If you give a hook a small tap with a hammer then it bites into the wood enough that you can usually screw it in by hand without drilling a guide hole first.
How to hang a stained glass window on a wall.
How to hang a stained glass window you guys this is such an easy project.
Like i mentioned before these windows are relatively lightweight and i usually hang them flush against a wall so i use the hooks and eyes with picture hanging wire to hang them.
Hang the stained glass window in front of the original window by attaching the wires or chains to the hooks.
Place the wooden framed glass inside the frame pressed tightly against the molding perimeter.
You can also use bulldog screw hooks to eliminate the s hook if you want.
Drill pilot holes in the wall or ceiling for the hooks you will use to hang the window.
Follow up with another perimeter of molding or trim sandwiching the framed glass inside the opening.
It can be much smaller and hung at the center of the larger window or it can be larger and hung over top of the smaller window.
Insert a hook into two ceiling joists or wall studs that are side by side.
The stained glass can be much smaller than the existing window frame.
Measure the distance between the hooks and place the screw eyes into the frame of your stained glass window the same distance apart.
All you need are four eye hooks per window that you want to hang some chain depending on if you want it to hang lower than directly at ceiling level and some s hooks.
The stained glass window does not have to be the same size as the window that it is being hung over.
This is a good way for people who plan to move and want to take their window with them.