Mounting Pictures On Concrete Walls

Watch our hang a shelf on a brick wall.

Mounting pictures on concrete walls.

With the right products or a little bit of ingenuity you can hang artwork without drilling into the wall. Below are steps for hanging pictures with several different types of hardware. Concrete block is a sturdy building material but it can present a slight design challenge when it s time to personalize a space. The longer the screw the more weight it will support.

If you have poured concrete or block walls in your basement you ll need concrete wall anchors. Make two small pencil marks on the wall the width of the picture but at your eye level. Measure the height of the picture. Now measure the distance from the center of the picture up to the slots.

These screws are designed to grip the concrete while supporting the weight of the picture. The best way to hang pictures on stucco and poured concrete walls is with a concrete screw. However hanging pictures on a concrete block wall is not as difficult as it might seem. For heavy pictures secure the hangers to wall studs if you can.

3 most common way to hang pictures on concrete wall method 1. Take a look at how to find wall studs for tips on locating the studs. Once set these anchors can support a tv shelves pictures or other items. This article was co authored by jason phillip jason phillip is a handyman specializing in mounting and hanging objects onto walls.

Adam cope eyeem. Measure the width of the picture. 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.

Chose the wall you want to mount the picture on. My diy way to screw brackets into cement same as brick. 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. These marks will be the center of the height of the picture.

Just a drill and a piece of wood will. How to drill into concrete to hang a tv shelves racks etc.