Hanging Pictures On Plaster Walls

For pictures weighing less than five pounds use an adhesive hook or velcro strip.

Hanging pictures on plaster walls.

Plaster walls after moving into a new home you might realize that the walls are made of plaster and not drywall. Another good fastener plaster hook are toggle bolts. They come in various sizes and can hold up to 100 pounds. I know who d a thunk it right.

If the pictures are small and equipped with a wire on the back use a small picture hook and nail. If you try to hammer in a nail to hang a picture the nail might actually bend in half. Picture rail was installed to give you a place to hang things like mirrors art pictures and anything else you want to decorate your walls with without putting holes in your plaster. They can generally support pictures of up to 20 pounds.

Ready to hang your pictures. Plaster hooks or hanging picture hooks are a common solution for hanging pictures on plaster wall. Instead use a screw because they won t break the plaster wall. Heavy pictures will need support from a stud.

Then hammer a wall anchor into the hole until it s flush with the plaster. Here s how it works. Standard picture hanger hooks also known as j shaped metal hooks work well when hanging pictures on plaster walls. Hanging pictures on a plaster wall the most obvious approach although not actually obvious because of the different wall construction details is to use picture hangers like the brass hangers in the photo to the right.

As mentioned earlier avoid using nails on plaster wall because they will likely cause the drywall to crack. Next drill a hole into the mark using a 3 16 drill bit before removing the piece of tape. This method makes for easy removal. For pictures weighing more than 10 pounds sink your screw anchor into the wall.

The picture rail is nailed to the studs giving it better holding strength and was installed toward the top of the wall. If you have plaster walls follow these general guidelines. With proper technique hanging pictures on a lath and plaster wall isn t a problem.