Better Skadis board mounting solution

I have run through a few different methods of wall mounting Ikea Skadis boards and all of them annoyed me (none more so than the mounts they come with from Ikea).

Since I had more boards to mount I set myself a task of designing a new mounting solution that was easy, accurate, stronger than the factory mounting solution, rigid, simple to level, and could be done solely by one person even if mounting high up on a wall.

This resulted in the mount you see here. The block fits snugly into the slot on the skadis board (at least the ones from Ikea) so that you can insert them an then lift the board up to hold it on the wall and check it for level.

You can mark through the hole on the blocks to get clean markings on your wall for where you will drill (for inserts or to studs). I recommend using a deep hole construction marker to mark the walls through the blocks (I've put a picture of one in my picture set so you know what to look for).

After you have leveled and made your marks, drill, add inserts, and then just hold the board up against the wall with one hand pushing on it with the holes lined up and screw in your screws inserted through the cap heads. I recommend having your screws already in the cap heads for this since it allows you to do this by yourself without doing dexterity gymnastics.

The screws I used are SPAX brand #9x Multi-Material Construction Screws (2 1/4 inch). These screws work well with #6-10 drywall inserts (I prefer Fischer/Hillman DuoPower #8-10 inserts).