Hanging Into Plaster Walls

Hang pictures with plaster wall anchors.

Hanging into plaster walls.

Ready to hang your pictures. For pictures weighing less than five pounds use an adhesive hook or velcro strip. If you have plaster walls follow these general guidelines. Wall anchors ensure that your screws for plaster wall hold properly and don t break the plaster around them.

The best option mostly. Make sure the screw holes align with the anchors. Adhesive picture hooks are the best way to prevent damage when hanging a picture but pre drilling the hole will usually prevent cracks and chips from forming as well. When you re done hanging the bracket test it by giving it a good hard tug.

If you can hang your heavy object in line with a stud and screw a long screw directly into the stud that s always the best option. Hanging things on plaster walls is easy if you have a drill and screws. Put away the hammer. You may not notice the damage but as plaster comes loose from the lath it will eventually begin to sag and soon fall off the wall if the.

When drilling into plaster it is highly recommended to use a wall anchor. Pick up the tv mount and hang it on the wall. After moving into a new home you might realize that the walls are made of plaster and not drywall. If you try to hammer in a nail to hang a picture the nail might actually bend in half.

The best anchors for plaster walls offer extra support by expanding and biting into the other side of the wall as the. All you need to do is pre drill a hole slightly narrower than your screws then use the drill to drive a screw into the hole. For pictures weighing five to 10 pounds drive your nail or hook at a downward angle into the wall. Tighten them until they are flush with the wall again.

Even so it is possible hang numerous pictures throughout the house. I can still give you some great ideas for hanging on plaster walls. This method makes for easy removal. It should not budge at all.

Even more so if you live in an old house with plaster and lath walls. Make sure you leave half an inch out of the wall so you have space to hang your artwork. Hammering nails into plaster is a quick way to knock plaster loose from the lath that is supporting it. Hanging heavy objects on the wall can be tricky and with all the options available out there downright confusing.