Make a pencil mark at the spot on the wall where the picture will hang from the hook.
How to hang a picture on a cinder block wall.
Hold the hook at the base and hammer the pins into the wall.
Remove the paper lining on the back of the hook line it up straight and press the hook firmly onto the wall.
Instead they have adhesive backings which can stick firmly to the wall.
Cinder blocks have hollow cells and solid webbing.
I used it in my college dorm 25 years ago and now use them in my classroom on the cinderblock walls.
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.
Also wall grip hardwall hangers for concrete cinderblock and masonry are great for hanging things.
Hold for 30 seconds and release.
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.
The hook goes on your mark.
Weight limits vary by product with the strongest picture hanging hooks supporting a maximum of eight pounds.
You hammer the hanger into the wall and it puts 4 small pins into the wall that are holding a plastic hook.
Press the adhesive side of the hook to the wall for 30 seconds.
Clean the wall with rubbing alcohol then peel off the paper backing from the adhesive hook and press in place for 30 seconds.
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Position the hardwall hook on the wall.
The anchor used to hang heavy objects on a cinder block wall must grip the sides of the anchor s pilot hole tightly.