With the right products or a little bit of ingenuity you can hang artwork without drilling into the wall.
Hanging pictures on cement block walls.
Thankfully there are several different ways you can get those pictures up on the wall.
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Because of their durability though it can be difficult to hang pictures on them.
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Also wall grip hardwall hangers for concrete cinderblock and masonry are great for hanging things.
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.
Concrete block is a sturdy building material but it can present a slight design challenge when it s time to personalize a space.
However hanging pictures on a concrete block wall is not as difficult as it might seem.
Anchors with heavy duty spring loaded wings hold objects against the hollow part of a cinder block and wedge style anchors hold objects against the cinder block s solid webbing.
You hammer the hanger into the wall and it puts 4 small pins into the wall that are holding a plastic hook.
3 most common way to hang pictures on concrete wall method 1.
Concrete walls have become more and more popular over the last decade for their durability and modern look.
If you are hanging something that isn t too heavy command strips may work best.
I used it in my college dorm 25 years ago and now use them in my classroom on the cinderblock walls.
Hanging stuff on a cement wall is simple with the right supplies.
Brick hooks and command strips make the job as easy as hanging stuff on drywall.
The anchor used to hang heavy objects on a cinder block wall must grip the sides of the anchor s pilot hole tightly.