Hanging Up Heavy Artwork With Little Damage To Wall

Nobody wants ripped posters and paint being peeled off either.

Hanging up heavy artwork with little damage to wall.

Hanging a picture shouldn t have to be so hard that you re worried about damaging your walls in the process. You ll need to use a powerful drill with masonry drill bits that gradually size up to match the size of the wall plug. Monkey hooks are ideal for hanging larger heavier items with little to no hassle or mess. I ve used both a drill and a screwdriver when putting these into the wall and either way works just fine.

If that doesn t help you could be hitting a wall stud with the hook. The most well known is probably 3m s command line product which is available in a number of different sizes for various weights of artwork to be wall mounted. If your picture is narrower use a mounting picture hanger to hang it from one point on the wall stud. There could also be piping or venting in the wall behind the drywall.

With a little preparation you can do it right the first time and hang your artwork. Decorated walls are one of the key elements to creating a personal stylized welcoming and comfortable home. Typically when you want to hang a heavy item on the wall where there is no stud you have to get out your drill drill a hole hammer in a wall anchor and then screw in a large screw. As you might imagine solid walls like concrete brick and tile need special techniques to hang objects.

Removing wall anchors is a pain and patching the wall after removal never looks perfect. You can use a drill or screwdriver to fasten it to the wall. Just because you re a renter don t be afraid to put items up on your walls. Hammer the nails into the wall stud then hang your picture on the hanger.

If hanging on a plaster wall make sure you use a hanger that uses screws not nails. The anchors and hooks are separate in the package. Weighty textiles and tapestries may need more support and a baseboard will help secure the piece to the wall. Use a stud finder to check and if this is the case you can nail or screw directly into the stud to hold the weight of the picture.

Lighter items up to 10 pounds can be installed using a plastic wall plug. But that s a super bad idea because duct tape can get too stuck to your poster and damage your wall. Then just hang your art on it. You put the hook and anchor together before screwing it into the wall.

Select a board that will fit in the rod pocket in the back of the tapestry.