How To Hang A Very Heavy Platter On Wall

Set the plates in a cool dry place for 24 hours to dry.

How to hang a very heavy platter on wall.

Slide the bottom plate hanger mount through the bottom of the looped spring and pull the spring until you can slide. Secure each end of the spring on a spring loaded wire plate hanger kit to the two ends of the top wire plate hanger. If they are too short to go around your platter they can be extended by using extra wire pieces. You need metal holders that are sold in hardware stores.

Hanging heavy plates on the wall 1. The inspired room shows you two ways you can hang plates platters or bowls on your wall. For the oval platters which have edges that round up like a bowl i used two hooks each turned sideways and i flipped the hooks to create a hole for the nail. For each plate measure the distance from the top of the plate to the wire that will catch on the hook behind it then nail a hook into the wall that same place on your taped outline of the plate.

The key to working with these hangers is to bend the top of the hanger so that your plate will lay flat on the wall once hung. The top of the hanger should barely touch the flat surface that your plate is lying on. I did need to remove one disc from a plate i hung it upside down and didn t realize it until it had dried for 24 hours. The best way to do this is to first attach the plate hanger to the plate and lie the plate on a flat surface.

If your picture is wider than 16 inches 40 6 cm or the distance between two studs in your wall use a level and two screws to screw a narrow piece of wood into the wall. Hold the plate at. Diy plate hangers find the center of the item to hang on the wall place your pop tab so it will not show over the edge of the plate follow the directions on the glue packaging hang when the glue is cured. Make sure the screws are in at least two studs for extra strength.

To hang i used a twist tie to secure the round platter to the nail in the wall. After 24 hours hang them up with by the hook on the disc to a nail in the wall. Firmly rub the disc with your fingertips or a slightly damp towel to remove excess glue or air bubbles. Get a medium gauge picture wire and cut a little less than twice the distance between the two metal hangers.