Now, to mount it on the wall…
- I decided to use a french cleat to suspend it 15’ or so.
- I had a local electrician install a new wall box and outlet with switch to the area of install.
- I cut a piece of 1” pine at 45˚, to span the back of my build. It was attached with wood glue and six 2” wood screws to two of the 2”x2”x8”s that were screwed and glued into the top and side frames.
- I put the other half up on the wall, into 3 studs using six of the Wall Dog screws.
- The Wall Dogs are rated for 250 lbs, and my assembly came in at around 70 lbs. To test the security, after the cleat was installed I put most of my weight on it and it held without issue.
- I rented a 5’ scaffold.
- I had 2 friends come over. I helped them lift the build onto the scaffold, then climbed up a ladder to be next to the cleat. The two of them, on the scaffold, raised the Han in Carbonite up to me. I plugged in the lights, and then I guided the whole thing onto the cleat.
- Again, to test security I put a significant amount of my weight on the Han by pulling from the very top. Nothing budged or even creaked.
- The track lighting was already installed and ready to go, from a previous wall installation in the same area.
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So there you have it! My method to assemble, paint, and install a Han in Carbonite. In the end, it came out great and I think it looks amazing on the wall. Hopefully others will find this useful.
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