Hanging pictures

Becks610

Quick question- I am planning on hanging some pictures around the house. Do people drill nails to hang pictures or do they use the command (sp) hooks. I don’t want my pictures falling down.

Calahonda52

Becks610 wrote: »

Quick question- I am planning on hanging some pictures around the house. Do people drill nails to hang pictures or do they use the command (sp) hooks. I don’t want my pictures falling down.

you need to provide more information on the type of walls and picture weights

Ajsoprano

You hammer nails and drill screws.

Brick walls you can use a nail or drill a hole and put a rawl plug in the hole then screw a screw in.

Plasterboard wall you can use a plasterboard fixing that screws into the plasterboard then you screw a screw into that.

Wood walls you can just screw straight into or bash a nail into.

The hooks and other fixings can be used with the right sized rawl plugs but not always necessary have a look at the picture and see how it hangs first before you decide what it needs.

Becks610

Ok well I have stud walls and block wall- I think most pics will be on block wall. I am just talking about a normal A4 size picture in a normal shop bought frame. I hung another giant size picture but it was very heavy and we used a drill for that.

Ajsoprano

https://www.google.ie/search?q=plasterboard+plugs&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-ie&client=safari&dlnr=1&sei=EyOcWoWhO8HXgAatv5jIBQ#dlnr=1&imgrc=oMHmXW1Xs3eZvM:

Go to you local hardware shop and get a bunch of these for about a fiver. Or shop around if you can be bothered and get a loAd of them for a fiver. They screw into the plasterboard like a screw. Then the screw screws into them. Just leave the screw sticking out abit to catch the string or what have ye.

The block wall you can just use normal rawl plugs

Calahonda52

Becks610 wrote: »

Ok well I have stud walls and block wall- I think most pics will be on block wall. I am just talking about a normal A4 size picture in a normal shop bought frame. I hung another giant size picture but it was very heavy and we used a drill for that.

Use the drill and rawl plugs, much safer than hammering steel nails, even with goggles.
For stud walls, try find the studs or use
https://www.ie.screwfix.com/easyfix-self-drill-plasterboard-fixings-metal-32mm-pack-of-100.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=Shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvNuzkpDT2QIVL7ftCh0OuQgYEAQYAiABEgKFtvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I always pre drill the hole to 7mm with is the diameter of the spikey bit IIRC, and drive the fixing in real slow, much less damage to skim

_Brian

Just use these.

https://goo.gl/images/tfZj92

No point over complicating things for a few ordinary pictures.

jack of all

I wouldn't bother with any of those glue-on/ sticky type fixings, best I've used is these: https://www.ie.screwfix.com/rawlplug-tap-it-plasterboard-fixings-metal-30mm-100-pack.html

Also available as Rayfix Gold. Simply hammer in and drive in the screw. Very secure fixing (once you don't hit a stud or plasterboard joint! If you need to remove them it's easily done and a bit of filler makes for a simple repair.


For concrete walls I'd use a standard plug and screw- old school but cheap, verstile and proven. Again easy to repair.

_Brian

Presume this is your own house. Many landlords don’t like lots of crap hammered into walls everywhere.

Becks610

Yes thank you this is my own house.

Calahonda52

_Brian wrote: »

Just use these.

https://goo.gl/images/tfZj92

No point over complicating things for a few ordinary pictures.

How they work in block walls as per the OP's second post?

dodzy

_Brian wrote: »

Just use these.

https://goo.gl/images/tfZj92

No point over complicating things for a few ordinary pictures.

Useless in OPs situation. All that will happen is that the pins will bend.

_Brian

dodzy wrote: »

Useless in OPs situation. All that will happen is that the pins will bend.

No way.
I use them all over the house myself in plasterboard skimmed walls and they are perfect.

dodzy

_Brian wrote: »

No way.
I use them all over the house myself in plasterboard skimmed walls and they are perfect.

Becks610 wrote: »

I think most pics will be on block wall

Concrete = bent pins

Lumen

For plastered block walls you can use a "hard wall picture hook" like these:



They are absolutely savage, in the sense that you can't get them out without removing chunks of plaster.

will56

We use these for all pictures.
Leaves a tiny hole on the stud walls and even the concrete wall one leaves a discrete hole

https://www.woodies.ie/takker-picture-hanging-tool-tr-50-1051651
https://www.woodies.ie/hardwall-takker-multipurpose-hanging-kit-hwtr50-1100803

Becks610

Thanks everyone.

will56

will56 wrote: »

We use these for all pictures.
Leaves a tiny hole on the stud walls and even the concrete wall one leaves a discrete hole

https://www.woodies.ie/takker-picture-hanging-tool-tr-50-1051651
https://www.woodies.ie/hardwall-takker-multipurpose-hanging-kit-hwtr50-1100803

Haven't seen these before, I presume you have to tack into the stud for anything but very light weights?

will56

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Haven't seen these before, I presume you have to tack into the stud for anything but very light weights?

They only go into the plasterboard.
We've used them for all pictures in the house, some pretty big ones, all without any problems

will56

will56 wrote: »

They only go into the plasterboard.
We've used them for all pictures in the house, some pretty big ones, all without any problems

Great, thanks!

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I use the 3m velcro sticky pads. Never had a picture fall down and no holes in the walls

Felicity Skinny Magnum

Felicity Skinny Magnum wrote: »

I use the 3m velcro sticky pads. Never had a picture fall down and no holes in the walls

Any fear of paint coming off when you remove them?

Lumen

Lumen wrote: »

They are absolutely savage, in the sense that you can't get them out without removing chunks of plaster.

Small room in our house had loads of them. Took them out, whole room effectively needs replastering now. :mad::pac:

(I can laugh now, wasn't laughing at the time!).




Anyway, I use Command Strips. I find them excellent, clean and reliable.

I am a cheapo, and I always cut them down a bit in size and scrimp on them. This has resulted in one canvas print falling off a wall, but so far nothing else has ever budged.

You have to be very careful when taking them off the wall, as you can do damage if you pull them away from the wall (there's a little tab you pull, and you're supposed to pull it directly downwards).

I've removed a little bit of paint here and there first using them, but I've since gotten a better handle for them.


Downside is that they're quite expensive, and there doesn't seem to be a cheaper alternative of the product anywhere. I'd definitely advise them, but obviously if you're hanging a large amount of photos the cost could become prohibitive.

But always cut them in half. The strips they supply are way too big for most picture frames or canvases. Unless you're hanging something with significant weight, you can cut the strips in half and get twice the amount of hanging out of a single packet.


I mentioned a canvas falling earlier, although I blame myself for scrimping on the strip usage, I also reckon it's because the wall isn't perfectly straight or level (it has a 'belly' on it), so be careful of that too.

One good benefit of them is that once you hang something, you can keep on taking it down and putting it back up over and over (so if it's not straight, you can spend a bit of time getting it right).


But it won't work on fabric. So be careful as some photo frames have a fabric backing on them sometimes. If the frame is wooden or plastic etc at the back you're grand, but if it's material/fabric, the command strips wont bond with it.