For lighter items simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1 4 drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done.
How to hang a picture on a plastered brick wall.
Next drill a hole into the mark using a 3 16 drill bit before removing the piece of tape.
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.
You can t just hammer a little nail into the wall like you could with drywall.
Then you can hang your picture hook on the wall anchor and you re ready to go.
How to hang on plaster walls with a picture hanging system.
All you need to do is drill a hole into the mortar and put in a wall anchor.
Even so it is possible hang numerous pictures throughout the house.
But it s actually quite simple.
This system works by simply installing a rail along the wall and pictures then hang from cables attached to the rail and are fastened with hooks.
If you try to hammer in a nail to hang a picture the nail might actually bend in half.
After moving into a new home you might realize that the walls are made of plaster and not drywall.