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Picture Frame hanging

  • 06-03-2020 3:37pm
    #1
    Frogeye
    Registered Users Posts: 364 ✭✭


    Hi

    What should I use to hang a picture frame on block wall? I know there are no cables or pipes in the area. Screw and a rawl plug? Is there something tidier?
    Wall is plastered and painted.

    Sound

    Frogeye


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  • #2
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 54,110 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Picture hooks. You will get them everywher. Some are plastic, some are metal. No need for screws and rawlplug unless it's a particularly heavy picture.

    31Vqpxc3+IL._AC_UL320_.jpg


  • #3
    Pacifico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭Pacifico


    awec wrote: »
    Picture hooks. You will get them everywher. Some are plastic, some are metal. No need for screws and rawlplug unless it's a particularly heavy picture.

    31Vqpxc3+IL._AC_UL320_.jpg

    Wouldn't use those on a block wall tbh.

    The command hanging strips are good depending on how heavy the picture frame is. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Command-17204-12ES-Medium-Picture-Hanging/dp/B00LW1APOC/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=command+hanging+strips&qid=1583507403&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFZOEkzT01CRFNCWjcmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAxMzU0MDdTRzdQTFJDSjJWOVcmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDcxMDI4NTFYMVNBTlNGV05CUTYmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl


  • #4
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 54,110 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Yea the command strips are good but in my experience the "damage free removal" is not always true.


  • #5
    DelBoy Trotter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭DelBoy Trotter


    awec wrote: »
    Yea the command strips are good but in my experience the "damage free removal" is not always true.

    I haven't had a command strip mark a wall when removing it as per instructions. However, don't put a photo frame slightly above the weight limit on one......it fell off the wall about 3 weeks later in the middle of the night, scared the sh!te out of us, and took a chunk of paint with it :o


  • #6
    GreeBo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,253 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    Frogeye wrote: »
    Hi

    What should I use to hang a picture frame on block wall? I know there are no cables or pipes in the area. Screw and a rawl plug? Is there something tidier?
    Wall is plastered and painted.

    Sound

    Frogeye

    Is it a plain block wall or is it plastered/dry lined?

    If its just plain block then you are going to have to drill and plug (unless you use a concrete or masonry nail, but you risk shattering a 9inch cavity block if thats what you have)

    If its wet or dry plastered then you can use those plastic picture hooks or their metal equivalent. Often times I will just use the nail that comes with a metal picture hook, tbh it really depends on the weight of the picture.


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  • #7
    Frogeye
    Registered Users Posts: 364 ✭✭Frogeye


    GreeBo wrote: »
    Is it a plain block wall or is it plastered/dry lined?

    If its just plain block then you are going to have to drill and plug (unless you use a concrete or masonry nail, but you risk shattering a 9inch cavity block if thats what you have)

    If its wet or dry plastered then you can use those plastic picture hooks or their metal equivalent. Often times I will just use the nail that comes with a metal picture hook, tbh it really depends on the weight of the picture.

    Hi

    Its a block wall with wet plaster.

    Thanks for all the replies

    Frogeye


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