How To Hang A Clock On A Plasterboard Wall
How to hang your wall clock.
How to hang a clock on a plasterboard wall. If you choose to hang the clock on a plaster brick or drywall surface proceed to step 5. 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. Hold your clock up to the wall at about eye level in the area you want to put it. Most of the handy devices for hanging things on our walls were designed for drywall not plaster.
Now you may hang the clock on the wall a secure screw coming directly out of the wall works well for this clock. In today s video i run through the best options for hanging a heavy picture on a plasterboard wall. Plasterboard isn t as flimsy when it comes to close based downward weight as most seem to think it is. Take the wooden screw and inspect it.
If that s too much a decent set of rawlplugs should do the trick depending on the weight of the clock. Next drill a hole into the mark using a 3 16 drill bit before removing the piece of tape. Everything from how to find a stud in plaster walls to what type of fasteners your should use is different. These are the support 2 by 4 pieces of wood behind the drywall and we ll use these as the main support for the heavy wall clock to keep it from falling off the wall.
It may be helpful to have a friend hold the clock while you mark the wall with a pencil. Mark the area you want your clock to hang with pencil. Once you have made sure that the screw is strong drive it into the position marked on the wooden wall using a screwdriver leave some part of the screw head outside the wall. Mark the top of the clock with a pencil to use as a reference.
If you love my content and would like to send me a couple. Hanging the clock with a stud. Use the stud finder to locate a stud in your desired hanging location. If a stud behind drywall is available always use the stud with a screw coming straight out of the stud through the drywall exposing about 1 2 3 4 far enough so the head is on the inside of the clock of an inch.
Replace plasterboard attach clock to 2x4 or even just the studs if they re in the right place. Mark the position to hang the wall clock with a pencil.