I recently moved into a new condo, and would like to mount a pot rack on the wall. While shopping for racks I found some that claim to be just fine installed through drywall with proper anchors, but I'd rather put my trust in stud mounting.In mounting some basic shelving elsewhere in the apartment, I realized this is the first place I'm living with metal/steel studs and cut a small hole above the kitchen drop ceiling to confirm. From what I've been reading, drilling a hole through the center of the metal stud and using something like this snap toggle bolt should withstand just about anything I'd throw onto a pot rack.The problem is, while the two studs seem to be in a perfect position in the center of my kitchen wall they are approx. 19" apart. Of course, this is not going to line up with a pot rack (most look to be a 32" distance between the mounting brackets). I was thinking about mounting a piece of wood horizontally across the wall to which I would secure to the studs, and then secure the pot rack to the wood.My questions:Is this approach inadvisable?If this is an acceptable approach, is there a term for this? I tried searching for "backing board" but that yielded results mostly suited to bathroom tiling...What type/dimension wood would be recommended for this, and what hardware would be best to mount the pot rack to this "backing board"? I want to make sure I have enough bite into the wood, but if at all possible would like to avoid using a 2x4 and having the rack sit so far off flush with the wall.Thanks for any input! via /r/DIY http://ift.tt/2xA3MIl
