How To Hang Stuff On A Plaster Wall

Screws and screws with masonry anchors for heavy items are your best choice for hanging things on plaster walls without picture rail.

How to hang stuff on a plaster wall. When finder passes over a nail the magnet will react. Put the hole over the x that you ve marked on the wall. Mark the spot with a pencil. As mentioned earlier the wall stud is where the wooden lath attaches to the wooden frame behind the plaster.

Use a picture rail if you have one. Then slide the screws through the mount and into the wall. Step 1 move the stud finder over the plaster wall across the spot where the heavy object will hang. This will help to give your plaster some extra support so it does not flake off around the nail hole.

With your painter s tape rip off a piece and poke a hole in the middle of it with the pencil. If your room has this you can simply drive a screw through the wood and use this to hang things. Soak a non abrasive washcloth in warm water then place a bead of mild soap on the cloth. Make sure the screw holes align with the anchors.

For lighter items simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1 4 drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done. Work the soap into a small patch of suds on the cloth. Therefore it s the strongest part of the wall and the ideal place to hang pictures from. Scrub gently using a circular motion.

Attach the bracket to the wall with the anchor screws. Some older plaster walls have a thin strip of wood that runs around the perimeter of a room usually between 1 inch 2 5 cm to 1 foot 30 cm below the edge of the ceiling. Put a piece of masking tape over the spot where you plan to put a nail. Pick up the tv mount and hang it on the wall.

Measure the spot on the wall where the screw will go and mark an x.