Each hanger comes with four sturdy pins that will anchor the base of the hook to the wall.
How to hang heavy things on cinder block walls.
As you might imagine solid walls like concrete brick and tile need special techniques to hang objects.
Depending on what you are hanging the mount or bracket is designed to support items such as a hdtv or picture frame of a specific weight and shape.
Lighter items up to 10 pounds can be installed using a plastic wall plug.
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.
Buy hardwall hangers to use for items that weigh up to 25 pounds 11 kg.
I used it in my college dorm 25 years ago and now use them in my classroom on the cinderblock walls.
Avoid placing a heavy object s anchor within 1 inch of a cinder block s mortar joint.
Step 1 determine the size hole that will be drilled for the anchor to be used.
Installing strike anchors that expand inside the concrete is one of the best ways to secure heavy things on concrete walls.
You can get the job done with the proper tools materials and basic masonry and power tool knowledge.
You ll need to use a powerful drill with masonry drill bits that gradually size up to match the size of the wall plug.
Use masonry bits to drill into concrete.
You will need a hammer to install hardwall hangers.
You hammer the hanger into the wall and it puts 4 small pins into the wall that are holding a plastic hook.
Also wall grip hardwall hangers for concrete cinderblock and masonry are great for hanging things.
The anchor used to hang heavy objects on a cinder block wall must grip the sides of the anchor s pilot hole tightly.