How To Hang Heavy Items On Plaster Walls

For lighter items simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1 4 drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done.

How to hang heavy items on plaster walls. To secure heavy items on plaster walls use screws that are 2 inches 5 1 cm long. In today s video i run through the best options for hanging a heavy picture on a plasterboard wall. 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. If possible get screws that have plastic anchor attachments to help hold them in place.

Though there are several methods of locating studs or supports behind the wall the most reliable is using a magnetic stud finder. Generally speaking it s best to hang heavy pictures on a wall stud. Regarding hanging items in the plaster walls it s actually harder when i find a stud because the screw does not go through it. Therefore it s the strongest part of the wall and the ideal place to hang pictures from.

Next drill a hole into the mark using a 3 16 drill bit before removing the piece of tape. How to hang heavy things on plaster walls using a wall stud. Then hammer a wall anchor into the hole until it s flush with the plaster. It just will stop and i can t drill any further.

Simply hanging something heavy on a plaster wall can result in damage to the wall and the object if you don t tap into the supporting structure behind the plaster. If you love my content and would like to send me a couple.