How To Hang A Very Heavy Platter On Wall

For the oval platters which have edges that round up like a bowl i used two hooks each turned sideways and i flipped the hooks to create a hole for the nail.

How to hang a very heavy platter on wall. Hanging heavy plates on the wall 1. If your picture is wider than 16 inches 40 6 cm or the distance between two studs in your wall use a level and two screws to screw a narrow piece of wood into the wall. The key to working with these hangers is to bend the top of the hanger so that your plate will lay flat on the wall once hung. Make sure the screws are in at least two studs for extra strength.

Slide the bottom plate hanger mount through the bottom of the looped spring and pull the spring until you can slide. Get a medium gauge picture wire and cut a little less than twice the distance between the two metal hangers. Hold the plate at. The top of the hanger should barely touch the flat surface that your plate is lying on.

You could also build a wooden shelf for it sort of like a plate rack with a wooden bar to hold platter in place or find heavy weight platter holders on line like at amazon. The best way to do this is to first attach the plate hanger to the plate and lie the plate on a flat surface. After 24 hours hang them up with by the hook on the disc to a nail in the wall. The inspired room shows you two ways you can hang plates platters or bowls on your wall.

For each plate measure the distance from the top of the plate to the wire that will catch on the hook behind it then nail a hook into the wall that same place on your taped outline of the plate. Allow to dry overnight. To hang i used a twist tie to secure the round platter to the nail in the wall. You need metal holders that are sold in hardware stores.

I did need to remove one disc from a plate i hung it upside down and didn t realize it until it had dried for 24 hours. If they are too short to go around your platter they can be extended by using extra wire pieces. Secure each end of the spring on a spring loaded wire plate hanger kit to the two ends of the top wire plate hanger. Firmly rub the disc with your fingertips or a slightly damp towel to remove excess glue or air bubbles.