Mounting Objects On Plaster Walls

With over five years of experience professionally mounting and installing objects through his company jason s handyman services jason s work includes working with mounting window ac units designing art gallery walls installing kitchen cabinets and replacing.

Mounting objects on plaster walls. Even more so if you live in an old house with plaster and lath walls. In today s video i run through the best options for hanging a heavy picture on a plasterboard wall. Hanging things on plaster walls is easy if you have a drill and screws. Hanging heavy objects on the wall can be tricky and with all the options available out there downright confusing.

Towel racks on plaster heavy duty shelving on drywall and plaster curtain rod supports on drywall and plaster and wall mounted mirrors over 20 pounds on plaster. Though there are several methods of locating studs or supports behind the wall the most reliable is using a magnetic stud finder. There are several ways to approach this task depending on whether your wall is plaster drywall or brick. The ideal solution for hanging pictures on plaster is to use a picture hanging system like the all in one click rail cable hanging kit.

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. Make sure you leave half an inch out of the wall so you have space to hang your artwork. If you love my content and would like to send me a couple. All you need to do is pre drill a hole slightly narrower than your screws then use the drill to drive a screw into the hole.

Screws and screws with masonry anchors for heavy items are your best choice for hanging things on plaster walls without picture rail. For lighter items simply screwing into the plaster with a 1 1 4 drywall screw is usually enough to get the job done. This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls. How to hang on plaster walls with a picture hanging system.

This system works by simply installing a rail along the wall and pictures then hang from cables attached to the rail and are fastened with hooks. If you can hang your heavy object in line with a stud and screw a long screw directly into the stud that s always the best option.