You do not have to live with bare walls just to enjoy the feel of authentic cement walls in your home.
Hanging from concrete walls.
However hanging pictures on a concrete block wall is not as difficult as it might seem.
This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls.
Italian homes at least where we live in northern italy are made of concrete not the soft friendly sheetrock walls from back home.
Cement walls can give your home a modern feel you may find attractive but cement walls can make it difficult to hang a picture or a wall decoration.
With the right products or a little bit of ingenuity you can hang artwork without drilling into the wall.
While most adhesive hooks are strong enough to keep your pictures on the wall you must buy a couple capable of holding about 8 pounds or 3 6kg of weight.
Initially this doesn t seem like an issue until you go to hang a beautiful photograph of you and your husband on your honeymoon go to drive a nail into the wall and are met with the wall crumbling around your.
With over five years of experience professionally mounting and installing objects through his company jason s handyman services jason s work includes working with mounting window ac units designing art gallery walls installing kitchen cabinets and replacing.
Don t let concrete walls stop you from hanging your wall decor though.
Concrete block is a sturdy building material but it can present a slight design challenge when it s time to personalize a space.
Make sure the surface is clean so dirt and grime don t affect how well the posters stick to the wall.
3 most common way to hang pictures on concrete wall method 1.