How To Hang Heavy Pictures On Lath And Plaster Walls

The photo to the left is from the louvre in paris so this is not exactly new technology.

How to hang heavy pictures on lath and plaster walls.

Hanging heavy objects on the wall can be tricky and with all the options available out there downright confusing. With proper technique hanging pictures on a lath and plaster wall isn t a problem. The ideal solution for hanging pictures on plaster is to use a picture hanging system like the all in one click rail cable hanging kit. Mark the spot with a pencil.

This method makes for easy removal. Screws and screws with masonry anchors for heavy items are your best choice for hanging things on plaster walls without picture rail. Even more so if you live in an old house with plaster and lath walls. For pictures weighing less than five pounds use an adhesive hook or velcro strip.

Move the stud finder over the plaster wall across the spot where the heavy object will hang. If you can hang your heavy object in line with a stud and screw a long screw directly into the stud that s always the best option. Install some wood backing in the wall and some finish trim over it and the plaster. Still a plaster hook is probably best.

Then hammer a wall anchor into the hole until it s flush with the plaster. 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. If the pictures are small and equipped with a wire on the back use a small picture hook and nail. 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.

For lighter items simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1 4 drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done. Picture hangers with a piece of double sided tape should suffice for pictures without frames that are very light and more moderately weighted pictures without frames might be able to hang directly on an adhesive square instead of a hook. For pictures weighing five to 10 pounds drive your nail or hook at a downward angle into the wall. Next drill a hole into the mark using a 3 16 drill bit before removing the piece of tape.

How to hang on plaster walls with a picture hanging system. If you have plaster walls follow these general guidelines.