Hanging Things Up On Plaster Walls

Plaster hooks or hanging picture hooks are a common solution for hanging pictures on plaster wall.

Hanging things up on plaster walls.

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 sagging continues unchecked. 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. Although these beams may seem difficult to locate you can get to them with a good stud finder and a masonry drill bit. I haven t hung anything extremely heavy not over 10 pounds which presents some limitations.

A heavy object like a tv has to be anchored to the wood support beams inside the wall. Make sure you leave half an inch out of the wall so you have space to hang your artwork. It just will stop and i can t drill any further. Hanging things on plaster walls is easy if you have a drill and screws.

Then hammer a wall anchor into the hole until it s flush with the plaster. Hanging light things on plaster walls is not nearly as difficult as i was imagining. Simply hanging something heavy on a plaster wall can result in damage to the wall and the object if you don t tap into the supporting structure behind the plaster. Next drill a hole into the mark using a 3 16 drill bit before removing the piece of tape.

In today s video i run through the best options for hanging a heavy picture on a plasterboard wall. Though there are several methods of locating studs or supports behind the wall the most reliable is using a magnetic stud finder. I m almost looking forward to hanging the curtains the curtains in the living room well not dreading at least. Regarding hanging items in the plaster walls it s actually harder when i find a stud because the screw does not go through it.

I d been dreading hanging up these curtain rods for weeks but it was done in less than two hours. Hang up the picture. Instead use a screw because they won t break the plaster wall. The lath makes things so much easier.

As mentioned earlier avoid using nails on plaster wall because they will likely cause the drywall to crack. If you love my content and would like to send me a couple. But we have drilled into the brick fireplaces to hang things over those. They can generally support pictures of up to 20 pounds.