Mounting Pictures On Concrete Walls

Concrete block is a sturdy building material but it can present a slight design challenge when it s time to personalize a space.

Mounting pictures on concrete walls.

3 most common way to hang pictures on concrete wall method 1. Once set these anchors can support a tv shelves pictures or other items. Now measure the distance from the center of the picture up to the slots. I am showing a cheap trick when you don t want to spend the money on expensive dowels or specialized mounting devices.

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. The best way to hang pictures on stucco and poured concrete walls is with a concrete screw. If you have poured concrete or block walls in your basement you ll need concrete wall anchors. Measure the width of the picture.

The weight ratings for picture hanging hardware are based on securing the hanger into a stud. While most adhesive hooks are strong enough to keep your pictures on the wall you must buy a couple capable of holding about 8 pounds or 3 6kg of weight. With the right products or a little bit of ingenuity you can hang artwork without drilling into the wall. The best tool to drill the hole in the stucco is is a drill equipped with a masonry drill bit.

Watch our hang a shelf on a brick wall. Measure the height of the picture. Adam cope eyeem. Just a drill and a piece of wood will.

My diy way to screw brackets into cement same as brick. Below are steps for hanging pictures with several different types of hardware. Make two small pencil marks on the wall the width of the picture but at your eye level. These marks will be the center of the height of the picture.

However hanging pictures on a concrete block wall is not as difficult as it might seem. The adhesive hooks are an outstanding solution because they don t require we drill holes in the wall. This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls. How to drill into concrete to hang a tv shelves racks etc.

Chose the wall you want to mount the picture on. For heavy pictures secure the hangers to wall studs if you can.