How To Hang Things On Plaster Walls

Screws and screws with masonry anchors for heavy items are your best choice for hanging things on plaster walls without picture rail.

How to hang things on plaster walls.

Regarding hanging items in the plaster walls it s actually harder when i find a stud because the screw does not go through it. Generally speaking it s best to hang heavy pictures on a wall stud. Therefore it s the strongest part of the wall and the ideal place to hang pictures from. As mentioned earlier the wall stud is where the wooden lath attaches to the wooden frame behind the plaster.

To hang a picture on a plaster wall make a pencil mark where you want to hang the picture then cover the mark with a small piece of painter s tape. Hanging things on plaster walls is easy if you have a drill and screws. But we have drilled into the brick fireplaces to hang things over those. For lighter items simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1 4 drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done.

You can hang it by a wire or string or by a mount on the. Even so it is possible hang numerous pictures throughout the house. 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. After moving into a new home you might realize that the walls are made of plaster and not drywall.

It just will stop and i can t drill any further. I haven t hung anything extremely heavy not over 10 pounds which presents some limitations. Then hammer a wall anchor into the hole until it s flush with the plaster. 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.

Next drill a hole into the mark using a 3 16 drill bit before removing the piece of tape. If you try to hammer in a nail to hang a picture the nail might actually bend in half.