Stillwater215 OP t1_j6hve8h wrote on January 30, 2023 at 1:16 PM

Reply to comment by danauns in Finding joists in ceiling by Stillwater215

It’s not too heavy, but heavy enough that I wouldn’t be comfortable with just drywall anchors. Same with the projector screen.

danauns t1_j6hx0ip wrote on January 30, 2023 at 1:30 PM

I wouldn't be comfortable with plug style anchors either.

Butterfly anchors on the other hand are not just adequate, they're ideal. There is 0 movement, shaking or jiggling here either ....once you snug it up tight, it's mounted until you take it down.

The projector screen, depending on size and if it's the kind that rolls up and down - yea, you'd want that into something structural.

aschmack t1_j6l6tft wrote on January 31, 2023 at 2:39 AM

I used these to hang both a projector and a projector screen from the ceiling drywall in an apartment back in college. They worked fine.