction hold the object being hung very tightly and securely against the wall. To remove, you simply lift directly upwards to disengage the cleats. When used to hang a heavy picture frame, the 2 1/2" cleats are attached to the back side of the frame's top rail, facing downward. The long cleat is attached to the wall about 2" down from where you want the top of the frame to be, facing upward. With this hanging system it is critical that the long wall cleat be installed level on the wall and the short frame cleats be installed level on the frame. No significant leveling adjustments can be made afterwards.
The number of short 2 1/2" frame cleats included with each set are usually adequate to hang even very heavy items. If you feel you need to add additional short cleats for the back of your frame or panel, they can be ordered as separate item HWR-164. Heavy-Duty Cleat Hanger 2 1/2" cleats have two pre-drilled holes. Long wall cleats have two (HWR-177), three (HWR-176) or six (HWR-175) pre-drilled holes. The holes are sized to accept #8 pan-head screws. If required, you can drill additional screw holes in the cleats fairly easily with a standard drill bit. Please Note: Installation fasteners/screws for Heavy-Duty Cleat Hangers are NOT included, they must be purchased separately, either from us or elsewhere.
Wall Cleat Fasteners - For attaching long cleats to the wall, we offer five different types of fasteners:
Frame Cleat Fasteners - For attaching short cleats to the back of a wood frame or panel, we offer four different lengths of standard #8 pan-head tapping screws. Heavy-Duty Cleats are 1/8" thick at the pre-drilled screw hole positions in the recessed channel, so take this dimension into consideration when selecting a screw length for the short cleats. Use the longest screws you can to attach the 2 1/2" cleats to the frame, but make sure that the screws will not break through on the face side. Shims If you place a straightedge (or the long edge of a Heavy Duty Cleat) against your wall at the wall cleat location and find that the wall surface is noticeably bowed in or out, the long wall cleat will need to be shimmed so that the frame cleats and wall cleat can connect together properly. We sell a special 1/16" thick U-shaped Plastic Shim that is specifically designed for this purpose. In order to prevent the wall cleat from following the bow in the wall when tightened down, one or more of these Plastic Shims are placed where needed behind the wall cleat at the fastener locations, straddling the fastener with the open part of the shim's "U" facing downward, before the wall cleat is fully secured to the wall. If you don't have these special shims you can achieve more or less the same result by using metal washers or even breakaway wood construction shims, but our Plastic Shims make shimming Heavy Duty Cleats much easier. If your walls are reasonably straight (flat), you will NOT need to use any shims to install Heavy Duty Cleats.
For extremely large, heavy or long objects, use two or more Heavy-Duty Cleat Hanger sets in combination to create sufficient support. Cleats can be placed side by side at the top for very long frames. Unusually heavy (over 200 lbs.) frames or panels may need a cleat both at the top and at the bottom. A word of caution here: you must measure very precisely when hanging with top and bottom cleats since the load needs to be carried equally on both when the frame is hung.
• If you are using a Heavy-Duty Cleat on a narrow or insubstantial frame, make very certain that the frame is braced internally in such a way that the frame's top rail will remain completely rigid under load. See also the minimum frame width required (for frame cleat screw placement) in the table above. • Picture frame rails must be be at least 1" wide and flat on the back side to hang using Heavy-Duty Cleat Hangers. For narrower frame widths you may be able to get by with one of our Medium-Duty Cleat Hangers. • The frame and wall cleats will not connect together properly if your wall is bowed or wavy at the wall cleat location. See the notes on shims above. • Heavy-Duty Cleats can be combined in any manner necessary since all profiles are identical. For example you can use a 24" cleat and a 36" cleat together, or connect two 2 1/2" cleats to hang a narrow item. • The wall cleat can be screwed into one or more wall studs, but this is not an absolute requirement in every situation. • Use the longest screws you can to attach the short cleats to the frame, but be sure that the screws will not break through on the frame's face side. • Always space the short cleats apart on the frame a few inches less than the length of the wall cleat. This will allow you to make side-to-side adjustments after the frame is hung. • If necessary, additional holes can be drilled in Heavy-Duty Cleat Hangers with a standard drill bit. Cleats can be cut on mitre saw with a metal-cutting blade or even by hand with a hacksaw. • We cannot ship 36" or 48" Heavy-Duty Cleat Hangers through the Postal Service--they must be delivered via UPS. • If you are also considering using very heavy-duty wall hooks rather than cleats to hang a heavy item, see this page for information on our Mega Drywall Hook.
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