With over five years of experience professionally mounting and installing objects through his company jason s handyman services jason s work includes working with mounting window ac units designing art gallery walls installing kitchen cabinets and replacing.
Hanging pictures on cement block walls.
Concrete walls have become more and more popular over the last decade for their durability and modern look.
I used it in my college dorm 25 years ago and now use them in my classroom on the cinderblock walls.
However hanging pictures on a concrete block wall is not as difficult as it might seem.
Hanging stuff on a cement wall is simple with the right supplies.
Thankfully there are several different ways you can get those pictures up on the wall.
Devices called brick clips or brick hangers allow people to hang pictures mirrors and other objects on walls without drilling into the brick two examples are brick clips by a company called.
Also wall grip hardwall hangers for concrete cinderblock and masonry are great for hanging things.
The anchor used to hang heavy objects on a cinder block wall must grip the sides of the anchor s pilot hole tightly.
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.
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.
If you have something like a heavy mirror or piece of art use brick hooks.
Concrete block is a sturdy building material but it can present a slight design challenge when it s time to personalize a space.
The adhesive hooks are an outstanding solution because they don t require we drill holes in the wall.
This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls.
Brick hooks and command strips make the job as easy as hanging stuff on drywall.
If you are hanging something that isn t too heavy command strips may work best.
With the right products or a little bit of ingenuity you can hang artwork without drilling into the wall.