How To Hang Trim On Plaster Walls

Installing new wood trim on plaster walls.

How to hang trim on plaster walls.

It has plaster walls that are in relatively good shape i ve been working my way through the house digging out mudding taping and smoothing all the cracks and nail holes with hot mud. The masking tape gives the surrounding plaster extra support and minimizes flaking and cracking. For lighter items simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1 4 drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done. Work the soap into a small patch of suds on the cloth.

If the hammer seems to bounce back you may be over a wood lath. Place one cut board in the interior corner where you started measuring and nail it into place using 8d nails. Place a small piece of masking tape on the area in which you intend to hammer the nail. Don t let the title of this post fool you there are plenty of tips to help you cut and hang crown molding.

Scrub gently using a circular motion. Rub the area of your wall down with your soapy cloth. If your room has this you can simply drive a screw through the wood and use this to hang things. The best method for attaching trim to plaster walls is to secure the trim to the wood wall studs behind the plaster wall.

However my husband and i had a lot of trouble hanging crown molding on our plaster walls. In this diy video i ll show how to hang stuff on plaster and lath walls using a molly bolt. Use a picture rail if you have one. Some older plaster walls have a thin strip of wood that runs around the perimeter of a room usually between 1 inch 2 5 cm to 1 foot 30 cm below the edge of the ceiling.

The wood will readily grasp the finish nails and hold the trim in place for. So i bought a bit of fixer upper last year that was built in the late 1950 s. Use an extra nail to. Live and learn and then share your knowledge.

Soak a non abrasive washcloth in warm water then place a bead of mild soap on the cloth. Position the nail at a 45 degree upward angle and gently tap the nail. So you ll also discover ways that might not work for you if you also have plaster walls.