Hanging Things Up 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.

Hanging things up on plaster walls.

You may not notice the damage but as plaster comes loose from the lath it will eventually begin to sag and soon fall off the wall if the sagging continues unchecked. Although these beams may seem difficult to locate you can get to them with a good stud finder and a masonry drill bit. The lath makes things so much easier. Plaster is a very durable way to cover walls but its strength is also a downside when you re hanging things around your home.

It just will stop and i can t drill any further. They can generally support pictures of up to 20 pounds. Next drill a hole into the mark using a 3 16 drill bit before removing the piece of tape. I d been dreading hanging up these curtain rods for weeks but it was done in less than two hours.

Plaster hooks or hanging picture hooks are a common solution for hanging pictures on plaster wall. A heavy object like a tv has to be anchored to the wood support beams inside the wall. Regarding hanging items in the plaster walls it s actually harder when i find a stud because the screw does not go through it. 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.

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. 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. But we have drilled into the brick fireplaces to hang things over those. As mentioned earlier avoid using nails on plaster wall because they will likely cause the drywall to crack.

I haven t hung anything extremely heavy not over 10 pounds which presents some limitations. Instead use a screw because they won t break the plaster wall. Then hammer a wall anchor into the hole until it s flush with the plaster. Hanging light things on plaster walls is not nearly as difficult as i was imagining.

Make sure you leave half an inch out of the wall so you have space to hang your artwork. Though there are several methods of locating studs or supports behind the wall the most reliable is using a magnetic stud finder. Hanging things on plaster walls is easy if you have a drill and screws. In today s video i run through the best options for hanging a heavy picture on a plasterboard wall.