Hanging a skateboard on the wall solves two problems at once: your board stops cluttering the hallway, and the graphic under the deck becomes the best-looking thing in the room. Whether you want your complete within reach for the next park session or a collector deck displayed like artwork, there's a setup for it. Horizontal, vertical, truck hook, flat deck display or a full skateshop-style wall: here are 5 ways to hang your skateboard, plus where to put it, how to handle drywall, and the mistakes that scuff your paint.
Before You Drill: Bare Deck or Complete?
The first question isn't where to hang your board — it's what you're hanging. A complete — deck, trucks, wheels, the whole setup — weighs 6.5 to 9 lbs (3–4 kg) and sticks out from the wall by the depth of its trucks. That's the board you ride, the one that needs to come off the wall in two seconds. A bare deck weighs barely 2 lbs and sits flat against the wall like a framed print: pure display, perfect for a deck that lost its pop or a limited edition you never gripped.
That choice drives the mount: a hook that grabs the trucks for a complete, a low-profile bracket that holds the deck flat for display. Both families live in our skateboard wall mounts.
1. Horizontal: The Board as Wall Art
Mounting your complete horizontally is maximum showcase: the shape reads from nose to tail, and the full graphic faces the room. Two arms with felt or silicone padding cradle the deck from below — the grip tape never rubs, the wheels never touch the wall.
It's the go-to spot above a desk, a sofa or a headboard, for the board you actually care about: your first setup, an old-school shaped deck, a surfskate with a sculpted concave. Just check the weight capacity: 9 lbs covers a street complete, but aim higher for a skate longboard at 9–13 lbs.
2. Vertical: The Space-Saving Default
Vertical mounting wins in a hallway or entryway: the board hangs tail-down and takes up barely 10 inches of wall width. Grab it on the way out, hang it back up when you get home — it's the storage style of someone who actually rides every day.
Bonus for skate longboards: a 43-inch dancer fits vertically where a horizontal mount would eat an entire wall. Just make sure the mount keeps enough clearance so the wheels don't mark the paint.
3. The Bare Deck, Flat Like a Painting
A deck without trucks mounts flat against the wall, graphic facing out, and the gallery effect is instant. The best systems are nearly invisible: the bracket hides behind the wood, and the deck appears to float an inch off the wall. Seven plies of screen-printed Canadian maple deserve frame treatment.
It's the natural second life for a dead deck, an artist collab or a graphic you never dared to grip. If the decor angle is what drew you here — picking the right deck, styling the rest of the wall — we went deep in our guide to skateboard deck art, and our display mounts cover this format.
4. The Truck Hook: Simple and Fast
A wall hook that catches the truck hanger is the quickest option: one bracket, two screws, and your complete hangs vertically in ten minutes. No adjusting, no fiddling — lift it off, hook it back, done.
It's the right call for your daily driver or the cruiser you ride across town. One caveat: the board hangs from a single point, so pick a hook with a protective coating that won't scratch the axle, and anchor it properly — not a lone screw sunk into bare plaster.
5. The Multi-Board Wall, Skateshop Style
Several boards lined up on one wall gives you that skateshop look at home. Three decks stacked flat in a column, or two completes mounted horizontally one above the other: the eye reads the series, and every board stays within reach. Allow about 10 inches of vertical spacing between completes so the trucks clear each other.
If you're lining up more than three or four boards, you've crossed from storage into collection territory — layout, lighting, hanging order: we wrote a full guide to displaying a skateboard collection.
Where Should You Hang It?
Eye level for a deck on display, hand level for a complete you ride. In practice: center of the deck at about 5'3" (160 cm) in a living room or bedroom, lower and closer to the door if it's your everyday board.
Keep it out of direct sunlight — graphic inks fade fast behind a south-facing window — and away from high-traffic spots where a backpack can clip a protruding tail. Above a dresser or sideboard, your board stays safe and earns proper display status.
Will It Hold on Drywall?
Yes. A 9 lb complete on drywall is easy work with proper hollow-wall anchors, and a 2 lb bare deck holds even with standard plugs. The real watch-out is a fully loaded multi-board wall: for that, hit the studs or use heavy-duty anchors. We break down anchor choice, wall type by wall type, in our guide to mounting a rack on drywall.
3 Mistakes to Avoid
- Hanging the board grip-side out: you're displaying sandpaper and hiding the artwork. Graphic facing the room, always.
- Letting the wheels rest against the wall: urethane marks light-colored paint. Choose a mount that holds the board by the deck or trucks, with clearance.
- Improvising with a nail: a falling deck means a chipped nose and a dented baseboard. A proper wall mount costs less than either repair.
The Bottom Line
Hanging a skateboard on the wall comes down to two logics: the complete you grab and go — truck hook or vertical mount by the door — and the deck you display — horizontal, flat like art, or multiplied into a skateshop wall. Either way, your board gets off the floor, the graphic catches the light, and your room gains a genuine centerpiece.
Find your format in our skateboard wall mounts: hooks, floating deck displays and multi-board racks, from street completes to skate longboards.
