How To Hang Stuff On A Plaster Wall

Use a picture rail if you have one.

How to hang stuff on a plaster wall.

Measure the spot on the wall where the screw will go and mark an x. Put the hole over the x that you ve marked on the wall. Step 1 move the stud finder over the plaster wall across the spot where the heavy object will hang. As mentioned earlier the wall stud is where the wooden lath attaches to the wooden frame behind the plaster.

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. Step 2 if you are hanging small pictures on the wall the easiest way to accomplish the task is to use small nails. Work the soap into a small patch of suds on the cloth. Mark the spot with a pencil.

How to hang heavy things on plaster walls using a wall stud generally speaking it s best to hang heavy pictures on a wall stud. Attach the bracket to the wall with the anchor screws. Put a piece of masking tape over the spot where you plan to put a nail. Make sure the screw holes align with the anchors.

Pick up the tv mount and hang it on the wall. For lighter items simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1 4 drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done. When finder passes over a nail the magnet will react. Scrub gently using a circular motion.

Therefore it s the strongest part of the wall and the ideal place to hang pictures from. With your painter s tape rip off a piece and poke a hole in the middle of it with the pencil. Soak a non abrasive washcloth in warm water then place a bead of mild soap on the cloth. This will help to give your plaster some extra support so it does not flake off around the nail hole.

Rub the area of your wall down with your soapy cloth.