How To Hang Something Heavy On The Wall

Determine the weight of the item you ll be hanging onto the wall.

How to hang something heavy on the wall.

Typically when you want to hang a heavy item on the wall where there is no stud you have to get out your drill drill a hole hammer in a wall anchor and then screw in a large screw. I knew there had to be a better way to hang heavy items with minimal wall damage. Then take your power drill and drive the threaded anchor into the drywall just like you would with a normal screw. Mark the wall with a pencil and move the stud finder approximately 16 or up to 24 to the right or left to find the next stud.

When you meet resistance after drilling 1 2 inch you ve hit the stud. Check for nails along your baseboard. Using a small drill bit drill into the first mark. As with the expansion anchor drive it in until it sits flush with the drywall.

Moving into a new apartment or a new house one of the tasks we face is hanging of things like frames pictures clocks etc. Knock on the wall when you re over a stud the sound will be a more solid thump. Back out that bit and insert one. They re typically placed on the stud line.

Start by drilling a hole about the size of the tip of the threaded anchor. Then step onto the scale without the item and record the weight. Use a stud finder which you can buy at your local hardware store. If you have a bathroom scale simply step onto the scale while holding the item and record the weight.