How To Hang A Picture Wall Clock
Anchors are available with hooks to hang pictures and with special hooks to hang mirrors.
How to hang a picture wall clock. Use the stud finder to locate a stud in your desired hanging location. Idea 2 the focal point. How to hang the clock. Depending on your décor it may look better in different places.
If you re hanging a picture with wire use double wire for heavy pieces. Place the clock on the unadorned wall so that it serves as the center. If you choose to hang the clock on a plaster brick or drywall surface proceed to step 5. If a room has a slightly sloping floor or ceiling start by hanging the pictures level.
Use the level to make sure the marks are at the same height. How to arrange pictures around a clock. There are many different opinions on where to hang your wall clock. I used my hang level tool and hooked it up in the keyhole.
I hung my clock on the centre of the wall and not centered with the beam. This is a rope hanging wall clock type and can decorate your home with it. This might be hard to see from the picture but the ceiling beam is bit off to the right. You can hang four pictures in similar size at the top bottom and sides of a clock.
Zodiac style hanging wall clocks. Hanging the wall clock requires securing it to a wall stud or wall anchor with a screw or nail. This ensures the clock stays in place even if vibration is an issue as is the case with chiming clocks and cuckoo clocks. Weight driven clocks especially require sturdy hanging and may be hung as high as 80 inches from the ground.
It has a classic rope for holding it like a ship design. Once you ve decided where you want to hang a picture make a mark on the wall in pencil on pieces of masking tape if you wish for each hook. This is all well and good if you do not intend to use the clock but if you do then there is a specific height at which the clock should be hung to be at an optimal height. Its round face is mounted on a white metal body and a brass rim.
On the back of the clock there was a metal keyhole bracket. To hang a picture hold it up against the wall where you want it to hang then use a pencil to mark the wall along the top center of the frame. Now decide the focal point in the room. 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.
Lay the picture face down on a flat surface and hook a measuring tape on the hanging wire on the back of the picture then pull the wire up towards the top of the picture until it is taut. It is okay to use the clock as the bold statement while the pictures serve as the accent. If they look crooked cheat just a bit so they look. To securely hang heavy pictures where there is no access to a stud run two wires between the screw eyes and support each with a wall hanger.