With the right products or a little bit of ingenuity you can hang artwork without drilling into the wall.
How to hang art on cinder block walls.
The anchor used to hang heavy objects on a cinder block wall must grip the sides of the anchor s pilot hole tightly.
Anchors with heavy duty spring loaded wings hold objects against the hollow part of a cinder block and wedge style anchors hold objects against the cinder block s solid webbing.
With over five years of experience professionally mounting and installing objects through his company jason s handyman services jason s work includes working with mounting window ac units designing art gallery walls installing kitchen cabinets and replacing.
That can present quite the challenge when a teacher is trying to create a welcoming and inspiring environment for their students complete with posters signs artwork and other displays.
Facility managers will refuse to avoid drilling the material in multiple locations overtime.
However hanging pictures on a concrete block wall is not as difficult as it might seem.
Hanging system for masonry block walls hanging art on concrete masonry or concrete block walls is problematic.
If you have a lot of cinder blocked wall space consider hanging shelves like this simple one from urban outfitters for more dimension.
Consider using shelves that hang by ropes if you have more space for a bit of extra style.
It s a clever way to display smaller items such as decorative bowls small plants and mini framed photos or art.
You just need the right tools.
Adhesive wall hooks aren t strong enough and don t adhere well to concrete.
Concrete block is a sturdy building material but it can present a slight design challenge when it s time to personalize a space.
This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls.
For years they have also tried to figure out how to hang stuff on cinder block walls in the classroom.
You can hang art on any wall.
Obviously you re not going to drive a nail into a block wall and put in a picture hangar.
The adhesive hooks are an outstanding solution because they don t require we drill holes in the wall.