How To Hang A Large Picture On Plaster Walls

This will allow you to use a picture rail system instead of penetrating the plaster with individual screws or nails.

How to hang a large picture on plaster walls.

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. In today s video i run through the best options for hanging a heavy picture on a plasterboard wall. The tape prevents the wall from cracking or crumbling when you install the picture hanger. For a wall anchor insert the cylinder into the pre drilled hole tighten the bolt so that the cylinder compresses and back the bolt part way out of the cylinder and hang the picture.

After moving into a new home you might realize that the walls are made of plaster and not drywall. Next drill a hole into the mark using a 3 16 drill bit before removing the piece of tape. The photo to the left is from the louvre in paris so this is not exactly new technology. If you try to hammer in a nail to hang a picture the nail might actually bend in half.

Then hammer a wall anchor into the hole until it s flush with the plaster. Even so it is possible hang numerous pictures throughout the house. Video of the day.